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8 Awesome Advances in Medical Technology

February 7, 2011 By 9 Comments

Sometimes I think we live in the future. The advances we’ve seen in medical technology just in the last year are staggering, mind-boggling; they’re things you’d only ever expect to see in a science fiction film, not a modern hospital.

Nexagon Healing Gel

Nexagon Healing GelNexagon is a healing gel straight out of The Empire Strikes Back. Remember that scene where Luke’s been rescued from the freezing cold of Hoth after being attacked by the Wampa snow monster? They had him floating in a tank of what they call Bacta gel. (Yeah, I’m a bit of a Star Wars geek. I don’t even have to look this stuff up.)
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Interview with AnyBots’ CEO Dr. Trevor Blackwell

September 18, 2010 By 2 Comments

AnyBots is a company that is building an innovative remote controlled robot which serves as a personal avatar. Yes, that’s right, just like the movie Avatar an operator remote controls this robot and it allows you to virtually be present in another location.

The applications for this technology are endless, but imagine a large company with multiple locations having a few AnyBots that people can “check out” and use to attend meetings with colleagues. The theory is that this is more inviting than simple video conferencing.
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Walkie Tonky – the Robot Smash ‘em Up Game

February 16, 2009 By 4 Comments

walkie-tonkyI just found a great little game folks. The only problem with this one is that you have to download and install it. You can’t play it on the Web. Also, I believe it’s only for the PC. But having said that, the concept is quite fun. You’re a robot that was dropped off on Earth and you are wandering around for some reason. Only problem is, those pesky Earthlings don’t seem to enjoy your presence so they are shooting at you and dropping bombs on you and all sorts of fun stuff.

You have two primary sources of defense; you can kick things, and you can throw things. So I guess the goal is basically to stomp through town kicking and tossing the tanks, bombs, and obstacles out of the way. Here is a little video that shows you what you’re in for:
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Now This is How to Tow a Car!

February 16, 2008 By 9 Comments

Crazy Tow TrucksI didn’t even know machines like this exist, but apparently there are tow trucks that literally just pick cars up and put them on the back of a flatbed before driving them off to tow truck hell (or wherever they go).

Thanks to Karen R. for pointing out these crazy towing videos, and also to Bert for pointing out the must-see Maserati accident below!
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PlasmaCAM Video Review – Fact vs. Fiction

February 7, 2007 By 127 Comments

PlasmaCAMThis site has been getting a lot of visitors from the search engines due to my previous posts about the PlasmaCAM CNC Plasma Cutting Machine.

These visits have translated into quiet a few questions coming in via my contact form. Several people considering the purchase of a PlasmaCAM have received the DVD from them and have been asking me how much of it is true. After all, Stan makes it sound so easy to start creating anything you can imagine from metal with this machine. ;-)

As a result, I’m going to walk you through the video step-by-step and provide analysis to help separate fiction from fact.
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