4+ hour, 58+ min ago   (179+ words) In rural America, the appeal of an old truck is immense—and reflected in used truck prices. Older trucks are in-demand because they can be user-repaired, and I've got plenty of neighbors that demonstrate this. So I was interested to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (73+ words) Core77 Low-Tech Toy Design: This Tuminy Truck Lets Kids Unload Goods At first glance, this little wooden toy truck looks like it has its own garage: But in fact, it's a working vehicle with a job to do: The toy set…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (61+ words) Core77 Second White's Sleek Folding Electric Scooter …is actually a piece of portable mobility. "It is a lightweight 3-stage folding electric kickboard that can be easily carried with one hand," writes South Korean design firm Second White. It appears to be…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (161+ words) In the 20th century, the U.S. was the dominant industrial power. We enjoyed conveniences and luxuries not readily available in other parts of the world, from air conditioning to appliances to cutting-edge vehicles. The Robobus was/is a domestic success, and the…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (191+ words) It's hard to believe anyone thinks this is a good idea. Chinese robotics firm UBTECH has unveiled their UWORLD U1 brand of humanoid companion robots, which look like K-Pop idols or anime characters. The 100 donated units dwarf the commercial numbers; following…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (124+ words) Child seats for bikes are nothing new. But this Go Plus, an e-bike from Danish manufacturer MATE, was designed from the ground-up specifically for a parent to haul a child. The lowered frame and extended wheelbase drop the bike's center…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (92+ words) For their first EV, the Luce, Ferrari decided to tap an outside design firm. Guess who they got: Unusually for Ferrari, the car is a four-door five-seater with butterfly doors. And while the displays are digital, the interior is festooned…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (191+ words) A group of freshmen at the Olin College of Engineering built this autonomous self-balancing bicycle: Students Justin, Pia and Arylan designed a spinning "reaction wheel" that sits just fore of the seatpost; a sensor housing sits behind. A drive unit…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (141+ words) Core77 "The act of reaching for a door handle, often our first tactile encounter with a building, becomes a sensory moment in its own right," writes manufacturer FSB. They should know; the German firm has been producing door hardware for over…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (282+ words) Image: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0 When Tesla launched their $100,000 Roadster in 2008, they laid out their plan: This expensive, high-perfomance EV sports car would eventually fund more affordable models. Eighteen years later, that's more or less come to pass. On…...