Meet DALER: The Drone That Can Fly & Walk, Giving You the Best of Both Worlds.

DALER or Deployable Air-Land Exploration Robot, a drone that is capable of both flying and walking, is specifically designed for helping rescue victims trapped in dangerous situations after a natural disaster. A team of scientists…

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China Using Supercomputer to Design Smart Cities

IndustryTap has frequently reported on advancements in supercomputer technology including “Supercomputer Technology Now Cooling HCPVT Solar Systems“, “Supercomputer Simulations Linchpin of Third Industrial Revolution,” and “IBM’s Watson Has a New Gig: World Class Chef.” We also…

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Get The Extreme Micro-Drone 2.0 With Camera… Plus Free Global Shipping!

It’s a bird! It’s a plane…it’s a flippin’ quadrocopter with an aerial camera! The Micro Drone 2.0 is equipped with an aerial camera so you can capture photos and video while flipping through the skies.…

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Iconic SkyMall Files For Bankruptcy… Still Hope For the Catalog’s Ressurection

The parent company behind SkyMall magazine, a mainstay in the backs of seats on commercial flights, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. However, there is still hope for the iconic catalog because if a…

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Risks of Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Life

Human bosses can be quite out of control and make everyone’s life miserable. But human jerks may pale in comparison to robot jerks who are likely to have the intelligence and technology to move “simple”…

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3.2 Gigapixel Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) Generates 6000 Terabytes of Image Data Per Year

Plans for the construction of the world’s largest-ever digital camera, dubbed the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), have reached a major milestone. This revolutionary facility will help solve some of the biggest mysteries in astronomy and…

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GM Invests $300 Million in Robots to Expedite the Process of Building Cadillacs

General Motors has lofty plans for its Detroit-Hamtramck plant, reportedly investing $300 million in robots to help automate the company’s manufacturing process ahead of of this year’s launch of the 2016 Cadillac CT6 luxury sedan. Cadillac…

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Buffalo: The Best Designed & Planned City in the United States

Buffalo, New York has been through good times and bad, but recently the city is emerging as one of the better places to live in the United States. Part of this is due to a…

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Austria’s New Twisting Skyscraper, The Hochhaus Tower, Sidesteps Zoning Regulations With Unique Architecture

The new, twisting skyscraper above will soon be home to many Austrian residents as construction is expected to start by 2016. Located near the Gasometers in the Simmering district of Vienna, the 30-story, 360-foot Hochhaus…

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Teixobactin: A Super Antibiotic That Could Wipe Out Diseases from MRSA to TB

The problem of drug-resistant bacteria is serious and growing. Resistance occurs when bacteria change in some way that results in the reduction or elimination of the effectiveness of drugs to cure or prevent infections. The bacteria survive…

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