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By Aug 28, 2020
Technology

This motorized kayak can drive itself

Extra stabilization and a GPS-connected remote set this stand-up new model apart.
By Apr 19, 2019
Cars

Look inside the coolest engines at the New York Auto Show

Gratuitous photos from the show floor.
By Jan 8, 2016
DIY

How To Build Your Own Cotton-Candy Machine

Enjoy a DIY sugar high
By Dec 3, 2015
Cars

Dreams, Fantasies, and Realities: Inside Honda’s Japanese R&D Lab

Luxury supercars, hydrogen fuel cells, and fully autonomous cars -- in 15 years
By Feb 13, 2014
Science

Tiny Gold Motors You Can Drive Inside Cells

They're a step toward motors doctors could one day use to deliver targeted medicine to cells in the body.
By Dec 1, 2012
Technology

MIT Researchers Create The Swiss Army Knife Of The Robotics World

While engineering programmable matter, they also invented a motor that holds its position without power.
By Sep 6, 2011
Technology

Single-Molecule Motor Runs on Electricity, Could Be Used for Single-Cell Surgery

We’ve seen single-molecule “motors” before, but they’re pretty primitive, motors only in the most basic sense of the word. But...
By Mar 17, 2011
Technology

Video: Jelly-Like Artificial Muscles Improve Robotic Flexibility With Rotary Motion

Replacing some of the nuts and bolts in robots’ bodies with stretchy artificial muscles would allow them to be more...
By Aug 3, 2010
Science

Researchers Unlock the Secrets to Bacteria’s Super-Efficient Microscopic Motor Tech

American motor engineering prides itself on muscle while German engineering is known for speed and precision, but neither of these...
By Mar 15, 2010
DIY

Build a Miniature Electric Hub Motor

A few months ago, we brought you the “You Built What?!” feature about Charles Guan’s Electric Death Trap Shopping Cart...