Brian Heater
Autonomous Robotic Ants and Butterflies Designed to Operate in Cooperative Groups
German automation company Festo has created a pair of impressive autonomous robotic insects capable of operating in large groups. BionicANTs are six-legged bots designed to…
A Shaolin Monk Performs a Series of Increasingly Painful Feats of Strength
Zhao Rui, a 24-year-old monk from the Shaolin Monastery, performing a series of increasingly increasing painful feats of strength.
A Look at the Lives of the Homeless Community Living in the Tunnels Below Las Vegas
Journalist Matthew O’Brien and San Francisco-based production company The Seeker Network investigated the flood channel tunnels below Las Vegas, Nevada where hundreds of homeless people…
Mystery Piano Spotted Alone on a Southern California Mountain Range Was Hauled Up for a Music Video
After a KTTV news helicopter spotted mysterious piano sitting unsupervised along the ridge of the Santa Monica Mountains in Southern California, the news station discovered…
First-Person Video of a Drone Herding Sheep in Ireland
Farm photographer Paul Brennan of Carlow, Ireland found yet another novel approach to UAV technology by employing a drone nicknamed “Shep” to herd sheep from…
Hooks, A Mobile App That Creates Custom Alerts for Just About Everything
Hooks is an app created by Spanish mobile developer Oleg Kozynenko that makes it possible to create customized alerts across a huge spectrum of topics,…
The New York Times Goes for a Ride in the New Mercedes-Benz F 015 Self-Driving Concept Car
New York Times technology writer Molly Wood went for a ride in the Mercedes-Benz F 015 self-driving concept car (previously) at a defunct naval base…
A Performer Pulls Off an Impressive Array of Tricks on the Streets of Taipei in a Human Hamster Wheel
In the latest video from Kuma Films (previously), a performer known as Mr. Clown takes to the streets of Taipei in a gymnastics wheel, performing…
A Supercut of All of the Close-Up Shots From Steven Spielberg’s ‘Jurassic Park’
London-based film re-editor extraordinaire Matt “Roman Holiday” Anderson (previously) has added another entry to his Up Close series, this time out taking on all of…
Revogi, A Power Strip That Makes It Possible to Control Appliances Remotely With a Mobile App
The Revogi Smart Power Strip connects to a home Wi-Fi network, making it possible for users to monitor and control appliances remotely with a mobile…