Chinese company Fourier Intelligence says it plans to manufacture 100 of its GR-1 general-purpose humanoid robots by the end of 2023, making the remarkable promise that they’ll be able to carry nearly their own weight. They also have a unique focus.

Scientists often talk about fungi in ‘iceberg’ terms, in that what you see above the surface is a small fraction of what lies beneath. Dig into the dirt below a mushroom cup and you’re likely to find a vast network of mycelium, the nutrients and communications system that plays such an important…

On frequently travelled waterways, it’s essential for vessel operators and local authorities to have maps of both bottom and shoreline features. A newly adapted autonomous watercraft could soon make the creation of such maps easier than ever before.

Robotic surgical systems such as the da Vinci X are very impressive, with their two arms that are controlled by the surgeon’s two hands. An experimental new system takes things even further, though, by adding two more arms controlled by the user’s feet.

One of Australia’s true off-road caravan innovators dives into the off-road camper van segment in a big way. Kimberley Kampers puts its own spin on the ever-popular two-sleeper Mercedes-Benz Sprinter all-terrain camper van, and this one is designed to let campers positively luxuriate in the…

We’ve seen several attempts to create head-up display smartglasses for motorcyclists in the past, and we’ve been wildly unenthusiastic so far … but that just changed.

There are already a few legit camping couches on the market, even after eliminating inflatables, multi-seat quad-fold benches and loungers, and indoor couches hauled to camp in a pickup truck. But the few we’ve seen, including the Snow Peak Campfield Futon, are aimed entirely at RVing and car…

3D-printed architecture tech can be used to produce everything from tiny houses to large buildings, but one thing most of them have in common is they tend to be relatively simple and uninspired in appearance. Studio RAP reminds us that this doesn’t always have to be the case, however, with its New…