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1X’s latest humanoid robot will do your chores in a sweater
Neo Gamma humanoid bringing tea to couple at a table

Inspired by nature, this robot morphs to overcome almost any obstacle
GOAT shape shifting robot


Humanoid robots are learning to move like real athletes
Two Unitree G1 humanoid robots learning how to move with ASAP

Tiny ant-like robots lift objects 350 times their weight
Microbots lifting and moving a small ball

Spirobs shape-shifting robot moves like an octopus and grips like an elephant
Spirobs robot picking up a tennis ball

Unitree G1 claims to be the smoothest humanoid robot yet
Unitree G1 Robot

Glacier’s AI robots tackle recycling crisis, cutting waste and emissions
AI Recycling Robot

Unitree’s $16,000 humanoid robot is ready for mass production
Unitree's G1 humanoid robot

Grow plants from fantasy games with this IRL initiative
A split screen juxtaposes a virtual flax flower from Guild Wars 2, with real-life flax flowers in a meadow. Caption reads "Gaming meets nature"


Tiny wireless wearables now monitor health by capturing sound
A split screen shows some graphs on a tablet (left), and tiny wearables devices attached to a patient's skin (right). Caption reads: "Wearable health tracking"

NASA may get houses on the moon in our lifetimes
A render of an astronaut overseeing a building being 3-D printed on the moon surface. Caption reads "Building on the moon."

Google's flood forecasting tool is now out in the U.S. and Canada
Bird's-eye view shot shows suburban houses submerged by floods. Caption reads "Flood alert."


New implant can track the health of organ transplants in real time
A close-up shows the small yellow device held on a researcher's finger for scale

Video game technology helped a woman regain her speech
The woman who participated in the study looks at her Avatar on screen.

Greece makes beaches more accessible to wheelchair users
An excited young boy in a wheelchair holds an inflatable life belt. Caption reads: "Easier beach days"

MIT scientists made solar panels thinner than human hair
solar panel stickers

What if we could make electronics from mushrooms?
Split screen: Left image shows a set of white plastic wireless earplugs on a blue background, while the right shows a picture of three Genoderma Lucidum mushrooms growing on the bark of a tree.






Fireworks are toxic and loud. So, a design studio created a silent sustainable alternative — Future Blink
Fireworks are toxic and loud. So, a design studio created a silent sustainable alternative — Future Blink
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