Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, comics, science and robots. She is the author of the books Live or Die: Survival Hacks, Wizarding World: Movie Magic Amazing Artifacts, The Star ...

If you grew up playing with LOGO on an old 8-bit computer, you’re probably familiar with the concept of a drawbot. It’s a simple robot that drags a pen around to draw on paper. [Tim] decided to build ...

Getting your blood drawn is something that is pretty routine in healthcare settings. While routine, it still requires dexterity, a gentle touch and a keen eye to find a suitable vein. Venipuncture, ...

Your blood is like the Cliffs Notes to your health. It can tell a doctor everything from how well your organs are working to whether you need to add more iron to your diet. Though it’s common, the act ...

Check out this cool Lego robot that can draw pictures. The Lego Mindstorms NXT Drawing Robot was created by Daniele Benedettelli. A picture is imported into your PC and then converted from a picture ...

Justin Bieber will join robotics company Tosy at CES 2012 on Wednesday, but we got a look at some of the company's other robots and they're pretty awesome. Bonnie Cha was a former chief correspondent ...

The robots are here, zipping across the Colorado State University campus as students, faculty and staff pull out their cell phones to snap pictures and video clips. Depending on where they’re standing ...

Children already spend a lot of time looking at screens, so if they can be taught to draw using a physical pen and paper, so much the better. That's the thinking behind DrawBo, a wall-mounted robot ...

Hermes the robot edged its way into the dark cave, its treads spinning over the dust and small rocks until a boulder appeared in its path. No problem. The tiny machine dropped its side arms, lifted ...

Drawing is difficult for a lot of people… So, why not build a robot to do it for you? [Darcy] had an idea for a rather unique drawing robot — he calls it the Isoscel-Ease. Instead of using a boring XY ...

Alone in Peruvian the desert, a robot turns left. It drives forward for a moment before lowering a plow into the sand. This, it drags behind itself, carving a line in the landscape. Zoom up and out.

Some people are champs about having blood drawn and even go back as often as they’re allowed to donate blood. If you’re one of those people that’s frickin great. Go pat yourself on the back. If not ...