Barobo Mobot is a cheap modular robot kit

Robots are cool but kits to build them can be very expensive. Some of the cool robotic kits we’ve seen in the past can run thousands of dollars. A company called Barobo has a new modular robotic kit that you can make all sorts of robotic constructs that is very cheap. The kit is called Read The Full Story

Would you buy a Chinese car?

Car-makers like Geely, Chery and Great Wall try to capture a more global market -- and overcome their reputations

Robot bird perches on human hand

Researchers at the University of Illinois have successfully duplicated the control mechanisms that allow birds to perform a soft landing, such as perching on a human hand.

Qbo Robots Now Up for Pre-Order

Starting at just $650, the Qbo platform is a relatively cheap way to get started working with robots without having to actually build one from scratch

Tech's Next Feats? Maybe On-Demand Kidneys, Robot Sex, Cheap Solar, Lab Meat

Watch Video | Listen to the Audio JEFFREY BROWN: Now, mining technology to solve the world's problems. NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman recently traveled to California and filed this report on some innovative thinkers. It's part of his ongoing reporting Making Sense of financial news . PAUL SOLMAN: On the back lot at 20th Century Fox, the world of make-believe, and a typical make ...