Built by inventor James Bruton, BinBot 9000 (apparently the 8000 model was total…garbage) is an autonomous trash receptacle that can come to you, that way you don’t miss trying to throw a banana peel in basketball style. The robot uses vision-assisted guidance and printed targets to identify its location and
Modded by Youtuber BigWR, this bicycle (I don’t think it’s actually a bicycle anymore, it looks like a unicycle with training wheels) ditches the handlebars and front wheel, replacing them with two tiny skateboard wheels instead. I like how he rides with his hands in his pockets so he’ll have
This is a video of two drivers demonstrating their skills by passing on a narrow bridge. The first backs his car within centimeters of the guardrail, while the other mounts the bridge curb and passes at an angle. Of course you’d think one of them would have just reversed back
This is a video of a man who attached a small Hot Wheels car to the backup cam of his vehicle, and a tiny parking spot to the wall of his garage, so that when he backs the tiny car into its spot, his actual car is perfectly parked. Pretty
This is a video of a pipe laborer in New Orleans demonstrating how a high pressure pipe can be repaired while running using a clamping metal sleeve with its own pressure release fitting, which can be closed once the collar is secured in place. Honestly, every time I think about
This is a video of a rally car driver demonstrating the usefulness of tear-off visor covers while barreling through the mud and constantly getting covered in it, going through about five visors in ten seconds. Handy for someone who needs to be able to see to drive, sure, but I
This is a short video of a river of watermelons being floated from where they were grown to where they’re being transported. Apparently it’s important to keep watermelons cool after harvest for maximum deliciousness, so this clever farmer is killing two birds with one stone. At least until I found
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have found that adding robotic googly eyes that turn to gaze at pedestrians the car has identified help make them safer, by letting humans know the car has recognized them and (hopefully) won’t run them over. Plus the cars look way friendlier too —