Posted on 23 December 2011
Roofus is a radio-controlled snow plow designed to remove snow from roofs of buildings (thus, the name Roof-us) where it would be particularly risky for a human to do so. Personally, I would like to employ it for my driveway during the winter and sit back with a warm coffee, directing it’s efforts. Roofus also [...]
Tags: autonomous, cleaning machine, lawn mower, remote control, robotic, snow plow
Posted on 21 November 2011
Ok I’ll be the first one to admit that I’m never really too impressed with what robots can do. I always hear about millions of dollars of funding being spent on robotics, and I still haven’t found a robot that i really think could make a huge impact… until i watched this video. Boston Dynamics [...]
Tags: BigDog, boston dynamics, legs, LittleDog, robot, youtube
Posted on 08 September 2009
Designer Jake Loniak’s “Wearable Motorcycle” concept is something totally unique, I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s a motorcycle that you actually fit into. I can’t see anything like this remotely close to hitting the mainstream, but is definitally a fun concept that would be a thrill to drive.
Tags: Jake Loniak, Motorcycle, Wearable, youtube
Posted on 26 August 2008
Some say longboarding is as close to having a “surf” feel as you can get. But recently SoulArc released a brand new skateboard with a rigid top and below-deck composite spring that provides the action and feel of surfing (and shredding). Mitch Mulder partnered with Salvaore Vilardi to bring the board to market. Check out [...]
Tags: design, shredding, skateboard, spring, surfing
Posted on 26 August 2008
Android which was purchased by Google back in 2005, will be releasing their new T-Mobile G1 phone next month, if all goes as planned. If you’ll notice the screen turns out and up which means there is no flipping involved. The G1 features a full QWERTY keyboard.
Tags: android, cell, g1, Google, phone, T-Mobile
Posted on 07 August 2008
Check out four of the Google offices located around the U.S. It looks to me like Google is a fun place to work. Check out the pictures…
Tags: Arizona, engineering, Google, offices, Photos, Santa Monica