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- 1Singapore engineers unveil transforming droplet robot ALBATROSSβπ€ NEW: Engineers in # Singapore built # ALBATROSS , a roughly 1 kg # robot that falls from a # drone at about 150 m, spi
Engineers in Singapore have built ALBATROSS, a robot weighing about one kilogram that is dropped from a drone at roughly 150 metres. It spins its limbs to slow its fall from around 110 to 24 km/h, then transforms into a small sailboat steered by a fish-like rudder. The machine runs on just three actuators and three sensors, impressing observers with how much capability is packed into such a simple design.
- 2Great blue heron photographed gliding low over Texas lakeβShadow Rider A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) glides low over a Texas lake, as if riding its own shadow skimming acro
A striking wildlife photograph shows a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) skimming just above the surface of a Texas lake, its wings positioned so it appears to ride its own shadow across the water. The image is being shared and appreciated among nature photography fans, who are also browsing broader galleries of heron and egret images.
- 3Russian glide bomb damages historic church in SumyβΌβ οΈβοΈAnother Russian War Crime Involving Attacks On Christianity: Russian glide bomb damages historic Sumy church and sca
A Russian glide bomb struck a 19th-century church in Sumy, Ukraine, damaging the building and scarring a monument to Christ there. Ukrainian outlets reported the strike as another example of attacks on Christian sites, and the incident is being widely shared as part of ongoing coverage of Russian strikes on civilian and religious targets.
- 4Albatross Robot Falls, Self-Rights, and Sails Like a LeafβΌMeet Albatross: It Falls, Spins, Self-Rights, and Sails Away Like a Leaf
Engineers have unveiled a small robot called Albatross that mimics the way a leaf or gliding seed travels on the wind. It can drop from height, spin and self-right when it lands, then set off across the ground, suggesting a lightweight design for cheap, deployable robots that scatter over wide areas for sensing or delivery tasks.
- 5Russian guided bomb hits school in Sumy with children insideβBREAKING: Russian forces dropped a multi-ton guided bomb on a school in Sumy while children were in class. Dead and woun
Russian forces struck a school in Sumy, Ukraine, with a multi-ton guided glide bomb while classes were underway, according to initial reports. Casualties, including dead and wounded, have been reported. Footage filmed by a student shows the moment of the blast as she ran to a shelter.
- 6Decision AI Models Compared: Jev vs GLiDE vs GLiNER2.5-DecideβDecision AI Models Explained: TypeSafe Jev vs Fastino GLiDE, GLiNER2.5-Decide and Open-Source Competitors
A new comparison of decision-oriented AI models examines TypeSafe Jev, Fastino GLiDE and GLiNER2.5-Decide alongside other open-source alternatives. The piece explains how these models differ in performance and suitability for classification and decision-making tasks, offering developers guidance on which open-source options are worth adopting as specialized decision models gain attention.
- 7Scientists Report Gliding Abilities in Unexpected Animal SpeciesβSoon we'll also see hovering cowardly lions, airborne tin men, and paddling little dogs too https://www. eurekalert.org/
A new research write-up circulating online describes animals gaining airborne or gliding capabilities, prompting jokes that flying monkeys from The Wizard of Oz may soon be joined by hovering cowardly lions, airborne tin men, and paddling Toto. Commenters are sharing the story with amusement, riffing on the film references while passing along the underlying science news about surprising animal locomotion.
- 8Texas Tech students build Glide fitness appβΌThe grind behind Glide: Tech students build fitness app
Texas Tech students have developed Glide, a fitness app, documenting the long development process behind it. The story highlights the technical work and persistence required to take a student project from concept to a working product, offering a look at student entrepreneurship in the fitness technology space.
- 9Robot that falls like a maple seed can sail on waterβResearchers build a robot that falls like a maple seed and sails across water
Researchers have built a small robot that mimics the spinning fall of a maple seed and can glide across the surface of water. The design pairs lightweight rotational descent with sailing capability, drawing attention for its elegant bioinspired engineering and potential uses in environmental monitoring or distributed sensing from the air and water.
- 10SUTD robot glides like a maple seed and sails on waterβΌSUTD researchers develop robot that falls like a maple seed and sails like a boat
Researchers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design have developed a small robot that descends by spinning like a falling maple seed and can then move across water like a boat. The dual-mode design suggests potential uses for distributing sensors or payloads from the air and continuing operations on water. The work was announced via science news services EurekAlert and Asia Research News.
- 11Russian glide bombs damage 19th-century church in SumyβRussian glide bombs scarred a statue of Christ and damaged a 19th-century church in Sumy
Russian glide bombs struck Sumy in northern Ukraine, scarring a statue of Christ and damaging a 19th-century church. The strike on a religious landmark in a city far from the front lines has drawn attention to the ongoing aerial bombardment of Ukrainian urban areas and the destruction of cultural and religious heritage sites.
- 12Russian glide-bomb strike on Sumy injures sixβRussian glide-bomb strike on Sumy leaves six injured Russian forces have struck Sumy with guided glide bombs. Six people
Russian forces struck the city of Sumy in northern Ukraine with guided glide bombs, leaving six people reportedly injured, according to Ukrinform. The attack is part of Russia's continuing use of heavy glide bombs against Ukrainian urban areas, which has caused growing civilian casualties and drawn renewed calls for stronger air defences.