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The LEGO Star Wars The Razor Crest UCS Set (75331) will keep you busy for weeks, and it’s being offered for just $454.99 shipped, originally $599.99. This 6,187 piece set’s Razor Crest starship features massive engines that lift off for easy viewing of the detailed interior, and the cockpit is removable for access to the sleeping quarter. Product page.
NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity drilled a hole in Mammoth Lakes using the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), located on the turret at the end of its robotic arm, and then captured this image. Before driving away, NASA will take advantage of being parked in the same spot while drilling to monitor any changes in the immediate environment by re-imaging a couple of areas previously captured on multiple occasions by Mastcam.
You’ve seen their bulletproof John Wick suit, now it’s time to see if the Hacksmith crew can build a water jetpack that lets you double jump in real-life. In other words, they need a device that would enable them to jump twice without hitting the ground.
1X’s EVE is capable of unpacking groceries, while MIT researchers have developed a robot that can help pack things up. The system consists of a soft robotic hand equipped with vision, motor-based proprioception, and soft tactile sensors to identify, sort, as well as pack a stream of unknown objects.
You can use the Framework 13 kit to build a laptop, or a Steam Deck-inspired handheld gaming PC like modder TommyB. Everything is housed in a 3D-printed chassis, but anyone wanting to attempt this project at home needs to be very familiar with small electronic parts, like custom PCBs, key switches, and more.
‘The Simpsons‘ has been on the air since December 17, 1989 and since then, there have been numerous fictional video games featured in episodes, such as Death Kill City II. Some of these games are based on real-life titles like Grand Theft Auto, while others would be interesting to play on actual consoles.
Epilogue’s GB Operator not only lets you play real Game Boy cartridges on your computer, but now, it transforms the Game Boy Camera into a functional webcam. You’ll be able to quickly and easily transfer those 16 kilopixel images from your Game Boy Camera to a PC in just a few clicks.
