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The DEKA Arm System, An FDA-Approved Prosthetic Arm That Allows for Simultaneous Control of Multiple Joints
The DEKA Arm System is a prosthetic arm developed by DEKA Integrated Solutions for DARPA‘s Revolutionizing Prosthetics program that can perform multiple, simultaneous movements powered…
Mini Style Hacker, Photos of an Adorable 4-Year-Old Boy Recreating Popular Fashion Photos
Spring Style Hack Mini Style Hacker is a photo project by Valencia, California-based mother Collette Wixom. She dresses her adorable 4-year-old son Ryker in stylish…
Mama Bear Reaches Over Concrete Median To Rescue Her Highway Stranded Cub
While passing through Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, a driver for Tornado Hunter named Ricky Forbes captured this amazing footage of a determined mama…
‘Life Itself’, A Documentary About Film Critic Roger Ebert
Directed by Steve James and Produced by Martin Scorsese and Steven Zaillian, Life Itself is an upcoming documentary from Magnolia Pictures that examines the life…
‘Lost in Indonesia’, A Beautiful Short Video Shot Over 10 Days Across the Islands of Indonesia
“Lost in Indonesia” by Nhi Dang is a beautiful wordless short shot over the course of ten days in Bali, Ijen Crater, Mount Bromo and…
Prankster Greg Benson Performs Random Acts of Kindness Around Town
Internet prankster Greg Benson of Mediocre Films recently stepped away from his normal trickster ways to perform random acts of kindness around town. Greg bought…
‘Cruising’, An Animated Short About Being an Introvert on a Cruise Ship
In “Cruising,” Los Angeles animator Zachary Zezima turns the story of a young man stuck on a cruise ship into a violently colorful and cacophonous…
‘Reawakening Extinct Species’, A Look at the New Field of De-Extinction
In “Reawakening Extinct Species,” PBS show Quest takes look at the young field of de-extinction, in which scientists are working to bring extinct species back…
The 40-Year-Old Psychopath, A Fake Trailer Imagining ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’ as a Psychological Horror Film
Evan Anderson has created “The 40-Year-Old Psychopath,” a fake teaser trailer that imagines Judd Apatow‘s 2005 romantic comedy, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, as a psychological horror…
First-Person Video of an Instructor Teaching a Kids Martial Arts Class
German filmmaker Florian Baron asked a martial arts instructor at Ryer Martial Arts Academy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to wear a GoPro camera while teaching a…