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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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Top-view close-up of a cluttered pile of colorful Lego bricks
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Not Your Kid's Lego: DIY Lego Innovations That Will Blow Your Mind

Oct. 25, 2024
Watch childhood nostalgia collide with engineering genius as makers reinvent Lego for ambitious DIY projects, including a Lego taco factory.
© Casio
Meet Moflin: The AI Pet That Forms Real Emotional Bonds
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Meet Moflin: The AI Pet That Forms Real Emotional Bonds

Oct. 18, 2024
Smart, soft, and surprisingly social, Casio's AI pet Moflin snuggles, responds to your voice, and develops a distinct personality over time.
© Vasily Merkushev | AdobeStock
Fun Innovations Friday: The Weird Robot Roundup
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Fun Innovations Friday: The Weird Robot Roundup

Oct. 11, 2024
This robot roundup, including a flying pooper scooper, shines a light on some robot inventions that will give you a laugh.
Fun Innovations Friday: Creepy Crawly Detachable Robot Hand With Finger Legs
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Fun Innovations Friday: Creepy Crawly Detachable Robot Hand With Finger Legs

Oct. 4, 2024
Robot grippers are turning into Thing from The Addams Family to be able to pick objects up that are out of reach.
© Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
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.
© ReCORK
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Running on Wine Corks: The Company Replacing Petroleum-Based Foams in Footwear

June 14, 2024
ReCORK and SOLE have created a carbon-negative alternative to fossil fuel foams made completely from recycled wine corks.
© Humane Inc.
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The Personal, Wearable Ai Pin That Promises To Be the Best Assistant You've Never Had

May 31, 2024
Humane Inc.'s Ai Pin is trying to replace your smartphone, but it still has a long way to go to get consumer support.