AI Robot Brain Can Instantly Adapt To Damaged And Broken Limbs
This is a video from Pittsburgh-based Skild AI demonstrating the AI brain they’ve developed (“Any robot. Any task. One brain.”), and how quickly it can adapt to a robot’s broken limbs or other decreased mobility. SPOILER: almost instantly. Me? I broke my pinky toe once and thought I was a
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Building A Full Scale Delorean Time Machine That Actually Flies
These are several videos of the years-long dream of Youtuber Brian Brocken to build a flying Delorean time machine from Back To The Future. It’s basically a carbon fiber quadrocopter with a laeser-cut foam Delorean body on top. Still, paint that thing stainless steel and you’ve got yourself the best
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Human Dart Launches Himself Into Velcro Target Over Water
This is a video of the DD Squad successfully launching a human dart 40 feet to a velcro wall dangling 30 feet above water. That’s fun, I would do that. And by that I mean push the button to launch somebody else before they were ready.
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Beautiful 2,000 Piece Super Mario Bros Inlaid Wood Desk
These are a couple videos of Wyrmwood Furniture making a beautiful inlaid wood desk featuring a scene from the original Super Mario Bros. game using over 2,000 pieces of precision cut wood. Now that — that’s a quality desk. Way better than mine. Of course mine could actually be made
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Meta’s AI-Powered Smart Glasses Fail Miserably During Live Demo
This is a video of Mark Zuerkerbrek (if you spell his name wrong he can’t track you on Facebook) demonstrating the latest iteration of Meta’s AI-powered smart glasses during a developer event and the glasses failing to cooperate. In the first scene, he can’t manage to answer an incoming call.
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Carving A Wooden Skull In 5 Minutes, 5 Hours, And 5 Days
This is a video of artist Blake McFarland carving three wooden skulls: one in five minutes, one in five hours, and one in five days. That five minute skull — even that one looks better than I could make in a lifetime. And while the uncensored five day skull is
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The Only Birds Known To Use Tools To Make Music
This is a video highlighting the endangered Palm Cockatoo, the only non-cartoon bird known to make and play instruments, crafting drumsticks and using them to beat out a rhythm to attract a mate. Mates love good rhythm. Me? I have no rhythm. One time I tried to impress a date
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Newly Discovered ‘Hairy’ Coral Named After Chewbacca
Because almost everything under the sea is reminiscent of some alien from the Star Wars universe, researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have named a newly discovered species of coral after everyone’s favorite growling, bowcasting Wookie co-pilot. And rightfully so I dare say. The coral, named Iridogorgia chewbacca,
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