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Harvard’s RoboBee is an amazing micro-robot, and its special design as well as abilities make it a standout in the world of miniature robotics, especially with its new legs inspired by crane flies.
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Modder Pedro Luraschi showed off the world’s first E-ink game console, named Figment. It’s got a Waveshare 7.5″ E-ink screen made for playing old-school, text-based, or simple games. The device is being touted as a innovative project that uses E-ink’s low-power, eye-easy display for gaming without distractions, different from the fast-moving LCD or OLED screens found in modern handheld PCs.
Rogue One fans rejoice! The LEGO Star Wars K-2SO Security Droid (75434) set was revealed at Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 in Tokyo, which kicked off on April 18, 2025. It’s a buildable display model with 845 pieces, retailing for $89.99 USD. The set stands over 16-inches-tall when built and features a posable head and arms, letting you recreate K-2SO’s iconic snarky poses.
Epic Games teases their upcoming Star Wars x Fortnite Galactic Battle event, which begins May 2, 2025, at 1:30 AM ET (after server downtime for patch 35.00). It’ll run for about five weeks, ending around June 7, 2025, and essentially a shorter “mini-season” compared to typical Fortnite seasons.
Robotera recently showed off the XHAND1 as an “esports hand,” claiming it can hit 10 clicks per second. How so? This five-fingered robotic hand boasts 12 degrees of freedom (3 for the thumb and index, 2 for the others), packed with high-precision tactile sensors that can pick up everything from surface texture to temperature.
The Satellaview’s 30th anniversary coming up , and many don’t even know that this Japan-only Super Famicom add-on even exists. It’s basically a satellite modem peripheral for Nintendo’s Japanese SNES console, released on April 23, 1995, for ¥14,000-¥18,000 (roughly $150-$200 at the time).
Thanks to the Hertz x UVeye AI detection system, ensuring that vehicles are well maintained before, during, and after rentals, is now a breeze, especially at airports. It’s often called an “MRI for vehicles,” as it uses artificial intelligence, computer vision, and machine learning to detect mechanical and cosmetic issues with 96% accuracy.
Remember the 1991 Super Nintendo (SNES) ad that featured a young Paul Rudd? It showed a 20-something Rudd, rocking a long black duster, indie-style hair, and a beaded necklace, hyping up the SNES with games like F-Zero and The Legend of Zelda? Well, Nintendo brought him back to recreate that iconic energy for the Switch 2, which launches globally on June 5, 2025.