Animatronic Robot
Adults Artificial Intelligence TechnologyHanson Robotics collaborated with researchers at the University of California at San Diego to create this boy robot they've named Diego-San. The face was built by Hanson Robotics, and the body was built by Japan's Kokoro Co. Diego-San can see with HD cameras in his eyes, and uses artificial intelligence software "modeled on human babies" so that he learns.
Heart plays Led Zeppelins Stairway to Heaven makes Robert Plant cry
Adults Music TVThere have been some mighty horrible renditions of Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven, but when Nancy and Ann Wilson of Heart performed the song in front of the three remaining members of the legendary British rock band at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony on Dec. 2, it made Robert Plant cry tears of joy.
Futuristic highways in the Netherlands glow in the dark
Adults Global Warming Technology TransportationA futuristic highway that can save energy and improve road safety is set to be installed in the Netherlands by mid-2013.
Assumptions
Adults Creativity Visual DesignEyes are great for watching videos and whatnot, but can we really trust them?
Tom Cruise stars in Oblivion - Official Trailer (HD)
Adults Film MarketingTom Cruise stars in Oblivion, an original and groundbreaking cinematic event from the director of TRON: Legacy and the producer of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. On a spectacular future Earth that has evolved beyond recognition, one man's confrontation with the past will lead him on a journey of redemption and discovery as he battles to save mankind.
The Amazing Origami House: This Home Unfolds Eight Ways
Adults Construction CreativityIt all started with Lapland. When David ben Grunberg was an architecture student, he was given the assignment to design a pre-fab home that could work in wildly different temperature extremes.
New Google+ Feature: Communities
Adults Marketing Social MediaWith Google+ Communities, you can talk about the stuff you're into with people who love it too. Plan events, start hangouts, and share with your communities from across the web.
Aparna Rao: High-tech art (with a sense of humor)
Adults Art Creativity HumorArtist and TED Fellow Aparna Rao re-imagines the familiar in surprising, often humorous ways. With her collaborator Soren Pors, Rao creates high-tech art installations -- a typewriter that sends emails, a camera that tracks you through the room only to make you invisible on screen -- that put a playful spin on ordinary objects and interactions.