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Hopping, flying robot gets an all-terrain upgrade

November 04, 2026 | Maryna Holovnova
An upgraded hopping robot – Hopcopter – can handle everything from sandy dunes to icy roads. It stays stable, conserves energy, and can recover its balance after landing, potentially changing how we explore remote places or even other planets.

Your teeth could soon be protected by a futuristic force field

November 04, 2026 | Mike McRae
A new experimental brush gives tootbrush bristles a zap, using piezoelectric filaments to produce an electrical charge that drives a sterilizing chemical reaction to expose and damage the bacteria responsible for plaque and cavities.

RV giant's dual-room roof tent makes car-top camping more like RVing

November 04, 2026 | C.C. Weiss
Dometic has been moving beyond traditional RV components, into lighter, more flexible types of vehicle camping. Its new Out-Post rooftop tent looks like a standard family shelter outside but lives more like an RV inside.

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Most A-frame tiny houses lean into the rustic cabin aesthetic, but this model combines classic A-frame styling with a surprisingly modern interior, complete with an open living area and a luxurious bathroom.
Invoking the spirit of its legendary downhill racing history, Honda’s RN0 electric mountain bike pairs distinctive moto-inspired build with an unrefined, noisy trail character that’s right between two worlds.
The (RED) 800 is a Ducati-powered custom that looks less like a conventional superbike and more like a futuristic sculpture carved from metal. Its flowing, hand-shaped aluminum bodywork transitions from racing-red into exposed, brushed metal finish.
Meet Aria, Mila, Dave and Amar – the first four models coming out of Las Vegas humanoid company Realbotix. To make them more affordable than what consumers are likely to pay for at least a few years, the makers have decided to focus on the top half.
One of the most abundant amino acids in our bodies appears to be getting the recognition it deserves, with scientists discovering how it's closely tied to healthy aging– but not in the way we thought. It could change how we experience "inflammaging."
China is making sure giant robots don’t only belong to anime and sci-fi anymore. A Beijing company has presented a hydraulic-electric humanoid that towers as tall as a monster truck, built for heavy work yet precise to a fraction of a hair's width.

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Roboticists today are wrestling with the question of whether AI needs a body? If so, what kind? And then there’s the “how” of it all; if embodied intelligence is the way forward to true artificial general intelligence, could soft robots be the next step?
Though it has a length of just 24 ft, the Spruce tiny house maximizes its limited available space well. Its compact layout includes a sleeping loft with standing room, and even a small balcony area.
This two-bedroom, skyscraper-style tiny house puts a vertical spin on downsizing. Named DQ Tower, the unusual prefab residence consists of three floors and is designed to fit into people's backyards and other small spaces.
Ford has been busily debuting new Nugget camper vans over the past few years, and it's now preparing to reveal the one it calls "completely winter-proof." The fully hard-sided four-sleeper Nugget High Roof will offer something VW doesn't.
Transport produces 28% of the greenhouse gas released in the US, and nearly a quarter of that comes from heavy vehicles – more than from passenger cars. Revoy attacks the problem with a smart dolly that creates a hybrid semi truck with two heads.
The most egg-shaped of all the egg campers, the Barefoot Caravan has been wowing RVers with its shapely fiberglass for over a decade. Prices have risen quickly during that time, but now Barefoot offers the Bothy as a lighter, cheaper entry model.
Almost a century and a half after construction began on La Sagrada Familia, the exterior structure of the tallest church in the world was finally completed last Friday in Barcelona, Spain. Its tallest tower has reached its maximum height of 566 ft.
It was cold – but nowhere near what I expected; I’ve been colder in an outdoor swimming pool in Australia. It's part of a global feedback loop, the scale of which I only began to comprehend when I saw this remarkable continent for myself.