Doug and Mindy both retired from a lifelong career working as transit drivers, so what better way to see the world than in the same vehicle they used to make a living? That’s exactly what they did, and successfully transformed a transit bus into a cozy solar-powered home.
Tesla’s Optimus may be years away, but Toyota Research Institute’s Punyo soft robot is here now and ready to help around the house. Thanks to its soft arms made from air-filled bladders, it’s not afraid to make a lot of contact, utilizing its whole body to carry and manipulate more than it could by grasping with only outstretched hands.
Ultra small, yet functional, the Tokina Pieni M is touted as a toy camera, but one that actually works. This might actually be the world’s smallest functional digital camera, complete with a 0.96″ LCD screen.
The $1.9-million Bentley Batur’s Light Sculpture is a technology designed to project a ‘light through cut crystal’ effect on the road below, taking digital vehicle personalization to the next level. It’s touted as the first automotive application to use digital light processing to produce ground based animated illumination when entering a car.
Set to be released in China, Honda’s Lingxi L EV will come equipped with a single electric motor generating up to 215 hp. Dongfeng-Honda stated that this brand will ensure the same high quality and reliability of its parent by integrating a strong localized supply chain system.