In Terminator, killer robots from the future send one of their number back in time to our present, intending to kill a rebel leader before he can overthrow their mechanical hegemony. The “Terminator” unit they deploy, so memorably played by…
These new sex toys are the reason why you’ll never get a boyfriend (NSFW)
BY: DUSTIN BATTY The next generation of sex toys for both men and women will take a huge technological leap from those that came before it. These new models will have a degree of realism reminiscent of HBO’s Westworld. From…
The badass robot who hitchhiked across Canada is the coolest thing you’ll see today
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP It is common practice that most people don’t pull over to pick up a hitchhiker on the side of the road to offer a ride. Hitchhiking, a practice that was once accepted, is now considered dangerous and…
‘Robo-Mermaid’ finds a 300-year-old treasure from an unexplored ship
During November in 1664, a frigate sailing from Algeria sank off the coast of France, pulling hundreds to their frigid end 100 metres below, where the ship would remain, untouched by even experienced divers. It took Oussama Khatib, a Stanford…
Two university students from BC invented a robot that can plant trees
BY: KAROUN CHAHINIAN Natural fires and urbanization have put our beautiful forests in danger. Re-planting trees can literally be backbreaking work, but two University of Victoria students may have found a futuristic solution. Meet the “TreeRover”, a prototype robot that…
Welcome to Henn-na, the world’s first robot-staffed hotel
BY: DANIEL KORN It’s probably best to just accept the fact that the world we live in IS the future envisioned by 1960’s science fiction writers. One signifier of this is the increasing use of robots as human replacement, as…
In 2017, you can buy a robot chef that will mimic the world’s best cooks
BY: DANIEL KORN One of my favourite bits of technology in Star Trek is the “Replicator,” a big grey box that can materialize any object you tell it to. Its most common use in the show is for food and…
How artificial intelligence is the next stage of evolution
BY: BRIAN CAPITAO The brightest mind in physics has declared the end of the world at the hands of Artificial Intelligence. It sounds like science fiction, but is in fact the real world we live in. Doomsday reports proliferated in…
This video game lets you practice your sexting skills on a robot
BY: DANIEL KORN It’s been said, for a while, that gaming is an art form in its adolescence; one that’s making strides towards greater artistic heights, but hasn’t quite grown out of its own childishness yet. Insanely commercialized pre-order bonuses,…
You might lose your creative job to a robot sooner than you think
Drawing upon the warnings of past industrial alarmists like Karl Marx or Ned Ludd, CGP Grey warns of the imposing threat of technology. History has shown us that technology often does not embrace the past, but rather overwrites it. Mechanical…