When we saw the impressive modularity of Hardsider's pickup camping system back in November, we figured it must have a standalone rooftop tent (RTT) in the works. That hunch proved correct, as the company has released a hard-walled rooftop tent like no other. The relatively light, sleek wedge-style HardTent relies on origami walls to open seamlessly and surround campers with the element protection of solid walls on every side. It's the best hard-walled design we've looked ... and somehow, the most affordable. Category: Outdoors, Lifestyle Tags: roof-top tent, Camping, Outdoors, Tent, SUV ..read more

You might think that having four legs with wheels on the ends would already make a robot pretty useful. China's LimX Dynamics is taking things further, however, as its W1 quadruped robot is now able to stand up and walk on two "feet." Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: LimX, biped, Quadruped, locomotion ..read more

If scuba divers use inflatable BCDs (buoyancy control devices), why don't underwater robots? Well, an experimental new one does, and the technology is claimed to be much more energy-efficient than traditional methods of moving up and down in the water. Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: Rice University, University of Houston, Underwater, Fuel Cell ..read more

Puerto Rico's Lift Foils likens its new Blowfish add-on accessory to a set of inflatable training wheels for eFoil beginners, making launches easier as well as providing a more versatile platform for seasoned flyers. Category: Marine, Transport Tags: Liftfoil, eFoil, Watersport ..read more

A robotics company likely most famous for a demo of its dexterous robot hand at ICRA 2019 with Jeff Bezos has now unveiled a new robust model designed for machine learning research, which was developed in collaboration with Google's DeepMind. Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: Hand, Google DeepMind, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Robots, Robust, Dexterity ..read more

In 2023, Pew Research Center reported that 26% of Americans regularly got their news from YouTube. Because YouTube’s search results are affected by a user’s watch history, opening up the possibility of being presented with all sorts of content, users are likely to encounter misinformation, whether it’s unintentional or deliberate. Category: Technology Tags: YouTube, Video, University of Washington ..read more

Harvard and Google Research have released a startlingly deep dive into the human brain, mapping thousands of cells and millions of synapses in a poppy seed-sized sample of brain tissue. The effort produced some stunning images and marks a major step towards one of the biggest challenges in science. Category: Biology, Science Tags: Brain, Neuroscience, Harvard, Google, Connectomics, Imaging, Human ..read more

Worldwide, stomach cancer rounds out the top five most commonly diagnosed cancers. While incidence rates are highest in Eastern Asia, there’s been an alarming rise in the incidence of stomach cancer among people under 50 in both high- and low-risk countries, including the US, Canada and the UK. Category: Medical, Science Tags: Cancer, Medical University of Vienna, Diet, Health ..read more

The MIRA I, from German aerospace startup Polaris Raumflugzeuge, was traveling at approximately 105 mph (169 km/h) during takeoff when a "landing gear steering reaction" plus a side wind caused a "hard landing event," rendering the space plane inoperable and it's fiberglass airframe damaged beyond repair. Category: Aircraft, Transport Tags: Polaris, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Rocket, Space Shuttle, Kerosene ..read more

Mayman Aerospace has unwrapped its new family of jet-powered, High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HS VTOL) AI-equipped drones that can deliver everything from medical supplies to Hellfire missiles at 500 mph (800 km/h) in a compact airframe. Category: Military, Technology Tags: drones, VTOL, Flight, Combat, Warfare, Artificial Intelligence ..read more