Here’s what we looked at this week:
The Twisted GOAT, a tie-down alternative designed to be faster than using rope or ratchet straps, is essentially a massive twist tie.
Only 1 in 15,000 visually impaired people own a guide dog; they cost around $50,000. The University of Glasgow is thus working on a more affordable robot seeing-eye guide dog for the blind.
In Holland, police test e-bike legality by putting the bike on this contraption, then getting on the bike and pedaling their ass off.
Going up later this year in Switzerland, Tor Alva, the world’s tallest 3D-printed building, is designed to be disassembled and moved.
“Cold Production,” a project by Architecture and Digital Fabrication students at ETH Zurich, creates concrete components using formworks made of ice.
Zippo, once the essential bit of EDC, attempts a cigarette-free return to that market with this silly bit insert.
An aircraft restoration expert hooked up an actual Sperry ball turret (think B-17 bomber) and let people try it out. Looks absolutely nuts!
Industrial design concept study: This DISPATCH urban delivery system is by mobility design consultancy Springtime.
