For those of you who love robots, this is as good as it gets. These four-legged robots walk like a horse and can easily navigate hills, stairs and rough terrain. What makes these robots special is that they are capable of navigating to destinations on their own autonomously or by following a human companion – no […]
Month: March 2015
Wrist Watch for Dogs (#CrazyPatents)
Let’s face it – dogs are terrible at keeping track of time. While it’s true that dogs staunchly believe in being fashionably late, typically the issue is simply that dogs don’t have access to clocks while out and about. Unfortunately, having access to human clocks is not enough. As we all know, dogs live in “dog years,” […]
Top Three Patent Myths
1) You need a prototype before filing a patent application Untrue! The only requirement is that the invention is describable in sufficient detail such that an average person in the field would be able to make and use it. Also, the requirement is not that the inventor be able to sufficiently describe the invention, and in many […]
Don’t have a baby the old fashioned way. Spin it out! (#CrazyPatents)
Hey, ladies! You’ve been having babies the wrong way since the beginning of time. Luckily, there is some hope for you. Back in 1965, George and Charlotte Blonsky invented a new way of childbirth that was the subject of U.S. patent 3,216,423, and here is how it works. The Blonsky Baby-Spinner Birthing Method: 1) You get strapped down […]
Spies can hear you by watching your trash!
Check out this awesome yet creepy Ted talk (video embedded below or click here). Along with a bunch of other ingenious image processing technology, the video shows how researchers were able to re-create audio of a person talking by analyzing tiny vibrations in objects near the person. In one example, they shot a video of a chip bag through […]