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Ant-Roach, A Six-Legged Inflatable Robot
Ant-Roach is a fifteen foot long six-legged inflatable robot by Otherlab in San Francisco. The robot’s legs are powered by pneumatic textile-based actuators, in other…
Micro-Lattice, The World’s Lightest Material
Earlier this month HRL Laboratories announced the invention of the metallic micro-lattice, the world’s lightest material. The micro-lattice is 99.99% air, 100 times lighter than…
Creative Outlet Stickers Give Electric Wall Outlets Personality
Matt Caliman has designed a simple way to give electric wall outlets some personality with his Creative Outlet Stickers. If you enjoy unexpected whimsy (and…
Jetman Flies in Formation with Two Jet Aircraft
“Jetman” Yves Rossy recently flew in formation over the Swiss Alps alongside two jet aircraft from the Breitling Jet Team. We’ve written previously about some…
Tiny Crime Scene Tape
Design studio Aint Rocket Science have developed Tiny Crime Scene Tape, a small roll of vinyl tape for marking the smallest of crime scenes. Our…
Urine Controlled Urinal Video Games
UK-based Captive Games is beta testing urinal video games that feature a novel hands-free interface. Including such titles as On the Piste and Clever Dick,…
Bicycle Wheel Animations by Katy Beveridge
UK-based artist Katy Beveridge created wonderful bicycle animations that play on rotating bicycle wheels. The animations are only viewable when seen through a video camera…
Luv-able & Hug-able Plush Show Celebrates 5 Years of Plushtasticness
Gallery hanahou is hosting their fifth annual handmade plush Luv-able & Hug-able show which celebrates “5 years of plushtasticness”. The show features the works of…
Sound Shapes Sand in Beautiful Demonstrations of Sound Visualization
Japanese performance artist Kenichi Kanazawa taps a rubber mallet on a steel table to make sound vibrations that create beautiful transforming sand patterns. Using…
Instant Human Just Add Coffee
Instant Human Just Add Coffee by SnorgTees