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Increasingly, robots are being used to autonomously clean floors and other surfaces in places like airports and hospitals. You have to wonder, though … how do they know when a floor is sufficiently clean? A new module could soon tell them.Continue Read… Continue reading Sticky-tape module designed to let robots know when floors are clean
If there are two things that are essential to human life, they’re water and oxygen – neither of which are easily available on the moon. Thanks to a new technique, though, astronauts may someday be able to harvest those elements from lunar soil.Continue… Continue reading Future astronauts may be able to pull water and oxygen from lunar soil
Pulling your stuff around in a cart is all very well and good, but … what if you want to keep your hands free? That’s where the gita wheeled robot was designed to come in. There will soon be a smaller version available, known as the gitamini.Continue R… Continue reading User-following gita wheeled cargo robot gets a smaller sibling
It was eight years ago that we first heard about the Ungoverned powerboard, which could be described as a gas-powered, caterpillar-tracked, all-terrain skateboard/snowboard. Well, it’s now being offered in a lighter, faster, electric form, called the V… Continue reading Ungoverned powerboard is back, as the quicker electric Vendetta
Although many scientists have been working on microscopic “robots” that could deliver drugs to specific locations within the body, one challenge remains – powering the things without the use of bulky onboard batteries. A new approach utilizes ultrasoun… Continue reading Bubble-powered drug-delivery microbots are steered by ultrasound
Back in 2018, we heard how UK startup Volerian was planning to build a VTOL aircraft with a unique flapping-wing propulsion system. Although we’ve yet to see a functioning model of that vehicle, the company has now incorporated the technology into what… Continue reading Volerian packs its flapping-wing VTOL tech into a room fan
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about how disintegrated waterborne trash is one of the main sources of ocean microplastics pollution. A new study, however, suggests that aging maritime rope could also be making a significant contribution.Continue Readi… Continue reading Maritime rope may be a large source of microplastics pollution
Mini tripods certainly are handy photographic gadgets, but they could always be made even handier. A case in point is the new Hookpod Pro, which features a magnetic leg that allows for a variety of mounting options.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography… Continue reading Hookpod Pro mini tripod packs a useful magnetic leg
There are some ebikes that try to look like regular bicycles, some that try to look like classic motorcycles, and others that aim for a quirky design that isn’t entirely either of the other two. The Vinci definitely falls into the last group.Continue R… Continue reading Vinci ebike looks a little bit retro, and a little bit modern art
As winter approaches in much of the world, many cyclists are faced with the depressing prospect of taking their riding indoors. Perhaps doing so wouldn’t be such a drag, though, if they had something like the RoyalBees.bike to use.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading RoyalBees stationary bike is worth more than most bicycles