Using security cameras and algorithms, researchers at Carnegie Mellon created a nursing home monitoring system that "located individuals within one meter of their actual position 88 percent of the time." That's great news for people who want to be monitored all the time. For people who prefer to go about their business unobserved, it's another step toward a perfectly tracked future.

Chimpanzees? Cool. Tanks? Cool. Robots? Also cool. Combine them, and you have either the best transformer ever, or Carnegie Mellon's new human-sized robot chimp tank.

VICE, in concert with GE, recently created a video called ecomagination - The Energy Fixers. The Energy Fixers focuses on eco-minded innovators working to change the energy game and re-envisioning our energy future.

Dogs and robots are both known for their search and rescue abilities, but each has its own flaws. Robots can't sniff, and other than barking, dogs can't relay specific information about survivors. But put them together and you've really got something.