patents An AI that invented two things can't receive patent Mark Frauenfelder

Funny Clever inventor designs sock removal device Xeni Jardin

Games The game Operation was born as a test of desert survival skills David Pescovitz

Business How wallpaper cleaner became one of the most popular toys ever David Pescovitz

happy mutant Inventor figures out how to sync music to windshield wipers Rusty Blazenhoff

makers The Slinky was invented by accident David Pescovitz

happy mutant Crocs gloves: "dad’s favorite shoes… for your hands" Rusty Blazenhoff

patents This nail dispensing hammer is a work of genius Seamus Bellamy

crime A painful device to punish hat thieves David Pescovitz

makers Men: Rest your weary head while urinating David Pescovitz

makers Watch this excellent 1977 documentary about makers and mad inventors David Pescovitz

Funny Automated pat-on-the-back machine David Pescovitz

Gadgets Watch wireless dominoes topple without touching each other Andrea James

inventions Who makes the clips that keep bread bags closed? David Pescovitz

television Shark Tank tonight: Ingenious pop-up shelter invented by Pesco's brother David Pescovitz

inventions Non-designers design a "superior anti-clogging drain device" Mark Frauenfelder

inventions Contraption converts a "hoverboard" into a go-kart David Pescovitz

inventions Explore the history of invention through cool-looking patent models Gareth Branwyn

inventions Hands-free wheelchair controlled by leaning Mark Frauenfelder