"It must be the shoes," as some would say to explain something extraordinary. In the case of VectraSense Technologies, however, that just might be the case. The company has launched what is called the Verb For Shoe "Smart Shoe Experience" - high-tech footwear. More on that in the full article after the jump.

While the science of robotics is still a developing science, there's no rule that says that robots must only be used for work or for practical purposes. That's probably why Disney, Pixar, and Thinkway Toys have been collaborating to bring you a new line of robot toys. That includes the Ultimate Wall-E robot, and then some. More robotic news follows after the jump.

Air bags, coupled with other safety precautions such as seat belts, can save motorists' lives. Thing is, air bags are usually installed on the insides of vehicles. Dutch cyclists, however, are asking that air bags also be installed on the outside of cars - specifically on the hood. Find out why in the full article after the jump.

Robotics, it seems, is on a roll these days. Not only do you a bomb disposal robot controlled by a Wiimote; now you have a wheelchair robot as well. In fact, an experiment involving this new creation was held at the the Kyushu University Hospital in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

For more information on this wheeled wonder, roll out to the full article after the jump.

If you had the money and the choice to go anywhere you wanted, where would you go? More importantly, would you restrict yourself only to places on the planet? With the new Lynx spacecraft being set for flight tests in 2010, you may wish to consider a tour of space, instead.

More "spatial" news awaits you in the full article, right after the jump.

How would you like to use your Wiimote to defuse bombs? Well, it won't exactly be you doing the defusing - a robot by the name of Packbot will be doing the actual work. All you need to do is control it, as the US Army is doing. This innovative idea actually came from a couple of engineers who modified the Wiimote for the US Army's use.

For more motion-sensing bomb disposal news, turn to the full article after the jump.

It seems that more and more start-up companies are being innovative in their efforts to be environment friendly. Last time, Konarka Technologies revealed how it makes cheap solar film cells using an inkjet printer. Now 1366 Technologies aims to have multi-crystalline silicon solar cells edge out coal-based electricity.

More "green" innovation follows in the full article after the jump.

Point and click - the very term seems to refer to games that make use of this simple interface. If you ask Charlie Kemp and his associates, however, it may mean something entirely different.

You see, Kemp and co. have developed a new type of robot that can fetch objects. The robot uses a simple interface called...you guessed it: point and click. For more info, point your cursor on the "read more" link below and click on it.

One of the simplest pleasures of life is having clean underwear. Unfortunately, that may not always be available depending on conditions, so the next best thing would be stench-free underwear. Speaking of which, a Japanese astronaut by the name of Takai Doi has been field testing some high tech undies...

If you smell news, so do we. Turn to the full article after the jump for more info on this revolutionary intimate apparel.

In life, it helps to have someone who can hold you accountable for your actions. In the case of electronics companies, it seems that Greenpeace is their accountability partner. The organization has recently released the current company rankings in its Greener Electronics Scale. To find out how certain companies fared, get "green-minded" and turn to the full article after the jump.