Top 10 weirdest tech innovations of 2023
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Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson showcases the cool, the weird and the sometimes bizarre technology that blew us away in 2023, from hamster robot balls to airbag jeans to flying jet skis.
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The latest sensation in robotics is the Hybrid Mobility Robot (HMR) from Revolute Robotics. It’s a flying, crawling, autonomous robot that resembles a hamster ball. Picture a spherical cage that can move on its own omnidirectional path, effortlessly rolling across the ground. But that’s not all. When it encounters an obstacle or a steep incline, it takes flight, literally soaring over the impediment. How does it achieve this? Two gyroscopic gimbal rings inside the cage allow the robot to maintain balance and navigate in any direction.
Watch it fly
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