Task & Purpose

When the military tried to give soldiers personal flying platforms

In the 1950s the Navy and Army worked on small VTOL machines to make troops go airborne. They worked, just not well enough. By Nicholas Slayton Updated Jan 1, 2026 12:53 PM EST For decades the United ...
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Flipkart To Exit Flying Machine Parent In INR 135 Cr Deal

Adding to its selling spree in recent months, ecommerce major Flipkart will now be selling its entire stake in clothing brand Flying Machine’s parent Arvind Youth Brands Pvt Ltd (AYBPL) to Arvind ...
WKBW

'We are helping one another': The Love Machine allows Western New Yorkers to give with a simple tap

Hello! I'm covering Cattaraugus County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at Althea.CastrodelaMata@wkbw.com BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — At first glance, it might look like an ...
Game Rant

How to Destroy All ARC Machines Fast (Weak Points) in ARC Raiders

Ayyoun is a staff writer who loves all things gaming and tech. His journey into the realm of gaming began with a PlayStation 1 but he chose PC as his platform of choice. With over 6 years of ...
Fast Company

This incredible book can explain physics to a 2-year-old

A new children’s book, titled Simple Machines Made Simple, wants to demystify mechanical engineering for kids as young as a year old. It recently beat its Kickstarter goal by 700%—raising more than ...
IFLScience

The New York Times Said Machines Wouldn’t Fly For A Million Years (69 Days Before The First Flight)

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...
Robb Report

This One-Person eVTOL Will Soon Offer Bird’s-eye Views of Las Vegas

After building a flying jet bike and hoverboard, Franky Zapata has created a futuristic drone. But he’s really selling an ancient fantasy like the one pictured above. “It’s being able to fly all by ...
WFAA8

Unlikely engineers put their flying machines to the test this weekend in Irving

IRVING, Texas — Like many crazy ideas, it all started with a drink. “Margaritas are definitely what inspired us on this one,” said David May. Earlier this year, May and his friends were out to dinner ...
Yahoo

Red Bull Flugtag Returns To Dallas-Fort Worth With Flying Machines, Big Splashes

Red Bull Flugtag returns to Dallas-Fort Worth on September 13, 2025, bringing homemade flying machines and inevitable splashes to Irving’s Levy Event Plaza. The event transforms engineering ambition ...
Artnet

Leonardo da Vinci’s Flying Machine Recreated From 500-Year-Old Drawing

Nature can be an instructive guide for overcoming technological barriers. In 1969, the American engineer Otto Schmitt coined a term to describe the practice of science pulling from nature’s source ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Red Bull Flugtag returns to Cincinnati with creative flying machines

You might say a storm is brewing in the small town of Georgetown -- but it's not the kind that brings snow -- it's the kind that brings the heat. Cincinnati snowstorm tests plow crews, website crashes ...