Hollywood's Blacksmith
Have you ever wondered who made the swords in your favourite hollywood blockbuster? Or maybe the murder weapons in the latest episode of CSI? Chances are they were made by Tony Swatton.
Swatton is a 49-year-old blacksmith from Los Angeles, but he's been making props for film and TV since his teens. Wired put together a great profile story on him. Check it out below.
High speed 3D printed robots
There's been a lot of talk about robots recently and with good reason. Robots are set to change the way we live our lives making them more autonomous and helping us perform dangerous tasks.
Researchers at UC Berkeley have created a 3D printed robot that can slide under doors, overcome obstacles, and run at up at 5.2m/s. That's one talented robot and it could possibly have many applications from search and rescue to fun children's toy. But either way this is the future.
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