MIT’s Improbable Artificial Intelligence Lab has developed a Dexterous Ball Manipulation with a Legged Robot (DribbleBot) that can dribble a soccer ball under real-world conditions similar to those encountered by a human player. Robot soccer (football to some) has been around since the mid-1990s, though these matches have tended to be a fairly simplified version of the human game. However, […]
Dribble Bot
Hanago Music
A new 16-string, single-fret acoustic instrument called the Hanago has launched on Kickstarter, which is designed to combine the best aspects of piano and guitar to make learning to play easy, while also laying down the foundations of music theory. The Hanago is already on sale in South Korea via music brand Koaura, and is launching to US string pickers […]
Light Therapy Slow Heart Aging
Light therapy has shown promise in everything from helping burn wounds heal faster to killing tumors and helping guide antibodies to their cancerous targets. Now, the next in its beam looks to be the heart. A University at Buffalo study on older mice found that photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy could slow down cardiovascular aging and significantly delay the onset of diseases such as heart disease, stroke and […]
Distillery Twist & Turn Through Landscape
Purveyor of Kentucky bourbon Blue Run Spirits has revealed plans for a new Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)-designed headquarters and distillery in Georgetown. The eye-catching building will be defined by a twisting form inspired by a local spring and will reduce its grid-based energy needs with a focus on natural light and solar power. The project, named Meander, will be centered […]
Self-Steering Droids
Here’s a quick overview of how P2 is intended to work … A worker at one location starts by placing a cargo item inside a droid – this is basically a streamlined box with a shrouded propeller at the rear. In a docking station at that location, the droid is then loaded into the belly of one of Zipline’s P2 […]
RV Cummins Hybrid Energy Concept
Global power company Cummins is exploring how RVers can ease their reliance on gasoline while still enjoying all the off-grid power they need to run camping equipment and accessories at camp. Its new hybrid concept seamlessly blends battery storage and gas-driven generation to decrease noise and emissions while still offering days of power. Much like RV makers themselves have been […]
Albania’s Eye Catching Tv Headquarters
The Albanian capital Tirana is currently undergoing a construction boom that has resulted in a remarkable number of unusual high-profile buildings, including BIG’s National Theatre of Albania and MVRDV’s Downtown One Tirana. The latest project will create a new headquarters for a TV station and will take the form of carelessly stacked film reels. The Klan TV Headquarters is designed by Portuguese firm […]
Carbon-Framed eMTB
Italy’s enduro ebike specialist Thok has launched a stealthy mixed-wheel trail adventurer called the Gram RC that’s built around a stiff and light full carbon frame and is powered by a Shimano motor with matching battery. The Gram RC’s full carbon enduro frame comes in four sizes to accommodate riders from 1.54 to 2 m (5 – 6.5 ft) in […]
Ignik Deluxe Fire Pit
A couple of years ago, Ignik lit up impromptu campsites everywhere with the FireCan, a compact, portable gas fire pit shaped like an ammo can. The FireCan packs more easily than other portable gas fire pits, and brings the campfire to areas where wood fires are banned or impractical to build. With the new FireCan Deluxe, Ignik expands the can’s […]
Iris Health Tracking Ring
While we have seen health-tracking smart rings before, the Iris ring is a bit different. Utilizing special miniaturized sensors, it’s claimed to be smaller and more energy-efficient than anything else on the market. Currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, the Iris is manufactured by Swiss startup Senbiosys, which is a spinoff of the EPFL research institute. Like other health-monitoring smart rings […]