Micro-Mouse Robots With Grippers Tournament
New development at the 29th All Japan micro-mouse games held at the Tsukuba International Congress Center. Now, they have arms. (re: Eric Frank Russell)

Wapix YJMM Chrono-Pictographic Frames (From Hogwarts?)
Interesting art project prototype has literary antecedents. (re: J.K. Rowling)

'Sex Chip' Like Niven's Ecstasy Plug
Would-be wireheads will no doubt rejoice at this news; others may be less sanguine. (re: Larry Niven)

Tunable Liquid Lens Glasses For The Masses
A retired British physics professor has created simple spectacles that can be fitted to most people who need glasses - cheaply and without an optometrist. (re: Frank Herbert)

Basil Reification Robot
A general purpose household robot should be able to easily identify household items like chairs - but until now, they couldn't do it very well. (re: Robert Heinlein)

NSA Patents Herbert's Network Snooper Catcher
The NSA apparently forgot to search for prior art when patenting ways to determine if someone is tampering with network communication. (re: Frank Herbert)

RFID-Enabled Poker Table
This project brings to mind several new possibilities for poker players and poker tournament audiences. (re: Various)

Book Time Page-Turning Robot
Simple but effective 'robot' helps hospitalized readers. Now with video! (re: Robert Heinlein)

Twendy-One Selected Human-Symbiotic Robot
What characteristics are needed in a 'human-symbiotic' robot? (re: Various)

NanoTouch Touchscreen Works From The Back
Radical solution to a common problem is slick - but will people like using it? (re: Various)

Virtual Body-Swapping Tech
Can you accept the illusion of having swapped bodies with someone or something else? Yes you can! (re: William Gibson)

NTT Billboards Are Watching You Look
When every surface is covered with ads, how can a business see if passersby are looking at their particular ad? (re: Various)

KAR Kitchen Assistant Robot Joins Kitchen Bot Squad
KAR will need to work with all the other helper robots in the kitchen - take a look at the competition for this new bot from Panasonic. (re: Various)

Carp Barrier Finished For Years, Never Activated
The barrier is ready to repel invaders! But a squabble between agencies will apparently result in a carp invasion AND the waste of $ millions. (re: Roger Zelazny)

Huggable Robotic Bear Video
This is an informative video; however, the pictures of Huggable without his outer skin may be shocking. (re: Anne McCaffrey)

Gel Remote Concept Like Metaflesh
Perhaps it would be better for us if our TV remotes repulsed us. (re: David Cronenberg)