Humanoid robots from companies like Unitree rely on human operators to accomplish a variety of sophisticated tasks. The operator must wear a full-body motion capture suit with sensors all over it that monitor how you move, every shift in posture, and every movement of your limbs, and this data is transferred to the robot in real time. The robot then simply replicates the operator’s actions because it is a direct mirror.
Back in the summer of 1997, you could walk into a Toys “R” Us with probably around $60 in your wallet and walk out with either a brand new Game Boy Pocket or this strange grey brick of plastic known as the Game.com. The Game Boy was, of course, the obvious choice for most children / teens. As for everyone else, most people had probably forgotten about Game.com within a year.
Matty Benedetto runs Unnecessary Inventions, a channel dedicated to creating gadgets that answer problems that no one actually has. For his most recent project, he took a reasonably ordinary workshop tool, and enlarged it to ludicrous proportions…a pair of digital calipers measuring 61 inches from tip to tip, complete with working display.
Apple certainly raised the bar with the Watch Ultra, which combines a rugged construction with seamless smartphone integration. However, Garmin adopted a different route with the Epix Pro (Gen 2) in its largest 51mm size, priced at $499.99 (was $999.99), focusing on athletes and outdoor enthusiasts who demand a device that can withstand long sessions without needing to be recharged on a regular basis.
MANGMI is continuing its mission to provide low-cost Android handheld flips the script on mobile gaming with a large screen and easily customizable, modular controls.
Elon Musk walks into the camera frame, casually dressed in a simple gray polo shirt, preparing to lead viewers on a tour of the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. This part has been available since November 2010, a full 15 years ago, but it nonetheless depicts the unicorn startup at a key period, just weeks before Dragon became the first privately built spacecraft to reach orbit and return intact.
Curious Scientist began with a Hawkeye Firefly Split V6 Pro drone camera, which was designed for high-speed first person view flying. As soon as he got his hands on this small 6K marvel, he started thinking about how else he could use it. With its one-inch Sony sensor, it has the ability to shoot some absolutely outstanding footage from a workbench or anywhere else where you require a portable high-quality video solution.
For the past 20 years, anyone with a @gmail[.]com address has learned the hard way that once you choose a name, it’s permanent. There is no way to alter, exchange, or receive a second chance to get it just perfect, even if what you created in your teens is simply cringe-worthy. People used to create completely new Gmail accounts only to start again, and then spend hours untangling their email, images, and files from the old one. But it appears that Google is ready to alleviate that headache with a small but significant upgrade.
Photo credit: NASA / Zena Cardman
The International Space Station (ISS), located high above the Earth, has been used to demonstrate how strange things behave when gravity is no longer pulling them downward. Recently, several astronauts captured a shot inside the Destiny lab module of a group of ball bearings floating around a larger one. They’re floating in a thick liquid that keeps the metal spheres stable, and they respond to very subtle vibrations in a way that can’t be replicated on the ground.
Boston Dynamics continues their annual tradition of unique videos that somehow manage to combine cutting-edge robotics with genuine holiday spirit. The business has just released a new clip for 2025 titled “Happy Holidays from Boston Dynamics | 2025,” and it just works. This time, they gathered together their cutting edge humanoid robot, Atlas 2.0, and the quadruped Spot.