The result is something akin to Thing from “The Addams Family” — with all the scamper and skill, but none of the skin or ...

I'm not a programmer, but I tried four vibe coding tools to see if I could build anything at all on my own. Here's what I did and did not accomplish.

To reliably complete household chores, assemble products and tackle other manual tasks, robots should be able to adapt their ...

The robot can bend, grasp and carry in ways humans can’t, which could help it navigate spaces too confined for human arms.

The project is free, available online, and it’s open-source, so anyone can use or modify it.

A tiny worm turns static electricity into a powerful weapon, launching itself through the air to catch flying prey.

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