Stark Future becomes a rare profitable EV maker – and it did so with dirt bikes

"Successful EV manufacturer" ... now that’s not something you’d expect to hear all that often. A company that’s into cars might still have a chance, but you’d rarely hear about a two-wheel EV-maker producing numbers in the green. Enter Stark Future.

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Solo camper pod is light enough to hoist on and off the Ford Maverick

The Tusca HitchHiker chassis-less camper pod has been renamed the Freedom Camper and is now available in a lighter, sleeker version that fits trucks as small as the Ford Maverick and requires just two people to lift on and off the vehicle.

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Smart building facade regulates heat by mimicking a plant and a bug

Nobody likes buildings that are too hot in the summer or too cold in the winter. That's where the FlectoLine facade comes in, as it uses two bio-inspired mechanisms to regulate how much solar thermal energy gets through a building's windows.

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Tiny bipedal robot rock-walks its way into the record books

What's 3.6 cm tall (1.4 in), and could one day be walking through disaster site rubble looking for trapped survivors? It's Zippy, which is reportedly the smallest self-contained bipedal robot ever made – and it uses a clever walking mechanism.

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Hyundai’s robo-charger tops up EVs at one of world’s largest airports

Plugging in a charging cable to top up your electric car's battery is not exactly rocket science, but we're finally approaching the robot age so why not let the bots do it? That's just what Hyundai is aiming to do at an airport in South Korea.

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Superhuman contact lenses let you see even through closed eyes

It certainly sounds like something from a new sci-fi series, but a power-free set of contact lenses impregnated with nanoparticles has proven successful in allowing humans to see what has previously been invisible – even when their eyes are closed.

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Dyson shrank its latest vacuum cleaner down to a broom handle

Dyson says its new PencilVac is the slimmest cordless vacuum cleaner in the world, and by the looks of it, that sounds about right. It's also the company's most powerful model to date. However, it may not be the right choice for every household.

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10-lb electric outboard works like a carbon fiber oar with prop drive

Before getting its blade-like 1000 portable outboard to the US market, Temo announced its presence with another clever mobile e-drive. The Temo 450 Carbon carries like a canoe paddle but tasks an integrated prop drive with delivering up to 200 watts.

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Revamped Toyota RAV4 gets all-hybrid power and edgier performance

Following the fifth-gen RAV4 that first appeared in 2019, Toyota's updated its beloved compact SUV for 2026 with revised styling and electrified powertrains. And for the first time ever, the US is getting a GR Sport model.

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