As we heat up to the ideas of having assistive robots in our homes and in industry, we also feel the chill of sci-fi imaginations that obsess over robots turning rogue. Should we travel toward some kind of warm spot in the middle? We can celebrate robotics designs but work out policies and practices to…

Japan’s attention to aging includes trying to find the best models and solutions to cope with the social and economic impact of an aging population. Agriculture is one sector where planners are confronted with older farmers and labor shortfalls. Declining birthrates have been made the picture all the more complicated, with the migration of younger…

SureFly’s hybrid gas- and battery-powered vertical take-off and landing vehicle is making news after declaring success on its first flight—manned, untethered, lifitng off for the first time, outside Cincinnati, Ohio. The hybrid electric two-seat helicopter SureFly from truck company Workhorse. In the video (see below) of the liftoff, SureFly CEO Steve Burns called attention to…

What ever happened to those ads showing cool people wearing Google Glass? Actually, what ever happened to Google Glass? That question was answered in July this year when reports came out that Google Glass as a next big thing for consumers was to resurface as something else. Stephen Hall, senior editor of 9to5Google, had discussed in…