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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

Divers discovered a pristine coral reef deep below the ocean surface — Future Blink
Divers discovered a pristine coral reef deep below the ocean surface — Future Blink



Researchers made a drone that can shape shift midair — Future Blink
Researchers made a drone that can shape shift midair — Future Blink
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