DARPA and Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Manta Ray drone was spotted on Google Maps at the Naval Base Port Hueneme in Southern California. This underwater craft is so large that it can only be launched from a pier rather than a ship or a submarine.
Unistellar’s Envision smart binoculars use augmented reality to help you identify over 1,000 stars by overlaying contextual information in its natural optical field of view. Users can ask the app to guide them to various points of interests in the night sky or where a trail is located when hiking.
The Roborock Q7 Max robot vacuum and mop keeps things clean when you’re not at home, complete with LiDAR navigation, all for $279.99 shipped, originally $599.99. When fully charged, the Q7 Max can run for up to 180 minutes over a maximum vacuuming area of 3,229 square-feet. Product page.
Astrobotic officially unveiled Lunar Surface Proving Ground (LSPG) at its facility in Mojave, CA that mimics the topography and optical properties of the Moon’s surface. This 100mx100m high-fidelity 3D test field will be used to test precise lunar landing technologies like LiDAR scanners, lunar rovers and other robotic systems.
A group of engineers from village of Prinsenbeek in the Netherlands, led by Ivan Schalk, have built the world’s longest bicycle, one that measures in at a staggering 180.96-feet (55.16-meters). They didn’t stop there, as extra pedals were added to also set the record for world’s longest tandem bicycle.
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Scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) used dust from a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite to make the LEGO Space Brick. The goal is to use these LEGO brick-like elements to design launch pads and eventually astronaut shelters on the Moon.
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum was probably best known for its motorcycle fight scene, and like most action films, all is not as it seems. They rehearsed the scene where Keanu Reeves rides to the Continental in New York City across the Verrazano Bridge entirely on a green screen set located in an NY warehouse.
Disney researchers have developed a system of interacting editing tools that allow an operator to change the way a bipedal robot walks in real-time. This artist-directed authoring of stylized bipedal walking gaits was tailored exclusively for execution on robotic characters.