Researchers from Boston Dynamics, who presented Bigdog and Alphadog robots, have competitors in Switzerland. In the laboratory of the Federal Polytechnic School, Lausanne has developed a four-legged robot of the SHEETAH-SUB, which was created on the model of a domestic cat. Scientists worked on ensuring that its limbs move in the same way as in representatives of the cat, paying special attention to their stability when moving along an uneven surface.

Why are the New Yorker cartoons like to juggle, and the editors wear sunglasses Last week, readers of Look At Me chose the most interesting crowdfunding project of the week. The winner was a documentary about the cartoons of The New Yorker, which for several years has been prepared by documentaryists Leo Volchok and Davina Pardo.

The first million owners of Samsung Galaxy SIII, Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note II devices will be able to download rapper Jay-Z's new album Magna Carta Holy Grail for free. On the night of June 23-24, a special Magna Carta application will appear on the Google Play website, with the help of which owners of Samsung gadgets will be able to download music on July 4 - three days before the official release of the record.

Japanese researchers have developed a robot that not only plays excellent air hockey, but also evaluates and predicts the opponent’s actions. The robot's camera captures 500 frames per second, so the device monitors the opponent's hand and puck movements, determines whether the player is attacking or defending, and then, based on this data, creates its own strategy. As the game progresses, the robot adapts to the opponent's style.

The OMA architectural bureau leads in the struggle for the project of the bridge Jean-Jacques Bosk, which will be built on the Garonna River in the city of Bordeaux. The architect Clement Blanche, who guides the project together with Rem Colhas, said that the bridge itself is not yet an “event” for the city, but it can become an excellent platform for any events: “We want to express expression of simplicity with the help of innovative technologies, lyrical and simple, clear forms.

Apple plans for turning the iPhone into a playing device are gradually revealed. Logitech is probably preparing to release a gamepad compatible with the iPhone 5 (and in the potential with 5s) - this is evidenced by photographs that have been on the network. In the image published by Kotaku , a device with four buttons, d-paad and an empty space into which the smartphone is built. On the right is a connector with which the gamepad connects to the iPhone.

At the international toy exhibition in Tokyo, Toyota introduced the Camatte57s concept car. The cemetery car with an open top, according to the promises of the creators, brings closer parents and children - before you enjoy walking on a convertible, they should all work together to create an ideal car that meets all their needs. Compared to the Camatte model, which was presented last year, Camatte57S offers an even wider range of settings, which are realized very simply.

For those who prefer concise information in an entertaining form to heavy Talmuds on the history of art, Timeline designer on Facebook Nicholas Felton, together with the ACCURAT news agency, created an infographic in which facts and figures from the biographies of artists are presented in an unusual way.

The BreakingMad resource appeared in Runet, which publishes the most absurd news. LOOK AT Me contacted Zalina Marshenkulova's editor -in -chief to find out how the idea of ​​its creation arose, why this is done and how this project will develop: “I have long wanted to make a collection of hell, that is, to combine the most dramatic and crazy news into one tape. And not invented, but real stories that are much stronger. Reality is always worse and cooler than fiction.

Lone Signal is a project created by a group of scientists and entrepreneurs who were tired of waiting for the aliens to come to contact the first. They took the initiative in their own hands and, using a powerful transmitter, are going to send messages to the Glies 526 star system, which is located at a distance of about 17.6 light years from the ground. It is she who is considered as the most likely closest inhabited system.

5 Raffaello di Andrea shows flying robots that can form groups, be controlled by hand movements, and generally do amazing things.

The upcoming death of Google Reader (the closing of the service will take place on July 1), as well as the launch of the support of the hashtags on Facebook - all this can indicate that the social network will probably launch its own new service for reading news. The company sent the press inviting to a mysterious event on June 20. According to experts, Facebook can represent something like a tool for tracking trends or a more full-scale RSS-reader.

The works of Russian agencies "Sunrise", Leo Burnett and Y & R entered the short lists of the Cannes Lviv nominations. Most of the hits in short lists earned the Sunrise Agency. His project “Make officials” can receive seven “lions” in four nominations, reports Sostav.ru .

High-tech sportswear, design for sociophobes, art festival and other projects of British students On June 15, the British Higher School of Design opened a final exhibition of students and graduates. Look at Me talked with young designers, artists and illustrators about how their training at the BVHD passed, and asked for graduates of past years to give them advice for the future. Victoria Kolesova Victoria Kolesova Fashion Design My graduation collection is called "Sports clothing.

Designers Varvara Gulyaeva and Mar Cane together with researcher Sebastian Mealla implemented the NeuroKnitting project. They make scarves whose patterns represent human brain waves. The process of creating them is simple: the client listens to classical music for 10 minutes, and his brain activity in the form of electrical waves is transmitted to the knitting machine.