Watch: First-ever drag race between flying cars

Back in June, Australian startup Alauda Racingunveiledits Airspeeder MK3. The companydefines the aircraft as a full-sized remotely-operated electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle (eVTOL). The Airspeeder though isn’t your average eVTOL — it’s a flying race car. On Thursday, Alauda settwo Mk3s to fight against each other down a 300m drag strip over the deserts of South Australia. And it’s a true battle of speed, with the aircraft reaching over 154km/h during the video....

2 min · 350 words · Angela Garcia

Watch: Is Honda reviving its self-balancing motorbike?

There’s an interesting video circulating onYoutubeandInstagram, claimingthat Honda unveiled a self-balancing motorcycle on November 29 in Japan. In fact, if you watch it above, you’ll see a pretty sleek self-balancing motorbike on an enclosed road, a person who looks like a test rider, andan awe-struck crowd. You’ll also hear the clicks of out-of-frame photographers capturing the action on camera — basically, all the hallmarks of a major unveiling. But wait a minute....

2 min · 414 words · Kurt Perkins

Watch: Nick Bild’s latest AI gadget makes shooting stop-motion videos super easy

Did you knowNeural is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of AI during TNW Conference 2021.Secure your ticket now! Artificial intelligence is far too often a solution looking for a problem. So it’s refreshing when someone manages to find the perfect way to apply a simple AI trick to a huge problem plaguing humanity. And that’s exactly what serial creator Nick Bild’s done (again) with his novel AI-powered stop-motion animation system....

3 min · 513 words · Evan Miller

Watch: Russian researchers can control drone swarms like Jedi

Did you know Neural istaking the stage on Sept 30 and Oct 1? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of AI during TNW Conference 2021.Secure your ticket now! A team of AI researchers in Russia have managed to come up with one of the coolest gesture-control systems for drones that we’ve seen yet. What’s even more impressive is that it works with multiple machines simultaneously....

3 min · 513 words · Jennifer Murphy

Watch: This is how stars are born

How are stars made? Why do they form in clusters? Why does it take so long? Why are some stars larger than others? Finding the answers to these questions is no small challenge. It takes millions of years to make a star. That means we can’t just stake some cameras out in space and wait to compile the time-lapse footage. Basically, we have no way of watching actual stars grow from inception....

3 min · 440 words · Eric Butler
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