Lebanese youth invents car-shaped watercraft

STORY: Lebanese youth invents car-shaped watercraft DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the car-shaped watercraft 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABED KHALIL, Inventor of the car-shaped watercraft 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NOUR JABER STORYLINE: Abed Khalil, a 32-year-old Lebanese bank employee, has invented a car-shaped watercraft, resembling the iconic vehicle of Paul Walker from the movie "Fast and Furious." Khalil's aquatic vehicle, designed and created over a period of 10 months, aims to bring a novel car-like experience to its passengers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABED KHALIL, Inventor of the car-shaped watercraft "I am Abed Khalil, an ambitious Lebanese guy. I am ambitious because we can reach the international arena from Lebanon and not only work locally. The idea started around 10 months ago as a hobby, and I wanted to manufacture the car I like, the car of Paul Walker from 'Fast and Furious,' and drive it on water. We aim to receive good feedbac

MALAWI-BLANTYRE-UNIVERSITY STUDENT-INVENTION

MALAWI-BLANTYRE-UNIVERSITY STUDENT-INVENTION

(221120) -- BLANTYRE, Nov. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Madalitso Mnduwira shows his glove invention in Blantyre, Malawi, Nov. 10, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Malawian student invents sign language gloves to aid communication" (Photo by Joseph Mizere/Xinhua)

MALAWI-BLANTYRE-UNIVERSITY STUDENT-INVENTION

MALAWI-BLANTYRE-UNIVERSITY STUDENT-INVENTION

(221120) -- BLANTYRE, Nov. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Madalitso Mnduwira shows his glove invention in Blantyre, Malawi, Nov. 10, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Malawian student invents sign language gloves to aid communication" (Photo by Joseph Mizere/Xinhua)

Riken Invents Nursing Robot

AICHI, JAPAN - FEB. 23: The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, known as Riken, one of Japan's top research institute, announced it invented a new robot to help care the patients by help them by taking them up in the robot's arms. The robot, dubbed Robea, can act like a human with censors to weigh the weight of patients automatically. Chisato Miyaji who experienced the robot, which took her from a sofa to a wheelchair, said she felt her body was moved up very gently just like a human helper. The robot itself is 1.5 meters tall and 140 kilograms heavy but the weight was reduced by 90 kilos from the previous model. Riken made the robot public for the press on Monday February 23 at its facility here in Nagoya, central Japan.

Japanese man invents "coffee" made entirely of garlic

Japanese man invents "coffee" made entirely of garlic

Yokitomo Shimotai is pictured with "garlic coffee" he invented, in Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2017. The drink looks and tastes like coffee but is made entirely of garlic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Soy sauce maker invents hula hoop-like activity to promote tradition

Soy sauce maker invents hula hoop-like activity to promote tradition

Yoichi Ninagawa, president of Nitto Jozo Inc., a white soy sauce maker, stands with a Taga Hoop in Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture in July 2016. Japanese soy sauce and miso fermented soybean paste makers have been holding competitions to hula "taga," or the bamboo hoop used to fasten the wooden barrel that holds the fermented products, in a bid to maintain the condiments' traditional production method. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Soy sauce maker invents hula hoop-like activity to promote tradition

Soy sauce maker invents hula hoop-like activity to promote tradition

A man rotates a Taga Hoop during an event in Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture in July 2016. Japanese soy sauce and miso fermented soybean paste makers have been holding competitions to hula "taga," or the bamboo hoop used to fasten the wooden barrel that holds the fermented products, in a bid to maintain the condiments' traditional production method. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo