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While crop-spraying drones do have some advantages over full-size piloted aircraft, they’re limited by their battery range. Dutch startup Drone4Agro is developing a solution to that problem, though, in the form of a range-extended electric multicopter…. Continue reading Extended-range agri-drone wouldn’t be limited by batteries
Rear racks are certainly handy for carrying cargo on your bike, but they’re not always long enough, wide enough, or just handy enough. The PedalPorteur was created to address those shortcomings, with a transformable design.Continue ReadingCategory: Bic… Continue reading Transformable bike rack changes length and width
It’s a quandary – leafcutter ants cause a great deal of damage to tropical crops, but applying pesticides to those crops harms the environment. Scientists have developed a possible solution, in the form of a high-tech material that uses an odor to trap… Continue reading “Molecular sponge” could replace the pesticides used for ant control
Upon first seeing a dog-like quadruped robot for the first time, many people jokingly ask where they could buy one. Well, they can now get a fully functional miniature dog-bot of their very own via a Kickstarter campaign, for just US$195.Continue Readi… Continue reading Walking programmable sub-$200 robot dog hits Kickstarter
Although there already are exercise machines that simulate nordic skiing, rowing and other activities, they’re usually separate devices that are all fairly large. Whipr takes a different approach, consisting of a small base unit that works with multipl… Continue reading Whipr combines three types of resistance training in a portable system
Just because a lithium-ion battery no longer holds a charge doesn’t mean it no longer holds any value. It still contains useful metals, which can now be reclaimed via a more eco-friendly technique – the key ingredient is orange peel waste.Continue Read… Continue reading Orange peels used to extract valuable metals from spent batteries
When seeing an underwater drone for the first time, some people say “That would make a great fish-finder!”. The problem is, the device’s surface-located user can’t always tell where the drone is, relative to themselves. That’s where the Chasing F1 Fish… Continue reading Aquatic drone drops its camera to look for fish
Kellys’ gorgeous new Theos F ebike sports an innovative frame made from thermoplastic hybrid steel-carbon composite that’s twice as impact-resistant, twice as durable, and no heavier than a comparable frame made from conventional resin carbon fiber.Con… Continue reading Stunning Theos F e-mountain bike is twice as tough as carbon fiber
We’ve recently seen several different examples of high-tech portable cassette players, but is audio tape really making a comeback? Perhaps not, which is where Pl8ty comes in – it uses your smartphone as the cassette.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, Tec… Continue reading Retro Bluetooth speaker swaps cassettes for your smartphone
It’s an understatement to say that many cyclists find traditional saddles uncomfortable. Sore-butted riders who are looking for an alternative already have several to choose from, but now there’s another – the SmartSaddle.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicy… Continue reading SmartSaddle sets out to get to the bottom of cycling discomfort