Table tennis-playing robot pingpongs its way into the record books
A Ping-Pong-playing robot has just earned official recognition from Guinness World Records for its ability to play and teach the game.
Seattle man gets jail time for drone accident that knocked a woman unconscious
A drone pilot whose machine fell to the ground and knocked a woman unconscious has been given jail time by a Seattle court.
Weather warrior: DJI’s new Matrice M200 drone can fly in rain or snow
DJI's latest drone offering is aimed squarely at business users and features its first up-facing camera, making it ideal for inspection work.
China has a flamethrower drone, and a surprisingly good use for it
An electric power maintenance company in China has started using a flamethrower drone to clear trash caught on power lines.
Acer's latest monitor isn't what you might think
Tech giant Acer is launching a smart Air Monitor that it claims can detect all the nasty stuff in your home or office.
Fifth-grader hits up police Facebook site for emergency homework help
It wasn't the usual kind of emergency that cops have to deal with, but police in Marion, Ohio, were more than happy to help.
The Airport Jacket lets you wear your luggage to beat excess baggage fees
Fed up with paying excess baggage fees every time you fly? Then the Airport Jacket may be just what you're looking for.
Watch this UPS truck launch a drone on a delivery run
UPS has its eye on a drone delivery service where its trucks serve as a base station. It's a neat idea, and the company demoed it this week.
Watch this amazing dog-drone help to promote a small town in Japan
A town in Japan has attached a set of propellers to its mascot dog for a marketing video promoting local sights.
Starbucks’ $150 Ember mug will keep your coffee at the perfect temperature
You may like the idea of keeping your coffee at a constant temperature for the whole time you're drinking it, but for $150?
Disney scientists design high-tech room that charges mobile devices wirelessly
Disney Research has designed a room that can start charging compatible mobile devices the moment you walk in.
France is now using golden eagles to take down rogue drones
France is following in the footsteps of Dutch police by training up eagles to intercept and retrieve rogue drones.
Amazon’s delivery drones may use parachutes to drop packages in your yard
Instead of landing its delivery drones in people's yards, Amazon might drop off packages using a parachute, according to a new patent.
Fed up with lousy ‘internet’ speeds in space, NASA is doing something about it
NASA, like a lot of people with lousy internet, is fed up with slow data-transfer speeds between spacecraft and Earth.
India just smashed the record for most satellites launched by a single rocket
The Indian Space Research Organisation sent 104 satellites into orbit on a single rocket Tuesday night, setting a new record.
Pilot-less flying taxis could take to the skies in Dubai this summer
This autonomous flying taxi will start picking up paying passengers -- one at a time -- in Dubai from this summer.
J.K. Rowling-Piers Morgan Twitter spat prompts one bookstore to take action
J.K. Rowling and Piers Morgan got into a fight on Twitter recently. Here's how a British bookshop responded.
Beautiful ‘dronelapse’ shows another kind of video your flying machine can make
YouTube's filling up with run-of-the-mill quadcopter footage, which makes these "dronelapse" efforts stand out all the more.
NASA scientists take another step toward getting Mars rocks back to Earth
NASA is another step closer to choosing the landing site for its Mars 2020 mission that could ultimately lead to red rocks coming to Earth.