Month: June 2007

iRobot and Taser to produce weapons laden robots

If the machine-gun equipped robotic sentry developed by Samsung and Korea University gave you the creeps then hang on till you hear about iRobot and Taser’s plans. The duo are partnering to come out with “weapons-capable bots.” The Packbot Explorer is the firt one in line that is fitted with a Taser X26 stun gun.

Active Inc develops See-through LCD screen

Active Inc., a Tokyo based company that makes optical components has developed a new “composite LCD display” that is see-through. From the above picture it looks quite transparent like the stain-glass paintings we see at medieval churches, but much is yet to be revealed.