Atlas the bipedal robot goes for a morning job over rough terrain, while SpotMini autonomously navigates a specified route through an office and lab facility,.
John Wyndham: The invisible man of science fiction
I’ve long been a big fan of the British author John Wyndham, most famous for The Day of the Triffids (1951), a tale of aggressive plants that roam the Earth…
Two Dune movies on their way
Brian Herbert, son of science fiction writer Frank Herbert, and author of numerous Dune books set in his father’s universe with Kevin J. Anderson, recently updated fans on Twitter: “I…
Blade Runner: The Final Cut in 4K Ultra HD 5 September
To help prepare for the upcoming Blade Runner 2049, Warner Bros will release an enhanced version of Blade Runner: The Final Cut in 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on 5 September. This…
Can Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series finally make it?
Apple teams up with Skydance / 2021 update Apple has joined forces with Skydance Television to bring the Foundation TV series to life at last. Read all the details about…
New Game of Thrones trailer with dragons and ice
It seems like decades since Game of Thrones Season 6 ended. At last, the seventh season is upon us, starting 16 July. HBO has been kind enough to release a…
Blade Runner 2049 sequel trailer is impressive
The first trailer for Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to Ridley Scott’s iconic, android laced dystopian film Blade Runner, hits all the right notes. Harrison Ford as Deckard is now…
Self driving Tesla demo from car’s point of view
If you were wondering when self-driving cars will arrive, wonder no longer. They’re already here. Elon Musk’s car company Tesla has released yet another impressive demo of the autonomous driving capabilities of…
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Director Luc Besson, best known for The Fifth Element and more recently Lucy, has released the first trailer for his new science fiction epic, Valerian and the City of a…
Dune style sandworm in Star Citizen: the spice must flow!
The latest demo of Star Citizen features a giant sandworm that fans of Frank Herbert’s Dune novels are sure to appreciate. A sandworm is a fictional desert-dwelling creature also known as “Shai-Hulud”, worshipped by…
Can Star Wars: Rogue One achieve the impossible?
Will Star Wars loyalists finally have the opportunity to experience a story that equals or surpasses the first two films? The more Disney promotes Star Wars: Rogue One, the more likely…
Blade Runner 2049 in virtual reality
The sequel to Ridley Scott’s science fiction masterpiece Blade Runner, starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, has been titled Blade Runner 2049 and will be released 6 October 2017. The news comes…
Why science fiction authors can’t win
Science fiction authors have long been outcasts from the literary world, in some cases critics using the worst examples of the genre as ammunition against it. Unfortunately though, at times…
Elon Musk is a Martian God
Is it crazy to believe the human race could leave this planet and settle on another? Are the physical, biological, social and scientific obstacles insurmountable? Shouldn’t we fix our own…