Forget about “Linsanity.” Check out this sharpshooting basketball robot, created by students at Seattle’s Aviation High School. The robot will be one of the entrants in the upcoming FIRST robotics competition, a regional competition taking place March 21 to March 24 at Seattle’s CenturyLink Field exhibition center. KING 5′s Christie Johnson reports: Previously on GeekWire: Geeks Who… Read More…
A few weeks ago, I bumped into Romotive co-founder Phu Nguyen at a geeky tech event in Seattle. Nguyen, who had recently joined the class of TechStars Seattle, was showing off a cool way to control a mini-robot from his smartphone. Intrigued, I had to find out more. Now, according to a new video posted on… Read More…
The first rule of combat robotics is: You don’t talk about combat robotics. Actually, that’s not really true. The first rule is: “Combat robotics is inherently dangerous.” Awesome. Sounds as fun as Fight Club, doesn’t it? If you’re not into the Sounders, Mariners or Huskies this weekend, it might be worth your time to cruise… Read More…
Amazon.com may be best known for its huge array of products or its Kindle digital reading device. But the Seattle online retailer has cleaned the clocks of many of its rivals by streamlining warehousing operations, allowing it to deliver products with unbelievable speed and accuracy. Now, several of Amazon’s rivals are fighting back with robots…. Read More…
In case you didn’t already know it, Star Wars changed the world and now there’s an info graph to prove it. In related news, people are STILL talking about Star Wars.Now here’s a ballet you don’t want to miss! The octopus ballet was filmed 200 miles off the Oregon coast by a team of UW researches…. Read More…
The intelligence behind tracking Osama is revealed via Twitter. Introducing the floppy disk necklace. Hey, if Mickey Rourke, Mortal Kombat and the fanny pack can make a comeback, so too can the floppy-d. The largest 3-D map of the universe ever has been created by a group of top-notch geek astronomers. Get a load of this talented… Read More…
Kevin Zelco (@MsBeerVendor) is taking beer orders (and tips) at Safeco Field via tweets. A @MrUrinal would round this venture out quite nicely. Geeks hide microscopic art inside of microchips for other geeks to find. This is why we heart geeks. Forget the fast cars and acne creams, teens want iPhones. Ever wonder what a dash of Shakespearean language… Read More…
Yes, even the operating room has a hash tag now. Aiming to promote its latest robot-assisted surgical technology, Swedish Orthopedic Institute in Seattle is planning a live webcast Tuesday morning of a 70-year-old patient’s partial knee replacement surgery. Any random person on the Internet will be able to watch and listen in on the action,… Read More…
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