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Red Bull athlete Andrzej Bargiel stood at the top of the world’s highest point, 8,849 meters (29,032 feet), where the air is appallingly thin. On September 22, 2025, he took to his skis from the top of Everest all the way down to base camp, depending on the mountain for every breath of air.
Robotic hands have been in labs for decades but never quite escaped the high cost barrier that keeps them out of everyday makers. TetherIA, a small team working on making robots do real tasks, just changed that with the Aero Hand Open. This is a kit you can assemble yourself for $314 or fully built for a bit more. It’s tendon driven with 15 degrees of freedom total (7 that you control) and open sourced, or at least the electronics as well as software.
Engineers from Caltech‘s Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies (CAST) and the Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, have put together a team of machines, called X1, that can work together in a crisis. The pace is set by a strolling robot, followed by a rolling scout and a soaring observer. The G1 from Unitree, the M4 drone and a wheeled rover all got put through their paces on campus this week.
Holiday shopping tends to come at us out of nowhere and catches us off guard, and this year the Meta Quest 3S is a sneaky little game-changer for anyone looking to get into virtual reality on the cheap. Coming in at $299 for the 128GB Gorilla Tag Cardboard Hero Bundle, it packs a pretty impressive punch for the price point and is definitely easy enough to justify buying for yourself or as a gift.
Apple announced a new 14-inch MacBook Pro this morning, and it’s a solo effort…for now. There was no stage, no crowd, just a press release, and for those curious about how the M5 performs in the wild, this is the first taste, a leisurely roll that leaves room for its more powerful siblings down the road.
The LEGO Icons Tropical Aquarium Building Set, number 10366, allows you to create a frame that holds back an entire ocean world, complete with fish that glide effortlessly through the currents, corals that wave back and forth in an invisible tide dance, and hidden little surprises that appear when you least expect them.
Apple’s latest iPad Pro has just been announced, and it’s a beast of a tablet that appears to be challenging you to push its limits. Powered by the new M5 chip, it takes the capabilities of its predecessors and pushes them to new heights of performance. This tablet is available in 11-inch and 13-inch sizes, and it’s an appealing option if you’re a creator or a professional.
Mercedes has always produced vehicles that turn heads, and the Vision Iconic does just that. This two-door coupe concept made its debut at Fashion Week in Shanghai, and its designers returned to the brand’s 100-year playbook to remodel the upright grille as well as three-pointed star into something that pays homage to the 1930s while looking forward.
Marques Brownlee recently put the spotlight on a comparison that’s been on everyone’s radar – the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max versus the iPhone 17 Pro Max. Both devices are vying for the top spot in the smartphone world, but what stands out about Xiaomi is that they seem to be on a mission to match Apple’s polish – but also to push past it in some key areas.
