Renovation, the 2011 World Science Fiction Convention, has announced the 2011 Hugo Award winners. BEST NOVEL: Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis (Ballantine Spectra) BEST NOVELLA: The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang (Subterranean) BEST NOVELETTE: “The Emperor of...

Stanford University students using a robotic arm, Microsofts Kinect sensor and some Custom Software have taught a robot how to wield a foam Lightsaber. Can anyone say General Grievous? I knew you could! I know there are currently any number of people out there, right now trying to create a...