A Drone’s View as It Flies Through a Racecourse

Drone racing is set to become the sport of the future, and the World Drone Prix (WDP)—which offers a generous $1 million in prizes—is already staking its claim as the sport’s Superbowl. A dizzying video of the event’s most recent race has popped up, displaying the masterful piloting skills of UK teenager Luke Bannister—who won the $250,000 top prize along with his 43-person team. Head …

Watch Six Microbots Pull an Entire Car

Replicating the way ants work together to move objects hundreds of times their weight, scientists at the Biomimetics and Dexterous Manipulation Laboratory (BDML) Stanford University have created a small team of micro tug robots. Recently, a team of just six of these impressive microbots—weighing in at a combined 100 grams—was able to pull an entire car with a human sitting inside, or about 1800 kilograms. …

The Bizarre Branding of America’s Early Secret Societies

During their golden age, America’s secret societies produced some of history’s most remarkable branding materials—from symbols to signage, lithographs, costumes and more. In their new book “As Above, So Below: Art of the American Fraternal Society, 1850-1930” art collectors Bruce Lee Webb and Lynne Adele uncover these elaborate creations and dig in to the impact they had on early American society. Take a look inside …