The AlphaDog Proto is a lab prototype for the Legged Squad Support System, a robot being developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from DARPA and the US Marine Corps. When fully developed the system will carry 400 lbs of payload on 20-mile missions in rough terrain. The first version of the complete...

The interstitium, the shock-absorbing tissue underneath the skin, gut and blood vessels, has been identified as an organ for the first time according to a new study.

Coming up on World Tech Update, Facebook announces an IPO, Sony's business is in trouble, the Asus Padfone sets for a debut and thousands flock to Macworld iWorld.

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Japanese Sumo Robots wrestling as a sport and a gambling tool using advaced technology.

When Wylie Overstreet set up his telescope outside on a whim, he had no idea he would inspire awe in hundreds of strangers on the streets of Los Angeles, reminding them of their common humanity.

When they’re not being pulled down for perpetuating the legacies of thoroughly unpleasant people who are better off not being celebrated, statues are pretty cool. Collectively, they form a huge part of our societal history and culture, but as well as being super important, a lot of them are also str

Buildings are a big environmental headache. They account for nearly half of the world's climate changing emissions. But things may be different in the years ahead, as VOA's Rosanne Skirble discovered in a laboratory on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

Our whole crew got together to celebrate the start of what we hope will be a happier year: Happy New Year from all of us at Boston Dynamics.

2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation and 780 million lack access to safe water. They walk miles, wait hours and pay high prices to meet these fundamental needs. Without access to safe water and sanitation, a huge segment of humanity does not have the opportunity to break the cycle o...