Theo Jansen – The Kinetic Sculptor

Each time I see Theo Jansen‘s Kinetic sculptures, I feel like a little boy all over again, experiencing something new and wonderful for the first time. Essentially, his art could be defined as the perfect fusion between nature and technology, but putting words on such masterpieces can’t really make you understand how powerful his creations […]



Interactive Holographic-like Google Earth Interface

By combining a 2D mid-air projection system and a couple of motion sensors, a team of researchers from Lm3labs were able to create this amazing gesture-based Google Earth interface. Check it out in the following video.

Stanford’s STARMAC: The surveillance drones of tomorrow?

Stanford’s STARMAC, short for Stanford Testbed of Autonomous Rotorcraft for Multi-Agent Control, is probably one of the coolest remote-control helicopters we’ve ever seen. This is not a toy, remote-driven helicopter. The primary goal of the STARMAC project is to test and develop algorithms that will be implemented in future autonomous flying devices, such as the […]



The Asahi Beer Robot (Video)

According to a Channel Flip journalist, the Asahi beer robot may possibly be the greatest invention ever known to man. The robot, known as Mr. Asahi, uses a combination of robotics and animatronics, making him not only fast and agile, but also fun to look at. It took 8 engineers over 200 man hours to […]

The Adventures of Andre and Wally B

By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] “The Adventures Of Andre and Wally B” was technically the first Pixar animated film, and I say ‘technically’ because this 1,48 minute clip was made in 1984, a time when Pixar didn’t officially exist.   So to be accurate, it was made by the talented future Pixar crew who were […]

WiFi Hits the Road with New Car-Based Networks

By JR Raphael Contributing Writer, [GAS] The road trip is about to be revolutionized. Chrysler has just introduced an in-car WiFi system that’ll let you surf the net while on the go. Uconnect Web — unveiled at a company event in Detroit today — will be available for all Chrysler, Jeep, and Dodge models by […]

Wiimote Hacker Johnny Lee Demos Foldable Interactive Displays

We’ve presented some of Johnny Lee’s Wiimote hacking projects in the past, but what you’re about to see is what impressed me the most so far. Using a Wiimote, a projector, and an infrared emitter, Johnny is able to transform almost any surface, from a standard sheet of paper to an umbrella, into an interactive […]

World’s Largest LED Screen Looks Amazing

Located in the lobby of the brand new Comcast Center in Philadelphia, this Barco video wall is composed of 10 million pixels, runs via six dx-700 led digitizers, seven encore video processors and three matrixpro routers. The screen measures 83.3ft x 25.4ft and has cost a whopping $22 million to design, construct and install. Hmmm, […]