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Aussie Super-Tech Down Under

Despite better capitalisation elsewhere in China, India and Singapore, cutting edge innovation is still percolating down under.
Ashlee Vance visits his ancestral homeland of Australia in search of a booming indy tech scene – now home of polyamorous biohackers, internet playboys, underwater drones and giant animatronic robotic dinosaurs. Watch:

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Japan Deploys Terrifying ‘Super Monster Wolf’ Robot to Save Crops

(ANTIMEDIA) — In the town of Kisarazu in the southwest Chiba Prefecture of Japan, there’s a creepy entity with glowing red eyes skulking the rural countryside. Its name is “Super Monster Wolf,” and it’s a solar-rechargeable robot on loan from the Japan Agricultural Cooperative, which seeks to use a revolutionary robotics innovation to protect the local crops […]

‘Flippy’ the Burger-Flipping Robot Taken Offline After First Day

(ZHE) — The Robot uprising has had a minor setback as a Pasadena burger joint was forced to take its brand new burger-flipping robot, “Flippy,” offline after the first day due to slow performance, reports USA Today. Except, it wasn’t Flippy’s fault. The restaurant, Cali Burger, says that while Flippy held up its end of the deal – there weren’t […]