Many decades ago, IBM engineers developed the typeball. This semi-spherical hunk of metal would become the heart of the Selectric typewriter line. [James Brown] has now leveraged that very concept to ...

One night last June, the three friends Ben Bayouth, Christian Heuer, and Adam Aseraf, brought their robotic puppet, a talking basketball named Old Ball, to a bar in Studio City to shoot content for ...

A robot dog that talks back may sound like a novelty. In this case, it is meant to solve a practical problem: guide dogs can lead, but they cannot explain. That gap is what researchers at Binghamton ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Friday marks the first day of the San Mateo County Fair, which opens with eating contests, carnival rides and concerts. Gym Class ...

EU researchers are testing a robot that can have basic conversations in busy surroundings, with the idea of assisting people arriving at hospitals. A hospital in central Paris has had an unexpected ...

Old Ball: How a Remote Controlled Talking Robot Basketball Puppet Went Viral in the Age of AI In less than nine months, Old Ball has gone from the shed to NBA All-Star Weekend.