The CEO of a startup building robots for factories explains how US manufacturing is at a crossroads

The US manufacturing industry is at a crossroads, and Edward Mehr of robotics-enabled startup, Machina Labs, has chosen his path to follow.

Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them?

Despite huge technical progress, these robots are still clumsy at handling everyday tasks in homes or hospitals or other ...
PCMag

California Lawmaker Wants to Hardcode 3D Printers With 'Firearm Blocking' Tech

The legislation is meant to prevent the proliferation of 3D-printed guns. But Adafruit, a provider of do-it-yourself computer ...
XDA Developers on MSN

You, too, can install this cute open-source tamagotchi on your ESP32

He's too adorable not to.
XDA Developers on MSN

This incredible DIY pocket watch uses an Arduino under the hood

It definitely looks the part.
The Economist

China’s humanoids are dazzling the world. Who will buy them?

China’s humanoid robotics industry is bustling. More than 14,500 automatons were delivered last year worldwide, up from around 3,000 in 2024, according to company reports and estimates from Omdia, a ...

The Rise of RentAHuman, the Marketplace Where Bots Put People to Work

WIRED spoke with the Zoomer founders of a platform where AI agents hire humans to do real-world tasks. Their pitch: "People ...
Nature

Will self-driving ‘robot labs’ replace biologists? Paper sparks debate

AI-driven autonomous robots are coming to biology laboratories, but researchers insist that human skills remain essential.

Homemade chess board moves its own pieces. And wins.

To move its own pieces, a motorized mechanism beneath the board guides an electromagnet along the underside. When activated, ...