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The Only Backseat Driver You’ll Actually Want Is a Robot

Humanoid robots are becoming more capable with each passing year. But at present, they still seem to be best at doing dance routines in carefully controlled on-stage demonstrations. You know, the sorts of things that are valuable to almost no one in the real world. However, there is tremendous potential

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This BattleBots-Inspired Spinning Robot Claw Swaps a Trophy for a Coffee Cup

Pseudonymous maker "drpykachu" has created a do-it-yourself version of the famous BattleBots claw-shaped trophy stand — to slowly spin a coffee cup on a desk. "Growing up, my father and I watched BattleBots quite often. During the fights where robots were being shredded to pieces, I noticed there

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Analysis: a16z is the largest known donor in the current US midterm election cycle, spending $115M+ so far on pro-crypto, pro-AI, and Republican Super PACs

Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory.

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Best Air Purifiers (2026): Coway, AirDoctor, IQAir, and More

* Rabbit Air * * * This is the second Rabbit air purifier I’ve tested, and again I am impressed by its quiet fan. Even on its highest Turbo setting, it's quieter than other units I’ve tested at their maximum. And like the Rabbit Air BioGS 2.0 above, it

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Analysts: China's AI hardware suppliers face capacity constraints and component shortages, including optical and electronic chips, that may limit 2026 growth

Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory.

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Google says Chromebooks will get support through their “existing date commitment”, and “many” models are “eligible to transition” to the Googlebook experience

Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory.

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How eBay CEO Jamie Iannone transformed the company, refocusing on power buyers in categories with especially high resale demand like trading cards and sneakers

Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory.

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Alibaba reports Q4 revenue up 3% YoY to ~$35.8B, below ~$36.3B est., and net income up ~100% to ~$3.7B, in part due to investments, as it seeks to monetize AI

Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory.

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The Lucy Faithfull Foundation's Project Intercept, a partnership with Google, TikTok, and Meta, sent 70M+ warning messages to users seeking CSAM in two years

Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory.

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Meet the Sad Wives of AI

If i had to listen to another minute of my husband talking about Claude Code, I might have actually died. It was 11 pm in Berkeley, California, where I was home alone with our 10-month-old daughter, and 2 am in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he was visiting for his newish job

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Tencent reports Q1 revenue up 9% YoY to ~$28.9B, below ~$29.4B est., and net income of ~$8.5B, meeting est., amid a costly AI pivot; its stock is down 23% YTD

Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory.

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Generative Robot Design: Morphological Computation & Underactuated Grippers

Table of Links Abstract and I. Introduction II. Methods III. Generation of Tendon Driven Grippers IV. Results and Discussion V. Conclusion and References Abstract— Robots’ behavior and performance are determined both by hardware and software. The design process of robotic systems is a complex journey that involves multiple phases. Throughout