File this under: smart parrots. Andrew Gray, a 29-year-old electrical and computer engineering graduate student for the intelligent machines design laboratory course, has developed Bird Buggy, the world’s first parrot-drive buggy. Continue reading for a video and more information.
How about a door with a knob / handle that retracts and becomes flush with the door when locked? That’s exactly what this innovative creation does, and it pretty much makes it impossible to pick, unless you decide to bring a chainsaw with you. Click here to view the first image in today’s viral picture gallery. Continue reading for a video of a new tightest parallel parking in reverse record being set.
Lockheed’s F-117 Nighthawk is a single-seat, twin-engine stealth ground-attack aircraft that’s touted as the first operational aircraft initially designed around stealth technology. Continue reading for a three-part documentary, more pictures, and additional information.
Sure, you could argue that this AR-15 semi-automatic rifle only features a 3D-printed lower receiver, but the fact of the matter is that the weapon fired successfully. That’s right, a 3D-printed lower receiver was tested to failure shooting real bullets. Continue reading for a video and more information.
Preparing for a zombie apocalypse? Then you should definitely add the UTS-15 shotgun to your shortlist. This $1500 beast is essentially a 12-guage pump action tactical shotgun with two alternately feeding or selectable magazine tubes. Continue reading for a video and more information.
Think of Project Gazelle as a real-life aimbot. In other words, TrackingPoint’s Project Gazelle technology enables unstable shooters to digitally tag a target through the optic, which then won’t let the firearm discharge until it is lined up perfectly on the target. Continue reading for a video and more information.
File this under: strange inventions. Designed and built by University of Washington student Kaylene Kau, this prosthetic tentacle was designed for dexterity and grip. According to Kau, this design is budget-friendly, meaning that there’s less machinery involved, which translates cheap and easy maintenance. Continue reading for a video and more information.
We have seen the future of guitars, and it’s the Misa Digital Kitara. Technically speaking, it’s a digital MIDI controller and musical instrument. In other words, it enables musicians to produce a synthesized sound using techniques and motions similar to actual guitar playing. It’s built in the shape of an electric guitar, complete with a full twenty-four fret neck. Continue reading for a video and more information.
Lapcat, a new generation of hypersonic jets, will be able to transport passengers from London to Sydney in under 5-hours, at speeds in excess of Mach 5 at an altitude of 92,000-feet. The Lapcat A1 is nearly twice as long as an Airbus A380, powered by 4Sabre engines. Continue reading for a video and more information.
What you’re looking at above is Audi’s sleek e-bike, an ultra-light carbon fiber electric bicycle that has integrated Wi-Fi, can hit 50mph, and comes complete with a self-balancing mode that lets you ride it on just its back wheel, thanks to computer-controlled gyroscopes. Click here to view the first image in this week’s funny school pictures gallery. Continue reading for a video of the Audi e-bike in-action.