Gadgets, Gizmos, and Games for Geeks

Developed at the University of Tokyo’s Information Somatics Inami Laboratory as part of its JIZAI-Bodies (digital cyborgs) project, JIZAI-arms are a “supernumerary robotic limb system” for humans to wear.…

Virtual reality: you want it to be believable. And to tackle the issue of realistic jumping in VR games, researchers at the University of Chicago have developed the JumpMod haptic backpack.…

Previously seen in 2021 as a giant photobooth-sized system, Google’s Project Starline is a telepresence communication system that renders both parties in 3D and in real time.…

A team of researchers led by mechatronic engineer Dimuthu Kodippili Arachchige at DePaul University’s RoME Lab in Chicago have developed an energy-efficient robot with movement inspired by a seal’s flopping locomotion.…

These Star Wars coffee tables from Backyard Resin are the perfect accent to make your living room out of this world. Each is individually handcrafted from dark walnut with a colored resin to resemble space.…

Because what good are superhero gadgets if we can’t make them in real life, the team at Hacksmith Industries built a 1.5-kilowatt Iron Man laser gauntlet capable of melting through a 1/4″ steel plate.…

Recycling: it’s important if we want to keep Captain Planet happy. And we definitely want to keep him happy because he can fly and shoot fire out of his hands.…

Cut from crystals with 251 total facets, this Grogu figurine from Swarovski is perfect for the Mandalorian fan who feels that vinyl figurines are just too low-brow for their sophisticated taste.…

YouTuber EddBuilds  spent a year and a half building this miniature reproduction of one of the possible layouts of the Infinity Coaster built by Gerstlauer Amusement Rides, this fully-functional coaster.…

Skilled pastry chef and chocolatier Amaury Guichon made this stormtrooper helmet entirely from edible chocolate. You could seriously take a bite out of any part of it – not unlike a rancor would.…

Because boozing on the sly is the best way to booze if the authorities or ridiculously priced bar drinks are involved, the Quick Shot (affiliate link) is a plastic flask that can be squeezed to dispense 1oz of liquor into its upper reservoir for a measured gulp.…

The robotics and AI enthusiasts at the YouTube channel Underfitted recently upgraded their Boston Dynamics Spot quadruped robots with ChatGPT in order to be able to communicate with them using voice commands.…

Because after the robots have dominated the land, it’s only natural they set their sights on the water, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Munich, Germany, have developed a robotic jellyfish capable of efficiently swimming and manipulating objects, using only 100mW of power in the process.…

The Shot Rocket is a small, rocket-shaped pouring device that allows four shots to be filled simultaneously, dispensing liquor through its fins into separate glasses. Available on Amazon (affiliate link), it’s sure to be a hit at college parties.…

To help fill the Jurassic Park you started constructing after purchasing the previously posted 15-Foot tall brachiosaurus statue comes this $10,000 lifelike stegosaurus statue. Created by Design Toscano (the same manufacturer of the brachiosaurus), the stegosaurus measures 16 feet long and 7 feet tall, or roughly half the size of a real full-grown stegosaurus.…

Based on the Cursed Halo Again mod created by Steam user and modder InfernoPlus, Cursed Halo Kart is a combination of Halo and Mario Kart, where players race around the track in Warthogs, trying to kill each other and win the race.…