Footage from the Robotics and AI Institute shows AthenaZero, a robot, juggling three balls with only its bare hands. There are no external cameras whirling around it, and no extra tools assisting in guiding the balls into place; only the robot monitoring, adjusting, and maintaining the rhythm as it learns from each bounce off its palms with every contact.
Chris Hackman had a dream growing up in the late 1990s that was shared by countless other gamers: a Game Boy Color that could be worn like a watch. He never imagined it would happen, yet here we are, and it is called the Time Frog Color, his latest project.
Maker ‘Ancient’ recently worked on a project that transforms standard fog into a small stage for 3D models. So you stand in front of it and see this green ghost, also known as Slimer from Ghostbusters, floating around in mid-air. You go to one side, and the perspective refreshes fluidly, as if the ghost is actually floating about in there. There is no need for special glasses or anything like that.
Casio built its name with watches and calculators, but it has now released a standalone sampler that fits neatly in one hand and encourages musicians of all skill levels to get started right away. Weighing just 315 grams without batteries, the SXC-1 feels robust and comfortable in the hand.
Engineers squeezed a high-end TV into a panel that is only 9 millimeters thick. LG calls it the OLED evo W6, and once hanging, it truly lives true to its “wallpaper” label. Two flat mounting pads and a couple of screws hold the screen tightly against the wall, leaving no obvious gaps. A ultra slim power board at the back connects to the nearest outlet, and that’s it. What about the weighty electronics? They remain out of sight somewhere else.
Astrobotic engineers went all out on their Chakram prototypes, doing a series of hot-fire tests that dwarfed anything previously done with this type of hardware. Two rotating detonation engines together clocked over 470 seconds of operation throughout eight runs at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama, one of which lasted a whole 300 seconds without any hitches, and the entire time each engine delivered a solid 4,000 pounds of thrust as steady as can be.
Govee’s Outdoor Solar String Lights have just launched, and they’re already making waves across social media. The string itself is 34 feet long and has eight extremely flexible bulbs that may be hung over a fence, a tree branch, or the border of your patio. A secondary 6 watt solar panel clamps on and may be tilted to maximize sun exposure while the lights are in place.
Hyundai just revealed its IONIQ V sedan at the Beijing Auto Show, and the new vehicle shares the elegant design of the Venus concept that inspired it. The engineers and designers stayed fairly near to the wild lines that made the concept so appealing, releasing an electric machine designed from the bottom up with Chinese buyers in mind.
Waveshare engineers used a basic Raspberry Pi 4 or 5 to build a complete portable desktop. What they come up with is PocketTerm35, something that fits in the palm of your hand, boots up a full-fledged Linux system right away, and does so with a display you can tap and a keyboard you can actually hammer away on, eliminating the need to look for function keys.
Porsche has just revealed the Cayenne Coupe Electric, which sits alongside the petrol and plug-in hybrid variants in the lineup and is aimed directly at drivers looking for significant performance as well as a lot of comfortable luxury. The new coupe, available in three trim levels, combines Porsche’s quick handling, plenty of range potential, and all the practical amenities you’d expect from a car that’s just as happy to deal with the daily grind as it is to take you to the limits in serious style.