Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Kurt Schlosser on Oct 6, 2016 at 4:34 pm October 6, 2016 at 4:34 pm ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLu3k5UVIlA&feature=youtu.be There are a lot of videos on the internet of people making really impressive trick shots in basketball ...

Would you like to play a robot in ping pong (translated)? We sure would. Inspired by an upcoming face-off between man and machine, [Jakob] wrote in to tell us about [Ulf Hoffmann’s] ping-pong playing ...

If you've ever played ping-pong—excuse us, table tennis—and your opponent was just whaling the ball at you, then Segun Toriola is your new hero. Toriola, of Nigeria, was competing Sunday against ...

Many people go through their entire lives without ever witnessing something magical. Maybe you’re an average guy working an average job in an average town. Nothing stands out. Then, when you least ...

Welcome back to a new season of “The Amazing Race” where the stakes are high, the landscapes are gorgeous, and the teams are as varied a lot as one could desire — Chippendales dancers, goat farmers, a ...

Well — you guys were right. As it turns out, it was actually a pair of animators who fooled the internet. The movements seemed unnatural for the size of the servos and arm structure. ~ James CGI. As ...