spiders Scientists convert dead spiders into cybernetic grabbers Thom Dunn

video Card deck in hydraulic press explodes in super slow-mo Andrea James

accidents Attempt to crush book with hydraulic press goes awry Rob Beschizza

hydraulics Watch a hydraulic press crush Barbie Rob Beschizza

canceled liftoffs Musk calls pilot the R-word over astronaut delay — then delays SpaceX flight to ISS Carla Sinclair

robots See the even more terrifying all-electric Boston Dynamics android (video) Jason Weisberger

los angeles LA legalizes lowrider cruising again Natalie Dressed

robotics Researchers create a robot so small it can crawl along the edge of a penny Gareth Branwyn

medical miracles Man whose penis "just dropped off onto the floor" grew a new one his arm  Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets The KingCamp Pop-Up Roof Tent will turn your SUV into a glorious camping base camp Boing Boing's Shop

Business When the company that made your prosthetic feet won't repair them Cory Doctorow

canada Tour of the Universe was the best ride this 1980s kid ever took Séamus Bellamy

getting things done Leonardo Da Vinci to-do list reveals his insatiable curiosity about the world Mark Frauenfelder

for sale Your traveling roadshow dreams could come true with this old timey theater (that folds up into a trailer) Rusty Blazenhoff

robots The baby daddy of Boston Dynamics' BigDog robot David Pescovitz

rape culture Op-ed recommendation: "Until we treat rapists as ordinary criminals we won't stop them" Caroline Siede

Business Bloated U.S. management costs over $3 trillion annually Andrea James

tiny houses Why I am moving from a tiny house into a tinier house Dee Williams

off-road Extreme off-road wheelchair David Pescovitz

robots Boston Dynamics shows new quadruped robots, including one with a head Mark Frauenfelder