Glen Tickle
Amelia's dad. Steph's husband. Writer, comedian, gentleman. Good at juggling, bad at chess.
A Walking Robot and Flying Camera Drone Work Together to Successfully Navigate Terrain and Avoid Obstacles
A walking robot and flying camera drone work together to successfully navigate terrain and avoid obstacles to reach a goal. The pair of robots were…
The Cyborg Drummer, A Documentary About a Man With a Robotic Prosthetic That Lets Him Drum Again
“The Cyborg Drummer” is a short documentary by The Atlantic about Jason Barnes, a man with a robotic prosthetic that allows him to drum again after…
202 Skydivers Set the World Record for the Largest Sequential Formation in an Impressive Display of Cooperation
Sequential Games, an international group of skydivers, set the world record for the largest sequential human formation with 202 participants who came together in one formation…
Diego-San, A Humanoid Robot With an Unsettlingly Realistic Face Programmed to Learn From the World Like a Baby
Diego-San is a humanoid robot with an unsettlingly realistic face programmed to learn from the world the way a human baby does. The robot was…
JINS Meme Smart Glasses, Computerized Frames That Track the Wearer’s Steps, Blinks, Alertness, and More
JINS Meme smart glasses are computerized frames that track the wearer’s steps, blinks, alertness, and more using integrated sensors. The device comes in two frame…
The List App, An App for Creating, Sharing, and Curating Lists
The List App, created by comedian/actor/writer B.J. Novak and Devin Flaherty, is an app for creating, sharing, and curating lists. Users can also request lists on any…
Stanford Team Develops Software Capable of Digitally Transferring One Person’s Facial Expressions to Another’s Face
A team at Stanford University in collaboration with University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and the Max Planck Institute for Informatics has developed “Real-time Expression Transfer for Facial…
The Battelle DroneDefender, A Gun-Like Device for Safely Stopping Drones by Overpowering Their Control Frequencies
The Battelle DroneDefender is a new gun-like device designed to safely stop drones by overpowering their control frequencies. This causes the drone to act as…
An Explanation of the Science of Human Connection and Six Degrees of Separation
“The Science of Six Degrees of Separation” is an episode of Veritasium in which host Derek Muller explains the science of human connection as well as the…
A Young Boy Tries to Watch Cartoons in a Clip From ‘Sanjay’s Super Team’, A New Pixar Short Film
“Sanjay’s Super Team” is the Pixar short film paired with the upcoming animated feature The Good Dinosaur. The studio just released a clip from the…