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How the wheel was invented - and why it was so unlikely
6-12-2025 |
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It's hard to imagine a time before the invention of the wheel, yet many civilizations failed to come up with it.
Elon Musk unveils self-driving robotic taxi with no steering wheel
VIDEO 10-11-2024 | 7
The new vehicle is part of Tesla's efforts to shift its focus toward robots and AI-based products.
NASA reveals wheel damage sustained by Curiosity rover on Mars
10-4-2024 | 2
After covering 20 miles across the Martian surface, it is perhaps no surprise that the rover has taken a few dints.
Police in Slovakia catch dog in driver's seat of moving vehicle
10-2-2023 | 2
Officers couldn't believe their eyes when they spotted the canine sitting behind the wheel.
Man arrested while trying to 'run' across the ocean in a hamster wheel
9-7-2023 | 23
The man had been attempting to run across the entire Atlantic Ocean using a crude hamster wheel contraption.
Bizarre footage shows snake escaping by doing cartwheels
VIDEO 4-6-2023 | 7
For the first time, scientists have captured footage of a type of snake that can do cartwheels as an escape mechanism.
YouTuber creates a bicycle with two half wheels
VIDEO 7-9-2022 | 11
The novel contraption replaces the standard rear wheel of the bike with two halves which alternate as you ride along.
SpaceX preparing to test its Super Heavy booster stage
6-30-2022 | 0
The enormous rocket booster has been wheeled out onto the launchpad ahead of a test flight later this summer.
Driver crashes after letting 'God take the wheel'
7-15-2021 | 41
A woman in Ohio ended up crashing her car at 190km/h after relying on divine intervention to steer the vehicle.
French designer envisages real-life Snowpiercer
7-12-2021 | 3
Esteemed designer Thierry Gaugain has designed an opulent 'palace on wheels' for those who can afford it.
'Floating bin' illusion baffles the Internet
4-9-2020 | 25
A very strange optical illusion showing what looks like a floating wheelie bin has recently gone viral online.
NASA opens up about 'UFO' in STEREO images
3-24-2020 | 15
Eyebrows were raised recently when a strange wheel-like object showed up in solar observatory imagery.
'Haunted wheelchair' spooks staff at hospital
VIDEO 9-24-2019 | 48
A recently published viral video shows a wheelchair seemingly moving all on its own at a hospital in India.
Stephen Hawking's wheelchair to go up for sale
10-22-2018 | 8
Several of the late physicist's scientific papers and possessions are to be sold at auction next week.
Driver suspended for letting monkey 'drive' bus
VIDEO 10-8-2018 | 11
An Indian bus driver was subject to disciplinary action after a video emerged showing a monkey at the wheel.
Injured turtle has a wheelchair made of Lego
VIDEO 10-1-2018 | 5
The popular toy bricks were the ideal choice for building a custom wheelchair for a rather unusual patient.
True self-driving cars to arrive in 2019
VIDEO 1-12-2018 | 59
General Motors is aiming to produce a completely autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals.
Eerie new robot 'Handle' officially revealed
VIDEO 3-1-2017 | 14
Robotics firm Boston Dynamics has released new footage of its unnerving new two-wheeled robot 'Handle'.
Boston Dynamics reveals new wheeled robot
VIDEO 2-3-2017 | 19
Known as Handle, the new robot has been described as 'nightmare-inducing' by founder Marc Raibert.
Self-driving car manages to save a man's life
8-8-2016 | 6
A driver in the US who took ill at the wheel was saved after his car drove him to a nearby hospital.
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