WTF Is ThatSOMA FLUX Touchless Magnetic-Bow Synthesizer
SOMA FLUX turns hand position and movement into sound without asking you to touch a keyboard.
A little useful. A little ridiculous. Always worth a look.
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WTF Is ThatSOMA FLUX turns hand position and movement into sound without asking you to touch a keyboard.
Future Is HereAn 18V exoskeleton that supports your arms is an attempt to make overhead work less punishing.
Future Is HereFoodini prints edible shapes from fresh ingredients, giving the kitchen its own small additive-manufacturing department.
Didn't Know That ExistedA camera that sees compressed-air and gas leaks turns wasted noise into a picture.
That's Actually BrilliantWAZER brings abrasive waterjet cutting into a machine small enough to imagine in a workshop.
Professional SecretA hide-fleshing machine is a reminder that finished leather begins with some very specialised machinery.
Professional SecretA tree spade picks up an entire root ball, because sometimes replanting means moving the ground as well.
Future Is HereAn underwater drone tethered to a surface float makes exploring below the water feel oddly like flying a kite.
Didn't Know That ExistedAn acoustic liquid handler moves tiny samples without touching them, which is laboratory work at an almost absurd scale.
That's Actually BrilliantA pouch that inflates when it hits the water is a rescue device designed to buy someone time.
Visual ShowstopperA bar tool that makes aromatic bubbles and clouds turns cocktail presentation into a small special-effects department.
Didn't Know That ExistedA small radio telescope makes the invisible sky into a local engineering project.
Future Is HereRotimatic measures, kneads, flattens and cooks rotis while you stand nearby wondering how far automation should go.
Professional SecretAn electric hoist for mortuary work is a quiet piece of equipment built around careful movement rather than spectacle.
That's Actually BrilliantA motorcycle jacket that can detect a crash and inflate itself is wearable safety equipment with a very short reaction time.
Why Does This ExistA cordless microwave for a jobsite is what happens when lunch refuses to wait for a mains socket.
Professional SecretFreeze a section of pipe, isolate the work and avoid turning the whole building into a plumbing emergency.
Future Is HereA spoon that actively steadies the meal is assistive technology disguised as everyday cutlery.
A wood-burning stove that also generates electricity makes a campfire do a little more than keep you warm.
That's Actually BrilliantA vacuum lifter that grips tiles and sheet material gives heavy objects a handle where there was not one.
Future Is HereLooking Glass Go turns a flat display into a small window for glasses-free 3D images.
WTF Is ThatA waterproof macro probe lens lets the camera get close to subjects from an angle that looks almost insect-like.
Future Is HereA computer-controlled scent emitter gives digital media a smell, which feels both obvious and surprisingly absent.
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