In what may be the first notable instance of a product actually losing the "i" in favor of building out its own persona, Barobo's iMobot is not only not going by Mobot, but it's also up for pre-order. The modular robotics platform can be claimed for $ 269.95 (with extension plates and the like available as optional extras), and we're told by the … [Read more...]
MIT slinks into a cafe, orders a side of photonic chips on silicon
November 25, 2011 by
Whiz-kids the world over have been making significant progress on the development of photonic chips -- devices that "use light beams instead of electrons to carry out their computational tasks." But now, MIT has taken the next major leap, filling in "a crucial piece of the puzzle" that just might allow for the creation of photonic chips on the … [Read more...]
