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NASA Evolving Into Star Wars? NASA Goes to Star Wars Celebration V and Makes Plans For Hyper Drives? NASA talks with “Star wars” creators, stars and fans about the inspiration of the film and the appeal of space exploration. [nasa.gov] Items Taken Into Space Reflect Accomplishments on Earth Astronaut Jim Reilly helped welcome R2-D2 and [...]

Kinetic sculptures are an art form practiced by few. Whether stationary or mobile, these impressive pieces can be found in a variety of shapes and sizes. Relying heavily upon mathematical calculations and carefully engineered parts to ensure fluid locomotion, kinetic sculptures are an amazing and modern adaptation of art that everyone can appreciate. Squirrel Power [...]

Remember folks, just as you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, curiosity kills the cat, even robot ones.

A Dozen Plus Lego Shark Attacks Captured on Film! 1. Lego Shark Attack! Yes you read the title right, Lego shark attacks are happening again. We have found over a dozen of these attacks caught on video. Be careful out there, and keep your Legos at home when you go swimming. 2. Lego Shark Attack! 3. [...]

Don’t try any of this at home. Their Hyundai is better than yours.

There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in these images. Everything that you see happened in real time exactly as you see it.

Control of precise aggressive maneuvers with an autonomous quadrotor helicopter. This is a small autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). Demonstrations of flips, flight through windows, and quadrotor perching are shown. Work done at the GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania.