Ryan Sager

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Watch a Swarm of Drone Boats Protect a Larger Vessel

The Navy tests a new way to protect ships

By Ryan Sager October 9, 2014

Watch a Snake Robot Turn Its Head and Tail Into Legs... And Walk

Yikes

By Ryan Sager October 3, 2014

See Drones Draw Shapes in the Night Sky

Recently, we saw drones dance with Cirque du Soleil. In this video, you can watch drones paint the sky with light. Ars Electronica Futurelab calls them "Spaxels": Spaxels (a portmanteau word from space pixels) are...

By Ryan Sager September 29, 2014

Watch These Beautiful Drones Dance With Cirque du Soleil

Flying lampshades come alive

By Ryan Sager September 25, 2014

Watch a Swarm of 1,000 'Kilobots' Assemble Into Different Shapes

A thousand-robot swarm created by Harvard researchers can self-assemble into different shapes

By Ryan Sager September 22, 2014

Watch This Crazy Drone With Arms Fly and Turn a Wheel in Mid-Air

I, for one, welcome our new armed-drone overlords

By Ryan Sager September 19, 2014

New Robot Cheetah Can Run (And Jump) Without a Tether

'Our robot can be silent and as efficient as animals. The only things you hear are the feet hitting the ground,' says researcher.

By Ryan Sager September 15, 2014

Well, the Written Word Is [insert gif here]

The all-gif smartphone keyboard is—nevermind, I give up...

By Ryan Sager September 12, 2014

Kasparov: 'Carter looks like Churchill in comparison' to Obama

For running commentary on Russia and the vote in Crimea, you might want to follow chess champion turned democracy activist Garry Kasparov: @Kasparov63. Tonight, amid his usual barrage of criticism leveled at Vladimir Putin, he's...

By Ryan Sager March 16, 2014
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