SAM Might Be the Most Human Thing Samsung Could Finally Built
Most conversations about aging and technology eventually circle back to the same frustrating gap: the tools we build for older people rarely feel like they…
Robotics
Weave’s $8,000 Isaac 1 Is the Home Robot That Dresses Like Furniture
Most robots designed for the home look like they escaped from a manufacturing plant. They’re shiny, angular, and cold, and the moment you put one…
XiaoBu Wants to Be the Most Personal Thing on Your Desk
We’ve reached a point where our desks have become a form of personal expression. The plant you chose, the pen holder you 3D-printed, the specific…
Forget Humanoids: Eno Might Be the Robot We Actually Need
The robot race has been moving in one direction for a while now: two legs, a head, and a shape that clearly spent considerable time…
Argus Just Showed Up With 20 Eyes, 20 Legs, and No Rules
The moment you see Argus rolling across a college lawn, you feel a kind of awe that’s equal parts scientific admiration and mild existential discomfort….
MIT Turned 12 Labubu Heads Into a Robot and It’s Watching You
Nobody told MIT grad students to build a rolling sphere covered in twelve Labubu faces. They did it anyway, and now the rest of us…
This 130cm Robot Just Took Buddhist Vows at a Seoul Temple
There has been a lot of discussion lately about how Artificial Intelligence can affect all kinds of religion. From using ChatGPT to create sermons to…
This 40-Pound Robot Dog Can Carry 143 Pounds of Cargo
Robot dogs have been having a moment for a few years now. From Boston Dynamics’ Spot strutting through construction sites to viral videos of four-legged…
Fauna Robotics Just Built the First Humanoid You’d Want Home
Picture a humanoid robot, and you probably imagine something sleek, vaguely threatening, or at least a little cold. Maybe it’s built for a factory floor,…
The AI Tennis Robot That Plays 3 Sports Better Than Your Friends
You know that feeling when you want to practice your serve but no one’s available to hit with you? Or when you’re playing a casual…
Students Just Built a Pavilion That Robots Can Rebuild Forever
Here’s what I love about architecture that makes you stop and think: it’s not just about creating beautiful spaces anymore. It’s about imagining how we…
Meet M1: The AI Companion That Wants to Live in Your Home
You’ve seen robots in sci-fi movies, stiff and awkward humanoids that stumble through doorways while trying to act human. But what if I told you…