This Week in the Future, March 1-5, 2010

Friday, March 5, 2010 - 17:28 in Mathematics & Economics

Post a comment to win this image on a T-shirt This week, PopSci took a look at re-shaping the hot dog -- a notorious choker of children, apparently -- as well as an affordable new sort of toilet. Japan unveiled a new robot, AGAIN. This one is modeled on the hummingbird, and can hover in place on its four tiny wings. And we went to the gym, future-style. Japan's New Hovering Hummingbird Bot Has Four Wings, Weighs Under 3 Grams PeePoo Bags Sterilize and Compost Human Waste Where Toilets Are a Luxury The Future of...the Hot Dog? The Map-Equipped Treadmill That Can Recreate Any Hike On Earth Leave a comment to win the shirt. We'll announce our randomly chosen winner next week. If you can't wait, buy the shirt here. Enjoy our past Weeks in the Future here.

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