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HyQ2Max, A Powerful Four-Legged Robot That Can Lift Itself Up In All Sorts of Rugged Terrain
The Dynamic Systems Lab at the Italian Institute of Technology has created the HyQ2Max, an incredibly versatile and powerful robot that can lift itself up…
A Wobbly Bicycle Replicates the Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis in a Brilliant Awareness Campaign
For the brilliant campaign entitled “This Bike Has MS” developed by Grey Australia, a team comprised of neurologists, therapists, bicycle builders, Paralympian Carol Cooke and…
BlindTool, A Smartphone App That Audibly Identifies Objects Using the Phone’s Camera and a Neural Network
BlindTool is a smartphone app developed by Joseph Paul Cohen that audibly identifies objects using the phone’s camera and a neural network. Users simply point their phone’s…
Star Wars Intro Creator, A Website That Lets You Write Your Own Star Wars Style Opening Crawl
Star Wars Intro Creator is a wonderful website developed by Bruno Orlandi, based on the work of Tim Pietrusky, that allows users to write their…
The Group Faces Danger From Zombies and Humans Alike in the Mid-Season Trailer for The Walking Dead
A new tmid-season premiere trailer for the highly awaited remainder of the sixth season of The Walking Dead features danger on all fronts by zombies…
Shape Shifter by They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants has released the new music video “Shape Shifter”, animated by Jason Willis. It’s the final video (week #52) of their year-long…
10,000 Sparklers Stuffed Into a Pot and Lit Simultaneously Creating a Fiery Display
SlivkiShow took 10,000 sparklers, stuffed them into a pot and lit them all simultaneously for a fiery display. The ignition causes a massive plume of…
An Entertaining Explanation of the Complex Territorial History of Antarctica
In a chilly video, “Who Owns Antarctica?”, the incomparable CGP Grey explains the complex territorial history of Antartica – the only continent in the world…
Disney Artists Illustrate Star Wars Characters Nuzzling Up to Furry Cats
Griz and Norm Lemay, two very talented feature animation artists at Walt Disney Animation Studio, have recently shared a series of their cute illustrations on…
A Small Town in Japan Seeks to Become a Zero Waste Town With Stringent Recycling Laws
Since 2003, the small Japanese town of Kamikatsu has participated in a stringent recycling program that has reduced their garbage output by over 80%. The…