A group of miniature quadcopter drones sit in a lab at TU Delft, cables trailing from their bellies like umbilical cords to a shared load beneath. The load sways slightly as they lift off, but the machines quickly settle into a pattern, pulling together with silent precision. Researchers have spent years working toward this kind of harmony, and now they’ve cracked the code to turn a slew of off-the-shelf drones into a force capable of lifting weights much beyond what one could manage alone.
Evening falls in Houston, and with it comes word of a ghost from the golden period of Japanese engineering: a 1995 Honda NSX-R, chassis # NA1-1300340, which is now listed on BaT. This right-hand drive coupe, number 458 in a small batch of only 483 produced for the domestic market, has recently arrived in the United States, still with 19,000 kilometers on the clock.
Samsung’s latest smartwatch comes with a confidence born from knowing exactly what it’s good at. The Galaxy Watch 7 (40mm), priced at $149.99 (was $249.99), shows up with a snazzy aluminum case that looks and feels way more premium than you’d expect, without drawing any more attention to itself than you’d want.
Zero just revealed something new from its California garage, a machine that can slice through downtown traffic without a single drop of gas. Unveiled at EICMA 2025 in Milan, the LS1 electric scooter is Zero’s entry into a world where two wheels means quick escapes and even quicker savings.
Expedition trucks typically start as military surplus, but few end up feeling like mobile hotel suites. The Maniac takes that concept to the next level, with a MAN-KAT truck, one of those old German army beasts designed to move goods over mud and mountains. Turkish contractors at Sya Mobil spent nearly two years converting it into a people mover before delivering it to the Atik family in 2023. What they got was a 4×4 home on wheels that sleeps four but shines as a couple’s escape pod, with 215 square feet of living space in a shell that can withstand tough terrain.
Manual LEGO sorting has always been the barrier to endless building fun. Each piece requires one to look manually, make a decision and then drop into the right pile. Spencer is a software developer / engineer by trade, so he decides to roll up his sleeves and begin designing a machine that could change everything.
Aditya Sripada still gets a kick out of those all-night robot build marathons where time just slips away, and you’re completely fixated on getting that next piece to fall into place. Back in November 2022 he found himself spending every free weekend at Nimble, chipping away at a whole robot for fun, in a bit of a makeshift junkyard space with no lab of his own to call home and a pretty tight budget to boot. At first, it seemed like a simple idea: take the famous robot sidekick from Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, TARS, and bring him to life using good old fashioned 3D printing.
Valve has always developed gear with a purpose in mind, and the Steam Frame is no exception. This portable VR headset promises to bring the whole Steam library into your living room without a tangle of cords or a PC tethered to your waist. The developers discussed the design in a recent video session with Gamers Nexus, revealing the choices they made to balance power, comfort, and transparency.
Motorcycles have a way of pushing the limits and Honda just showed the crowd why they’re at the forefront. They unveiled the V3R 900 E-Compressor Prototype at EICMA 2025 in Milan, an incredible machine which takes their signature V3 engine and teams it up with an electric compressor. This isn’t some far-fetched fantasy of the future; Honda engineers have been experimenting with the concept since last year’s show, wow everyone with a bare engine before revealing the finished product. If you’re one of those riders who craves quick torque, the kind that gets you going from a standstill, this thing has a lot to be thrilled about.
Black Friday waits for no one, but Amazon clearly couldn’t either. The Meta Quest 3S Cardboard Hero Bundle landed on the site this week for $249.99, down from $299.99 and it’s already selling like hotcakes.