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Quadcopters join the circus, in this magical video from Raff D’Andrea and Cirque du Soleil

Autonomous flying machines meet the entertainment industry. Whimsy and delight ensue.

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Where’s my flying car? Well, probably at TED at some point

TED’s presented our share of near-misses and might-never-happen tech demos — including, depending on how you count, at least 5 flying cars.

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What’s next for the Internet of Things?

littleBits founder Ayah Bdeir wants you to snap the internet to anything you want.

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The surprising thing robots can’t do yet: housework

Cloud robotics, belief space, and more ideas from the robot future.

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The strange history of a futuristic Soviet propaganda plane

The odd tale of the Maxim Gorky, a 1930s flying Soviet propaganda machine.

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Watch: These flying machines are getting better, faster, stronger, smarter

Roboticist Raffaello D’Andrea describes his work on three new autonomous flying machines, including one that “knows” what to do when it loses a propeller. (Hint: it doesn’t crash.)

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