This robot is a Roomba for your grill

The worst part of having a summer party is cleaning the grill from all the burnt meat chunks. Like everything else, we now have a robot to do it for us. Introducing Grillbot, a little circular Roomba-like robot for your…

30 big tech predictions for 2017

BII Technology is disrupting nearly every part of our daily lives. Smartphones have allowed us to stay connected to each other at literally every moment of our lives, whether it’s on our daily commutes or on faraway vacations. The Internet of…

Researchers have found a way to pair cells to smartphones

Wearables, fitness trackers and other medical devices are extremely useful for gathering basic health data, but existing electronics aren’t so good at communicating directly with our bodies’ biological systems. The simple fact is that there’s a disconnect between organic cells…

How Star Wars Should Handle Carrie Fisher's Death

The Postman has returned! For those of you who might not know, “Postal Apocalypse” is io9’s mail column, where I, Rob Bricken, senior editor of io9 and professional nerd for the last 16 years, answer your questions. I settle fan…