Developed by Shinichi Furuya and associates at the Sony Computer Science Laboratories in Tokyo, this exoskeletal hand was originally designed to help train the muscles of those with limited use of their digits. Well now they’ve discovered it can also help take accomplished pianists to the next level. Heck yeah,

This is a hype reel for Limx Dynamics’ TRON 1 bipedal robot. The bot is multi-modal thanks to its three sets of interchangeable feet: flat feet, nubbins, and wheels. The wheeling up the stairs then jumping from the top was admittedly impressive. But can it use one foot and one

This is a video of a 3D printing technology that involves using a needle to extrude silicone objects directly into a water-based gel, so there’s no need for additional support while printing. In the video, a silicone handbag is printed by design house coperni for a show at Disneyland Paris.

This is a video of a dynamic bar graph detailing the most used instant messaging services as measured per monthly users from 1998 – 2024. God, I remember when AOL Instant Messenger was all there was. I am old. Before that we sent messages tied to a bird’s foot. So

Because this is the internet, here’s a video of artist Pablo Rochat recreating the nearly bygone bouncing DVD logo in a hot pan with a block of carved butter. I can’t even remember the last time I watched a DVD, but it definitely wasn’t in the 2020’s. I know because

These are a couple clips of the latest iteration of the Jetson One personal electric VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) vehicle. Apparently they’re happy enough with its current state that the company will begin delivering to customers later this year ($128,000 — no pilot’s license required in the US!). Exciting

Developed by researchers at the University of Washington, these noise-cancelling headphones are able to cancel all outside noise except for a person’s voice through the power of AI. You just push a button on the side of the phones to train the AI on a person’s vocal patterns, and BOOM,

This is a video from the recent Adobe MAX 2023 conference of researcher Christine Dierk unveiling Project Primrose, a dress covered with reflective LCD scales that can change patterns instantly, or even be animated. Adobe imagines designers “layering this technology into clothing, furniture, and other surfaces to unlock infinite style