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You Can Hire a Robot to Handwrite Your Thank-You Notes

With the Bond app, grateful but busy folks can order as many "hand" scrawled notes as they need.

Singapore’s New Driverless Bus Will Start Shuttling Passengers in 2017

The vehicle is fully electric.

A young girl receives an eye test in Hyderabad. Image credit: NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images

Doctors in India Are Using AI to Combat Blindness

Machine learning is being used to better understand the spread of blindness and predict the success rates of eye surgeries.

Augmented Reality Supermarket Opens in Milan

This store makes smart shopping a lot easier.

UberX Is Deploying Self-Driving Cars in San Francisco

It's the company's second self-driving car pilot.

Microsoft's Intelligent Assistant, Cortana, Is Coming to a Kitchen Near You

You may soon be able to adjust your thermostat from across the room.

7 Ways Robots Can Help You Be a Better Pet Owner

Feel like your pet parenting skills need improving? Technology’s got you covered.

Jurassic World Fans Can Expect More Animatronic Dinos in the Sequel

The practical effects that made the first film great are making a comeback.

Meet Salto, the Animal-Inspired Robot with Superior Jumping Abilities

Salto can reportedly jump higher and faster than any other 'bot on the market.

11 Fascinating Facts About Robots in the Home

Some facts about the past, present, and future of personal robots.

Snake-Like Robot from MIT Is Flexible, Customizable

Who says hardware can't be, well, soft?

Danish City to Power Water Treatment Plant Using Sewage

A crappy idea we can get behind.

How Do Robotic Vacuums Work?

Of all the game-changing innovators over the past century, the engineers who have eliminated the need to sweep and vacuum manually deserve special recognition for their ingenuity and, dare we say it, heroism.

Drones Are Being Tested as the Home Security Systems of Tomorrow

A future in which homeowners display “Beware of Drone” signs on their property may not be too far off.

Durable Solar Roads Will Be Tested on Four Continents

The super-strong panels can support an 18-wheeler truck.

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The Silver Swan Automaton Will Visit London’s Science Museum Next Year

After nearly 150 years of staying put at England's Bowes Museum, the one-of-a-kind, life-sized swan automaton and music box is about to take flight.

Introducing a Smartwatch That's Powered by Body Heat

The PowerWatch is currently available for pre-order on Indiegogo.

Disney Releases Free, Moana-Themed Coding Game for Kids

Learning to code can be intimidating, but Disney princesses help make the process more accessible.

Artificial Intelligence Can Read Lips More Accurately Than People

In a test between professional lip readers and an artificial intelligence program, the AI won—by a significant margin.

Google's Addictive New App Makes an A.I. Guess What You're Doodling

Oh I know, it's a bike!

Domino’s Completes First Successful Pizza Delivery By Drone

The future of pizza delivery is here.

10 Surprising Ways Robots Can Make Your Life Easier

The 21st century may not involve flying cars just yet, but there are still plenty of technological advances in the machine world that can make your life easier right now.

12 Features of the Home of the Future

The space-age home of tomorrow is available today, and we’ve got gadgets and gizmos aplenty to prove it.

Solar Tree Generates Enough Energy to Light Five Houses

Lifting the solar panels closer to the sky boosts their efficiency.

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