Watch an Astronaut Control an Earth-Based Robot from Space
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen remotely operated an-Earth based rover and its robotic arm while 400 km in orbit aboard the International Space Station.
The force-feedback-based teleoperation controls developed by the ESA let Andreas feel whenever the rover’s appendages meet resistance, allowing him to perform remote-controlled tasks in the sub-millimetre range.
Using the Interact Centaur rover, Mogensen successfully located an "operations task board" and then placed a metal plug into it with 0.15 mm of clearance. He also used the force-feedback joystick to differentiate the stiffness of different springs.
New Promo Video for The Flash Season 2
A new promo video for The Flash hints at what can be expected from season 2.
The 30-second clip shows the arrival of Jay Garrick (Teddy Sears), and offers a one-liner from Atom-Smasher (Adam Copeland), as well as a glimpse of what appears to be the Flash equivalent of the Bat-signal.
In the comics, Garrick is the first superhero to don the Flash mantra, while Atom-Smasher is a villain who boasts enhanced strength and the ability to become a whole lot bigger.
Garrick's appearance and a line from Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes) suggests the second season will explore the multiple dimensional possibilities of the DC Universe.
Amazon Prime Now Restaurant Delivery Launches in Seattle
Amazon is officially rolling out a restaurant delivery service in Seattle today, allowing Prime Now customers to receive hot meals within an hour.
According to the announcement, the Prime Now mobile app lets users order food, browse menus, place orders and track delivery drivers in real time. Customers can order delivery from local Seattle restaurants such as Cactus, Wild Ginger, Skillet, Marination Station, Re:public, Café Yumm!, Ten Mercer, Mamnoon and more.
Prime Now restaurant delivery is currently available in select Seattle zip codes and will roll out to other areas over the next few days. You can check if the service delivers to your postcode through the app. Delivery on all orders is free for a limited time and customers pay using the information already stored in their Amazon account.
10 More Tracks for Guitar Hero Live Unveiled
Activision has revealed another 10 songs for the Guitar Hero Live setlist. The total number of tracks has now exceeded 100.
Check out the new tracks below, listed band name first.
- Pearl Jam: Sirens
- Surfer Blood: Demon Dance
- Gerard Way: No Shows
- Orianthi: According to You
- Haim: The Wire
- Tonight Alive: The Ocean
- Lamb of God: Ghost Walking
- 36 Crazyfists: Also Am I
- Wavves: Demon to Lean On
- Passenger: Let Her Go
In a behind-the-scenes video from Gamescom Activision revealed that Guitar Hero Live will also include singing.
More Photos of Diggle’s Suit in Arrow: Season 4
Additional photos of John Diggle's (David Ramsey) newly-revealed superhero-esque suit offer a better look at what he'll be wearing from top to toes on Arrow this season.
The original stylised shot of Diggle's new duds only showed off the top half of his costume, including his Magneto-like helmet.
DC Comics posted the new shots, which you can see below.
David Ramsey as John Diggle in Arrow: Season 4.
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood Dev’s Next Game is Knoxville
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood developer Press Play has revealed Knoxville as its next game in development.
According to Xbox Wire, fans chose the third-person, multiplayer action-survival game in a vote between three different concepts, Project: Knoxville, Project: Karoo and Project: Dwarka.
Last week, in an update on Press Play's blog, Creative Director Mikkel Thorsted showed off very early prototype footage in a playthrough video. Gameplay consisted of Thorsted tyring to escape an arena populated with eight players.
New Christopher Nolan Movie Coming Out July 2017
Warner Bros. is scheduled to release an untitled Christopher Nolan movie on July 21, 2017, reports Variety.
Warner Bros. apparently holds all rights to the unspecified film but has revealed no further details beyond the planned date of release.
Nolan’s connection to Warner Bros. extends back to his 2002 psychological thriller Insomnia. The studio also distributed Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, and handled distribution outside North America for The Prestige and sci fi epic Interstellar.
It will be Nolan’s first feature film since 2014’s Interstellar, which hauled in over $670 million worldwide at the box office, although he more recently helmed a documentary on stop-motion animators Stephen and Timothy Quay.
Former Xbox Chief Says Xbox One Launch Mishaps Were Preventable
Former Microsoft President and Chief Xbox Officer Robbie Bach recently discussed the successes, failures, and strategies of the Xbox division, including the “predictable and preventable” Xbox One launch.
Speaking with GeekWire, Bach was asked about Microsoft’s policies and public relations missteps with the Xbox One under the supervision of former Xbox boss Don Mattrick.
“I think some of that was predictable and preventable,” Bach said, adding that the Xbox One has managed to put most of its troubles behind itself as it gains “share and volume.”
NASA Develops Hedgehog Robot for Asteroid Exploration
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has come up with a concept for a hedgehog-inspired robot to traverse the unusual terrain of asteroids and other small bodies in our solar system.
The Hedgehog, as it's officially named, is designed for "hopping, tumbling and flipping over," instead of more traditional modes of locomotion such as rolling along on wheels.
"It is shaped like a cube and can operate no matter which side it lands on," said Issa Nesnas, who's leading the team of researchers at the JPL.
According to NASA, the Hedgehog will be a basic cube with spikes sticking out of it that moves by "spinning and braking internal flywheels." The spikes could also be used to measure surface temperatures, or could house any number of other scientific instruments. However, it is a well known fact that spikes cause loss, rather than the acquisition, of golden rings, so they presumably couldn't be used for that purpose.
Game of Thrones: Meryn Trant Actor on THAT Scene with Arya
Warning: Game of Thrones: Season 5 spoilers follow...
In celebration of Game of Thrones: The Complete Fifth Season recently arriving on Digital HD, IGN's own Joshua Yehl got to speak with actor Ian Beattie -- aka Ser Meryn Trant -- about his character's gruesome death this past season, as well as his thoughts on what really happened to Syrio the Swordmaster in Season 1...
IGN TV: So this is Season 5 coming out, and Season 5 was your final season on the show. What was it like to end on the show in such a gruesome way?
Ian Beattie: Well, funny,
have said this once before -- and not without a touch of style -- that when it's your turn