Textbook Dropping Drones

Drones dropping books, interactive TV, Banksy's $60 art and more in our weekly look at the web

Australian startup Flirtley has developed new flying robots, all for the sake of mail-order delivery in Sydney. These drones will be dropping books, in conjunction with textbook rental service Zookal. The world’s first unmanned aerial delivery technology, Flirtley’s flyers will cut down the price of same-day delivery service to a fraction of what it currently costs. The robots are hexacopters; with six battery-powered rotors and …

Hellicar & Lewis: Feel TV

Drones dropping books, interactive TV, Banksy's $60 art and more in our weekly look at the web

Hellicar & Lewis work within the digital and physical worlds to create a sense of play. Their latest project—an interactive broadcast called “Feel TV”—shows how by creating a feedback loop between people, space and technology, a traditional television program can be re-contextualized in real time to create an endless amount of unique experiences. Designed for Nike as part of their Feel London series, the live …

Kinetic Wind Sculpture

Drones dropping books, interactive TV, Banksy's $60 art and more in our weekly look at the web

If there’s one artist capable of putting human feeling into design, it’s Anthony Howe. His kinetic wind sculpture series, which he crafts in his workshop in NYC, is alive with an almost unearthly beauty. Howe makes the metal part of the natural landscapes—where his iron statues sit—using reflective surfaces and calming, hypnotic motion. His iron work is so mindful of the wind that it almost …