Mark Rober

Engineering-driven science and build content from a former NASA engineer turned creator, covered for the ingenuity and experiment design behind each project.

Mark Rober: Mark Rober Built a Real-Life Phineas and Ferb Birthday Party for a Kid Who Spent a Year Bedridden

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20 Jun 2026

Mark Rober Built a Real-Life Phineas and Ferb Birthday Party for a Kid Who Spent a Year Bedridden

Mark Rober spent eight months building a jet-powered tire swing, an indoor roller coaster with

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California, Happy Kids

11 Jun 2026

A Bowling Ball Floats and a Balloon of Goop Decides the Winner at Camp CrunchLabs

A bowling ball floats - visibly, undeniably - in a backyard water tank, and a

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California, Happy Animals

10 Jun 2026

A Crow Named Cheryl Just Solved Nine Puzzles to Steal Chicken Nuggets – and Earned Them

A crow named Cheryl spent an afternoon bending wire into hooks, identifying faces on a

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Happy People

7 Jun 2026

Mark Rober Engineers the World’s Most Epic First Date for Nephew Beckham – Complete With 500 Drones, a Robotic Chair, and a 30-Foot Spaghetti Noodle

Mark Rober deployed 500 drones, a 30-foot spaghetti noodle, a rogue robotic chair, and a

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Happy Innovation

5 Jun 2026

Mark Rober Unveils $60 Million Free Science Curriculum Built for Every Teacher on Earth

Mark Rober announced at TED that he and a team of 50 educators have spent

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California, Happy Innovation

5 Jun 2026

Mark Rober Deploys Drone-Equipped GlitterBomb 5.0 Against Car Thieves in San Francisco – and Shuts Down a $60 Million Fraud Network

Mark Rober deployed the GlitterBomb 5.0 - armed with autonomous drones and a one-liter odor

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California, Happy Innovation

4 Jun 2026

Mark Rober Drops a Raw Egg From Space and It Survives Intact After Five Attempts and Three Years of Engineering

Mark Rober successfully dropped a raw egg from the edge of space and recovered it

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Happy Innovation

4 Jun 2026

Mark Rober Rides a Moving Train and a Hot Air Balloon to Solve 7 Famous Physics Puzzles

Mark Rober rode atop a moving train and navigated a hot air balloon to physically

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Happy Animals

4 Jun 2026

Fat Gus and Team Hab Cab Hills Crowned Backyard Olympians After Marty’s Russian Walnut Scandal

Fat Gus and her sister Augustine of Hab Cab Hills claimed the Backyard Squirrelympics Walnut

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Happy Animals

4 Jun 2026

Phat Gus, Rick, Marty, and Frank Crack Fort Knuts in Mark Rober’s Backyard Squirrel Maze 2.0

Phat Gus led Rick, Marty, and Frank through a nine-station obstacle course - including a

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