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Crave Ep. 143: Superhero gerbils, the best kind

Unbounded Robotics showcases the one-armed UBR-1 ROS robot; find out if someone died in your house; and giant scary fish invade California shores. Help!

Stephen Beacham Senior Video Producer
I'm an award-winning Senior Video Producer and Host for CNET.com focusing on How-To videos, AI, and environmental technologies. I lead CNET's How-To video strategy for horizontal and vertical video formats on multiple platforms. I am responsible for managing and optimizing CNET's flagship YouTube channel by developing and implementing our publishing and subscriber growth strategies. I also serve as CNET's Live Events Producer and Live Streaming Engineer coordinating CNET's team coverage of big tech events since 2011. I come from an audio production background as a Music Producer, Audio Engineer, and Mixer and have worked with multi-platinum artists including Green Day, Smash Mouth, and Lenny Kravitz. Today, I continue to produce and mix records for artists and bands spanning a wide range of genres and have been building a list of credits sound designing and mixing short films.
Expertise How-To video, AI, Environmental Sustainability Credentials
  • Webby Award Winner for Best Environmental and Sustainability video (2023), 3-time Telly Award Winner (2019, 2020, 2022) 12 years experience producing videos, podcasts, and live events for CNET.
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This week on Crave, we take a look at the $35,000 UBR-1 robot from Unbounded Robotics. This thing has one arm and it intends to use it. We explore the phenomenon of dead oarfish washing up on California beaches, and do you have a costume for your gerbil yet? Look no further than the rodent superhero costumes on Etsy.

Crave stories:

- This one-armed robot won't cost an arm and a leg

- The site that claims to know if someone died in your house

- Bullet-time rig made from 130 HTC One smartphones

- One nightmarish sea creature is fun, but is two an invasion?

- Superhero costumes for small rodents: Yes, please

- Artist creates 11-acre portrait in Belfast field

- Which Apple announcement excited you most? (poll)

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