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Top Fun Manufacturing Innovations of 2024
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Top Fun Manufacturing Innovations of 2024

Dec. 27, 2024
Read through 2024's most entertaining and thought-provoking manufacturing innovations, where the serious business of industrial progress meets the spirit of human imagination....
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Three cockroaches walking on the floor
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The Bionic Roach: How Science Is Turning These Pests Into Search and Rescue Workers

Dec. 20, 2024
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore are transforming cockroaches into high-tech search-and-rescue heroes with the help of bionic enhancements.
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Leia, Inc. Lume Pad 2 3D Tablet
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The Eyewear-Free 3D Tablet That Could Revive 3D Entertainment

Dec. 13, 2024
Say goodbye to flimsy 3D glasses and hello to ZTE's groundbreaking Nubia Pad 3D II, a tablet that transforms 2D content into immersive 3D visuals with the power of AI and eye-...
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From Sweater to Satellite: Knitted Antennas Could Revolutionize Remote Communication
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From Sweater to Satellite: Knitted Antennas Could Revolutionize Remote Communication

Dec. 6, 2024
A breakthrough in textile engineering from Columbia Engineering researchers promises to replace bulky satellite antennas with lightweight, flexible radio-frequency communications...
Robots Are Coming to Take Over Your Household Chores
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Robots Are Coming to Take Over Your Household Chores

Nov. 22, 2024
Physical Intelligence, a robot start-up, is working tirelessly to make chore robots a household item.
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CarStation
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Fun Innovations Friday: Artificial Intelligence Is Helping People Avoid Car Rental Nightmares

July 19, 2024
ProovStation has found a use for AI in the car rental industry, making a frustrating process more transparent and worry-free.
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There's a New Type of 3D Printing in Town and It Uses Lasers

July 12, 2024
FMAP combines 3D printing and lasers to create multimaterial, multilayered sensors and circuit boards, even going as far as printing sensors embedded within a structure.
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TOKUFASTbot solving a Rubix cube
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Robot Beats Guinness World Record of Fastest in the World to Solve Puzzle Cube

July 5, 2024
A Guinness World Record has been awarded to an engineering team from Mitsubishi Electric Corporation for creating a robot that can solve a puzzle cube in just 0.3 seconds— demonstrating...
Fun Innovations Friday: Robot Can Be Your Body-Double With Just 40 Hours of Learning
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Fun Innovations Friday: Robot Can Be Your Body-Double With Just 40 Hours of Learning

June 28, 2024
Researchers from Stanford University have created a robot that can essentially be your clone by learning and mimicking your movements.