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This photo provided by Andrea Rummel, Brown University, shows a bat. A three-ounce flying robot mimics the unique and more flexible way bats fly, this new robot prototype can do a better and safer job getting into disaster sites and scoping out construction zones than those bulky drones with spinning rotors, said the three authors of a study released Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in the journal Science Robotics. (Andrea Rummel/Brown University... via AP)
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This photo provided by Alireza Ramezani, University of Illinois, shows a Bat Bot, a three-ounce flying robot that they say can be more agile at getting into treacherous places than standard drones. Because it mimics the unique and more flexible way bats fly, this new robot prototype can do a better and safer job getting into disaster sites and scoping out construction zones than those bulky drones with spinning rotors, said the three authors of a study released Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in the journal Science Robotics. (Alireza Ramezani/University of Illinois via AP)
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In this May 20, 2016, vintage gaming consoles are displayed at the Duderstadt Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. The university's archive features over 7,000 titles - everything from time-honored favorites such as "Pac-Man" and "Frogger" to newer fare, including "Call of Duty" and "Halo" - on dozens of gaming systems. And unlike some other video game archives out there, students and members of the public alike are permitted to visit and play any game available, whether for research or just to relax. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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In this May 20, 2016, Valerie Waldron, manager of the Computer and Video Game Archive, works on a terminal at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. The university's archive features over 7,000 titles - everything from time-honored favorites such as "Pac-Man" and "Frogger" to newer fare, including "Call of Duty" and "Halo" - on dozens of gaming systems. And unlike some other video game archives out there, students and members of the public alike are permitted to visit and play any game available, whether for research or just to relax. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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In this May 20, 2016 photo, an Atari console is seen at the Computer and Video Game Archive at the Duderstadt Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. The university's archive features over 7,000 titles - everything from time-honored favorites such as "Pac-Man" and "Frogger" to newer fare, including "Call of Duty" and "Halo" - on dozens of gaming systems. And unlike some other video game archives out there, students and members of the public alike are permitted to visit and play any game available, whether for research or just to relax. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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In a photo from Friday, May 20, 2016, Tyler Aman takes a few minutes of his day to play a video game at the Computer and Video Game Archive at the Duderstadt Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. The university's archive features over 7,000 titles - everything from time-honored favorites such as "Pac-Man" and "Frogger" to newer fare, including "Call of Duty" and "Halo" - on dozens of gaming systems. And unlike some other video game archives out there, students and members of the public alike are permitted to visit and play any game available, whether for research or just to relax. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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In this May 20, 2016, video games are shelved at the Computer and Video Game Archive at the Duderstadt Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. The university's archive features over 7,000 titles - everything from time-honored favorites such as "Pac-Man" and "Frogger" to newer fare, including "Call of Duty" and "Halo" - on dozens of gaming systems. And unlike some other video game archives out there, students and members of the public alike are permitted to visit and play any game available, whether for research or just to relax. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Illustration on the dream and reality of the U.N. by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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FILE - In this Friday, May 13, 2016, file photo, a man uses his mobile phone near an Apple store in Beijing, China. Apple Inc. reports financial results Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2016, file photo, Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, talks about the pricing on the new iPhone 7 during an event to announce new products, in San Francisco. Eliminating the headphone jack doesn't seem to have hurt sales of the iPhone 7, which appears poised to reverse Apple's recent sales slide. Though not by much, which leaves a question that's shadowed the company for nearly a year: What's its next act? (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
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Iranian-born bioengineer researcher Nima Enayati stands as he works on a robotic surgery machine during an interview with the Associated Press at the Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. An Iranian researcher at Milan's Polytechnic University, Enayati was refused check-in Monday at Milan's Malpensa Airport for his U.S.-bound flight on Turkish Airlines after the Trump administration's executive order came down. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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Iranian-born bioengineer researcher Nima Enayati works on a robotic surgery machine during an interview with the Associated Press at the Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. An Iranian researcher at Milan's Polytechnic University, Enayati was refused check-in Monday at Milan's Malpensa Airport for his U.S.-bound flight on Turkish Airlines after the Trump administration's executive order came down. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2016 file photo, The Weeknd arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles. The Weeknd will team up for a performance with Daft Punk at the Grammy Awards on Feb. 12, 2017. The collaboration between the singer and the electronic music duo is one of a number of pairings announced Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - This Dec. 20, 2010, file photo, shows signage at a Starbucks store in New York. Starbucks is launching voice ordering though its iPhone app. Starting Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, anyone with a device that has an Amazon device with Alexa, like the Echo smart speaker, is able to place a Starbucks order by just using their voice. Starbucks is also launching a beta test of voice ordering through its iPhone app. The Seattle-based coffee giant says the feature is being rolled out to a limited group of 1,000 people nationwide Monday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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FILE - This Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, file photo shows Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google confirmed a USA Today report on Jan. 29, 2017, that said the company has created a crisis fund that could raise $4 million potentially for four immigrant rights organizations. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
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This June 3, 1997 photo shows Masaya Nakamura, known as the “Father of Pac-Man," in Tokyo. Nakamura who founded the Japanese video game company behind the hit creature-gobbling game, and pioneered arcade games and amusement parks, has died on Jan. 22, 2017, according to the company Bandai Namco. He was 91. (Kyodo News via AP)
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FILE - In this 1983 file photo, this close up view of a monitor shows the electronic video game Pac-Man. Masaya Nakamura, the "Father of Pac-Man" who founded the Japanese video game company behind the hit creature-gobbling game, died on Jan. 22, 2017. He was 91. (AP Photo)
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Visitors walk around at a Toyota showroom in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 30, 2017. Toyota has relinquished the title of the world's biggest automaker, reporting Monday that it sold 10.175 million vehicles worldwide in 2016, fewer than Volkswagen's 10.31 million. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
