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  • Apr
  • 04
  • 2008

The Inside Story: Why Microsoft’s Surface Took So Long

The Popular Mechanics editor who pumped up Microsoft Surface so hard a year ago now does a 180, with exclusive quotes from Microsoft goats and a blasting of the touchscreen table’s deployment.

? FIRST LOOK: The Making of Microsoft Surface (With Video)

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  • Feb
  • 29
  • 2008

Step aside Rosie, there’s a new kitchen-cleaning robot

Readybot, made by a bunch of Silicon Valley engineers, looks like a white enamel box with wheels, two human-sized arms & chrome styling, that can do such tasks as picking up cups, bowls, plates and dumps food into the trash & can load the dishwasher. The robot can also scrape & scrub countertops, & grab custom tools.

My dream robot might be closer to reality with the announcement today of the Readybot, made by a bunch of Silicon Valley engineers. The prototype device looks like a white enamel box with wheels, two human-sized arms and chrome styling, that…

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