Dynamic Pear always wanted to create their own video game, but just didn’t have the skills necessary to do so. However, they have spent far more time with Microsoft Excel than any other program, so why not create a Fallout-inspired RPG using the software?
Photo credit: Ritika Kedia
Ritika Kedia’s creative Toaster Typewriter isn’t just a fancy sculpture, but rather a functional machine that lets you burn letters into bread. She created this to show what technology with a sense of humor can look like.
First unveiled over 10-years-ago, this Porsche 919 Hybrid has won several Le Mans races, most notably taking first place in the 2015, 2016, and 2017 championships. The owner of this example decided to transform it into the F.A.T. 919 Snowcat, a giant tracked vehicle that would be perfect for the Austrian Alps.
A team of researchers, led by Hirotaka Sato, from the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have created swarms of cyborg cockroaches capable of navigating an obstacle course autonomously. More specifically, a Madagascar hissing cockroach that can be controlled by a computer and steered.
YouTuber Nick Zetta thought it was outrageous to pay $3,500 for an Apple Vision Pro, so he built his own…sort of. Simply put, it consists of a monitor, camera, and a Windows 11 PC, all strapped onto a makeshift helmet of sorts.
Manned drones are nice for getting around the city, but sometimes, you just need something smaller. Meet the Hopcopter. This bizarre pogo stick drone created by a team of scientists from City University of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology boasts an elastomer-band-loaded rubber-tipped leg that also allows it to hop around.
Engineer Fabricio H. Franzoli of Franzoli Electronics used four tesla coils to play an interesting cover of Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean. These musical tesla coils basically produce sound by switching on / off a certain number of times per second, thus causing air molecules around it to heat up and vibrate.