e558— Exploding Bananas

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Published 22 June 2026 e558 with Michael M and Andy – slowing things down with games where you walk, fly, sail, throw bananas and play ball, along with 3D printing innovation, a new flip phone from Commodore and a whole lot more! Michael M and Andy get things started while Michael R is away with cornucopia of games. First up is StonkRider, which bills itself as “motocross meets wall street” where you ride a motorcycle up and down a stock ticker.  Then, from the makers of Untitled Goose Game, is a new title called Big Walk, where, as the title … Continue reading

Episode 271 — Conference Royale

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Digital twinning real world virtual conferences with game & MMORPG spaces, MIT’s gesture control drone pilots, smart contact lenses for medicine and AR, and a healthy dose of games. Continue reading

Episode 234 – Bots in Cars

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Augmented reality in multiple forms, gamification for warehouse productivity Star Wars and Ford pairing a bipedal delivery robot in an autonomous vehicle. Something for everyone! Continue reading

Episode 185 – Transparency

Jimmy Kimmel’s Tonight Show, Tonight Showbotics, featuring Hanson Robotics’ Sophia They’re playing basketball! 🏀 Both for the start of the college basketball season, and at the state fair.  Michael R found an interesting article about how one can win those games of skill and chance at the state fair, leveraging a combination of science and professional sports talent. In addition to making transparent the ways that a Mets pitcher can win the games at your local carnival, the team takes a look at the transparent skull of Sophia, the artificial intelligence android by Hanson Robotics, how NPR is crowdsourcing journalism … Continue reading