Insect Lab Beetle Clockwork Sculpture
Not robots - but an amazingly cool set of sculptures that are a science-fiction fan's dream come true - if you think about insects and clockwork. (re: Raymond Z. Gallun)

Porta-Person Remote Conferencing Stand-In
Remote-controlled portable person helps teleconferencers be in two places at once. (re: Raymond Z. Gallun)

Grow Your Own Furniture
Christopher Castle has a uniquely green solution to creating furniture the all-natural way. (re: Jack Vance)

Martians Could Kill Life On Earth, Says Scientist
A prominent UK scientist apparently believes that it is possible that Martian water harbors life - maybe dangerous life. (re: H.G. Wells)

Philips Readius E-Ink Video
This video really demonstrates how cool this device is. (re: William Gibson)

RoomRender Futuristic Smart Room
The smart room has moved beyond prototype to a product that is now available. (re: Ray Bradbury)

Butterfly Wing Phone Screen
This unusual design has the virtue of being realizable with today's technology. (re: William Gibson)

Augmented Reality Shopping In Osaka
Using this system, you could see how you looked in different items of apparel without that tedious dressing and undressing. (re: Vernor Vinge)

Earth Barcoded For Alien Convenience
A seemingly innocent art project meant to get you thinking about our real and virtual worlds is so much more, if you know how to look at it. (re: Jules Verne)

Hack Your Reality The Virtual Way
Yet another way for us to manipulate ourselves; and for others to manipulate our internal worlds, perhaps. (re: Philip K. Dick)

2 Lunar Base Concepts 75 Years Apart
NASA has released some of their thinking about lunar exploration; read what others thought seventy-five years earlier. (re: Ray Cummings)

Rity - Sobot Longs To Be Near You
This remarkable experiment demonstrates that a computer program can download itself into objects to serve you. (re: Frederik Pohl)

Femtosecond Laser Pulse Turns Metals Pitch Black
Remarkable process creates a perfectly black finish without paints or other coatings. (re: E.E. 'Doc Smith)

RoboSalmon Are Descended From SHARCs
Ah, the RoboSalmon are returning to Glasgow, Scotland to spawn... Well, they are building the first one there. (re: Michael Swanwick)

Microrobot To Swim Like Bacteria With Flagellar Propeller
Dr. Friend and his team have been working on the propulsion system that will make this possible. (re: Various)

Reborg-Q May You Shop In Peace
Not just a mall walker, this robot can sense water and fire, check employee security badges and even make promotional announcements. (re: Niven and Pournelle)