Editor's Note: Looking for more engineering creativity? This page features videos curated in 2025. For our 2024 collection of ingenious inventions, head over to our previous roundup here.
Engineers have some of the most out-there and smart ideas that boring minds like myself would just never think to try—which is why I'm an editor and not an engineer. From experimenting with what-ifs of chemical reactions to Rube Goldberg machines for the most basic tasks to creating a new concept for a product, it's never a dull moment when seeing inside an engineer's mind. So take a break and watch this collection of videos that put the what-ifs into practice from industry professionals and engineering enthusiasts alike.
Latest Video: I built an Omni-Directional Ball-Wheeled Bike
In this video, engineer and former toy maker James Bruton creates a twist on his screw-bike to create an omnidirectional ball-wheeled bike that balances like a segway and drifts with ease.
20 Coolest Tech at CES 2025
In this video, Cybernews showcases the coolest tech they encountered at CES 2025, from uncanny robots to next-level gaming gear.
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Building a Real Life Transformer
In this video, aerospace engineer Michael Rechtin set out to build an RC car that can transform into a quadcopter.
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I Built a Self-Driving Go Kart with Machine Learning
In this video, engineer William Osman trained an AI to drive a go-kart using behavioral cloning—all in his workshop.
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200 Watt car mounted laser!
In this video, scientist and engineer Kevin, from the aptly named YouTube channel TheBackyardScientist, decides to create a totally safe and totally legal 200-watt car-mounted laser.
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