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October 17, 2022

Meet ART: The Amphibious Robotic Turtle With Limbs That Morph Into Flippers

A team at Yale University took inspiration from turtles and tortoises to develop an innovative amphibious robot that can walk on land and swim — and could potentially help researchers monitor ocean ecosystems.  Called ART, or Amphibious Robotic Turtle, it’s a shape-shifting robot with legs that can morph into flippers once introduced to water, a […]

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ART the robotic turtle stands upright on some green grass

The Tegel Projekt: Berlin to Transform Abandoned Airport Into Eco-Friendly Metropolis

Berlin, Germany, is transforming a disused airport into an über-modern, green metropolis. After the Tegel international airport saw its final plane take off in 2020, the 1,235-acre site sat unoccupied, and air traffic transferred over to the newer and nearby Berlin Brandenburg Airport. But the space wouldn’t be abandoned for long.  By 2021, plans for

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a rendering of the Tegel Projekt features people sitting on grass with the airport building in the background
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