Hyperkin unveiled a limited edition Oscar Mayer Pixel Art controller this week that is compatible with the Nintendo Switch, Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Steam Deck, and even Tesla vehicles. Aside from the branding, this is a standard wireless gamepad with a 30-foot connectivity range via Bluetooth.
Sure, it’s a Keurig machine, but the Figure 01 AI humanoid robot has learned how to make a cup of coffee by simply watching videos of humans over the span of 10-hours and self-correcting its mistakes. This humanoid is capable of thinking, learning, as well as interacting with its environment and is designed for initial deployment into the workforce.
Steakholder Foods reveals the world’s first 3D-printed eel, made possibly using the company’s precision layering and a unique combination of materials in the company’s proprietary 3D printing technology.
The GE Profile Smart Indoor Smoker is the world’s first, and basically lets you barbecue food indoors without the huge time commitment, a backyard or nice weather. Thanks to its Active Smoke Filtration technology, heat and a highly engineered catalyst system, real-wood smoke is turned into warm air loaded with flavor.
NASA’s Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders found a specially prepared Christmas dinner wrapped in foil and decorated with festive ribbons in their food locker. This was as close to a home cooked meal as NASA could get for a spaceflight at the time on Christmas day.
McDonald’s China has exercise bikes, while CaliExpress by Flippy is set to become the world’s first fully autonomous restaurant. It’s true, both the grill and fry stations are fully automated, powered by proprietary artificial intelligence as well as robotics.
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio was harvesting tomatoes for the eXposed Root On-Orbit Test System (XROOTS) experiment aboard the ISS in 2022, but two of them went missing, that is until now. This experiment basically utilizes hydroponic and aeroponic techniques to grow plants without soil or other growth media, which could be viable for astronauts on deep space exploration missions.
This followup to the world’s largest functional blender is just as messy, since the crew got two air cannons and then proceeded to record several collisions in super slow motion, including watermelons. Air cannons basically work by shooting bursts of compressed air into a chute to dislodge built-up materials, or basketballs, LEGO bricks, and more, in this case.
Photo credit: JunkFoodAisle
Junk Food Aisle used OpenAI’s DALL-E text-to-image model to generate several fast food and snack-themed game controllers that might actually be a hit if they were ever released. Kicking things we off, we have a Taco Bell and Reese’s examples that are modeled after their respective foods.
