ICYMI: DARPA’s drone snatcher and Pokémon: Minecraft edition
Today on In Case You Missed It: DARPA unveiled a UAV recovery systems that can catch a 1,000-pound drone but still fit comfortably in a standard 20-foot shipping container. The SideArm, as it’s called, uses the same arresting-wire system that full-sized military jets use aboard aircraft carriers — just, you know, upside down.
We also take a look what happens when modders manage to stuff a full Pokémon game (in this case, “Cobalt and Amethyst”) into the Minecraft universe. Modder Phoenix SC reportedly spent 31 months creating the add-on. It contains a brand-new storyline, 136 new Pokémon and about 70 hours of gameplay. Just make sure you catch this unofficial addition to the Pokémpire before Team Nintendo arrives.
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