Curve-nosed UAV crashes into trees, then wraps its wings around to perch

Taking cues from geckos, EPFL researchers have developed an unmanned aerial vehicle with an upturned nose that crashes into vertical poles, and then wraps its wings around to perch. The PercHug could find use in inspection and surveillance tasks.

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World’s fastest brick-laying construction robot lands on American shores

A robotic truck equipped with a mighty telescopic boom arm has just journeyed from Australia to Florida. Now the construction robot will get busy churning out up to 10 houses in a bid to become the employee of choice for building entire communities.

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Push to accelerate, pull to brake? New steering yoke ditches pedals

Stellantis has filed a patent for a yoke-style steering-throttle-braking type of steering "wheel/control", similar to Tesla's approach to the steering-yoke, but deleting the foot controls altogether. Goodbye brake pedal, goodbye accelerator pedal.

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Joby’s record 523-mile eVTOL flight: A huge leap for hydrogen aviation

In a stunning validation of hydrogen's potential in aircraft, Joby Aviation has made an incredible 523-mile non-stop flight with its S4 eVTOL air taxi. That's more than triple its range on batteries, and an absolute landmark moment for clean aviation.

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Magura bike tech ensures both brakes get in on the stopping action

If you shy away from applying your bike's front brake, you're not alone. That's why Magura created its Integral Braking System (IBS), which automatically modulates stopping power between both brakes via a single hand-pull.

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Daredevil attempts 2-mile-plus slackline from Italy to Sicily

Jaan Roose has attempted to set a world record for the longest slackline walk in history by crossing the Messina Strait from Italy to Sicily. Spanning 2.26 miles, it's hard to imagine how this feat could possibly be accomplished, or ever surpassed.

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New microwave process could let astronauts make bricks out of moon dust

Scientists have developed what could be a much quicker and easier technique for astronauts to make building-construction bricks out of lunar soil. The secret lies in heating that moon dust, then sticking it in an aerospace-grade microwave oven.

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Freeze-dried mammoth reveals most complete ancient genome in 3D

Scientists have assembled the most complete woolly mammoth genome in 3D, thanks to an incredible “freeze-dried” specimen. With its DNA preserved in a glass-like state, chromosomes were found for the first time, and even gene expression patterns.

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Watch: Scratch-built electric monowheel rides out with explosive torque

As we noted back in 2018, monowheels are "kind of ridiculous, largely pointless and far from a practical way to get around." So would our minds be changed if crazy builders Make It Extreme swapped out an 1100cc engine for electric drive?

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