PolkaRobot

"Hier ein Video des Sushi-Robots von neulich. Und nein, er macht natürlich nicht wirklich Sushi, sondern transportiert es nur. Aber ein Industrie-Roboter mit einer Hand ist trotzdem sehr creepy."

"A young and enthusiastic crowd packed the 92nd Street Y on Friday night to enjoy yet another reunion of science and art at the World Science Festival — an event that featured two stars of the SciFi Channel's hit show Battlestar Galactica, two scientists in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence, and one futurist/transhumanist philosopher. The lively, thought-provoking session, moderated by effervescent radio host and actress Faith Salie, covered the prospects for developing real cyborgs and the possible ramifications of creating them."

"Following up from last Friday's entry about Iran's Presidential Election, Tehran and other cities have seen the largest street protests and rioting since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Supporters of reform candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, upset at their announced loss and suspicions of voter fraud, took to the streets both peacefully and, in some cases, violently to vent their frustrations. Iranian security forces and hardline volunteer militia members responded with force and arrests, attempting to stamp out the protests – meanwhile, thousands of Iranians who were happy with the election outcome staged their own victory demonstrations. Mousavi himself has been encouraging peaceful demonstrations, and called for calm at a large demonstration today (held in defiance of an official ban), as Iran�s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has just called for an official inquiry into accusations of election irregularities."

"Sjors Trimbach's Thought Processor paper toy "SF Series" is now out, 14 new customs from a bunch o' creative artists."

"Ein Firmenkonsortium will den Energiebedarf Deutschlands ab 2019 mit in Afrika gewonnenem Sonnenstrom stillen. Geplant sind gewaltige Solarkraftwerke in den Wüsten"