Photo credit: Ashley Prange
Ashley Prange, a conservationist, flew over Germany’s Rhine Valley this summer with her iPhone 16 Pro in hand. She was filming through an open window when disaster struck. The phone slipped and fell 2,600 feet to the ground. Most would write off such a loss – after all, a phone falling from a plane sounds like a death sentence.
A new kind of shopping experience opened in Beijing’s E-Town district and it’s unlike any mall you’ve ever been to. The Robot Mall, which spans four stories and 4,000 square meters, is China’s first retail area dedicated to humanoid and consumer robots. It houses over 100 robots from 40 different firms, including local heavyweights Ubtech Robotics as well as Unitree Robotics, and aims to integrate robotics into everyday life.
Dawn Aerospace’s Aurora, a rocket-powered spaceplane that can dance at the edge of space, is 15.7 feet long with a 13-foot wingspan. On July 17 it carried a payload that could change the way we see the sky, reaching Mach 1.03 and 67,000 feet in a test flight that felt like a glimpse into the future.
DJI, a name synonymous with drones, has landed on your living room floor. The company’s first robot vacuum, the Romo, arrived in China on August 6, 2025 and it’s not just another cleaner. This machine borrows the precision and smarts of DJI’s aerial tech to sweep away the competition with power, brains and a design that’s meant to be seen. With three models—S, A, and P—priced from $650 to $950 the Romo series is a big bet on smarter home cleaning.
Kamal Carter, a maker who likes to combine gaming with engineering, has made something amazing: a physical aimbot for the competitive shooter Valorant. Unlike the software cheats that used to plague online games, Carter’s creation is a physical, mechanical marvel—a robot that moves a mouse to aim and shoot with precision.
Dashcams have become a must have for drivers who want to capture everything on the road, whether for safety, evidence or just peace of mind. With so many options out there, the ROVE R2-4K DUAL Dashcam Front and Rear, with a STARVIS 2 sensor, is a great choice, especially at $99.99, down from $199.99.
