The former NASA engineer behind the package-thief punishing glitter bomb has a new invention: a backyard obstacle course intended to stave off nut-stealing squirrels. “This is a bird feeder, and ...

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The squirrel ninjas triumph again. Mark Rober may be a former NASA and Apple engineer but the squirrels in his backyard are smarter than his obstacle course. After version 1.0 of the squirrel maze ...

Mark Rober, the YouTuber and former NASA engineer responsible for everything from blasting porch pirates with glitter bombs to educating people on how germs spread, has made a squirrel-proof bird ...

Many lessons here in engineering, physics, and the absolute wonder of the natural world of the squirrel’s physical intelligence. Rob Spiegel has covered automation and control for 19 years, 17 of them ...

For nature-loving suburbanites, laying out a buffet of seeds and nuts for visiting critters is a great way of transforming a sleepy old backyard into a bustling cafeteria for local wildlife -- but ...

Squirrels are often a nuisance for homeowners who have secret storage for nuts. Not all people can create an effective trap and maze for the nimble rodents, but that's not the case for the former NASA ...

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After parting ways with The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), former NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer Mark Rober has spent most of his time creating videos on YouTube that ...