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There's a new X-plane in town. Bell Textron's tilt-rotor aircraft being built for DARPA's Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program, which aims to combine the features of a helicopter and a jet, has officially been designated the X-76.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: DARPA,

Airstream launched the original Mercedes Sprinter 170-based Atlas Class B+ small motorhome back in 2017. It's now split the model into a small lineup, launching an alternative floor plan called the 25RT. The new model sizes down from the expandable Atlas mold, offering a streamlined floor plan without any slide-outs. And in order to make it as comfortable as possible for a pair of adventurous road travelers, Airstream reorganizes the floor plan to create an eat-in kitchen and full two-room dry bath.Continue ReadingCategory:

If someone asked you to move like a robot and you responded with the fluid art of ballet, your audience would be baffled, yet technically, you would be right. Robots are famous for their characteristic rigid movement, which is useful in some applications but can hinder adaptability. Now, researchers have developed a robotic wing that moves like no other.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics,

It seems like we’re going back in time when 400cc Japanese supersports were all the rage in the 80s. With QJMotor launching the SRK 421 RR, it looks like the Chinese have picked up the handbook.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: qjmotor, Supersports,

While Honor grabbed MWC 2026 headlines with a phone camera on a robot gimbal that spins and tracks your face like a mechanical puppy, Ulefone quietly arrived in Barcelona with a more practical, if less theatrical, idea: a rugged smartphone packing an actioncam module you can physically pop off and wear on your helmet or shirt, or mount to your bike handlebars.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Technology,

Not in the mood to carry a backpack or a sling bag? Then this new waterproof jacket should do the trick. It's got a plethora of pockets that can stash everything from a 16-inch laptop to a water bottle, and a few other tricks up its sleeves. Literally.Continue ReadingCategory: Gear, OutdoorsTags: Clothing,

While other robot vacuums are busy bumping into things around your home and making a racket, Shark's latest model is taking a different approach to cleaning up messes.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home, LifestyleTags:

A piece of techno-cinematic history has emerged as the US Library of Congress releases the restored video of the oldest film to feature a "robot." Dating from 1897, the silent film Gugusse et l'Automate by George Méliès was thought lost until recently.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Library,

To wood or not to wood, that's been the question! Ever since oil-based plastics burst onto the manufacturing scene, cost, sustainability, and performance have defined the ongoing woods vs. plastics war. In many applications, plastics tend to dominate in cost efficiency and durability, while wood retains a clear edge in sustainability.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials,

The United States has taken a step toward a 21st-century renaissance in civilian nuclear power as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has given the go-ahead for TerraPower's Natrium Gen IV reactor to begin construction – the first such approval for a US reactor in a decade.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Nuclear,