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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.
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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.
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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.
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Fun Innovations Friday: Gravity Defying Shopping Cart Could Save Your Time and Sanity
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Fun Innovations Friday: Gravity Defying Shopping Cart Could Save Your Time and Sanity

Sept. 27, 2024
Researchers from Korea have developed the Palletrone flying cart which could transform your grocery shopping experience from a time-consuming maze into an efficient, obstacle-...

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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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Robot Beats Guinness World Record of Fastest in the World to Solve Puzzle Cube

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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.