Remember in the movie Up how the old man got his house to fly using balloons?

Well, Penn alum Vin Marshall (ENG '00, WQHS) actually accomplished this on the new show he is hosting on the National Geographic Channel called "How Hard Can It Be?" and it premieres this Sunday October 2nd.

After the jump watch this AWESOME clip of a "bonafide flying house" from the show and find out what 2 other captivating episodes of his will also be airing this week!

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And you thought your Macbook air was heavy.

Get a look at this monster of a computer otherwise known as ENIAC: the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer... or the first computer at Penn.

We've heard about it through the years, but get a great 2 minute video summary of its beginnings at Penn after the jump!

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Those Penn engineers keep coming up with really cool, must-see technology.

So far, we've seen Penn robots that can fly, robots that throw out the first pitch at Phillies games and robot lamps that corresponds to your heart rate.

But how about award winning robots that can play soccer (and pick up and throw a soccer ball)?!

After the jump check out this awesome video showing why the Penn and Virginia Tech team placed first!

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As we've seen in the past, Penn can create some pretty cool technology....

Recently, Penn architects and engineers have come together to create some robots that I feel you'd see at a cool tech/design store like Sharper Image.

After the jump, check out some of these creations including a robot hat, a robot inspired by a jellyfish and a lamp that corresponds to your heart rate!

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Over the past couple of years, DT has covered the fun robotic innovations that have come out of Penn.

This past week, Penn created a robot that threw out the first pitch at a Phillies game.  (Once again, Penn representing at a Phillies game)

After the jump, check out the video and find out why the robot's engineers were told to reduce the speed of the pitch.

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Ever hear of an "autonomous quadrotor helicopter"?

Neither have I.

That said, in the video above, be wowed by the flips, very precise flights through small windows, and "perching" that this small autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) can perform.

This device come out of the GRASP Lab at Penn.

More great Penn technology projects you should check out HERE



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Recently I've reported on a new sci-fi robot movie which will be shot on Penn's campus this summer.

Speaking of sci-fi robots, remember the self-healing T-100 robot from the Terminator 2 movie? Well, Penn scientists have recently created a robot which can reassemble itself after it has been kicked apart!

Check out how cool this is


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