ModPack: Figure 1
Joshua Citron, Renee Zbizika, Zeyi Liu, and Shuran Song · CC BY 4.0Figure extracted from the paper; composition unchanged.
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Stanford's ModPack combines compute, power, storage, haptics, mobility, and active perception in a wearable system tested on two bimanual robots.
Science That Matters
Researchers found that pregnant naked mole-rat queens release one odorless chemical that suppresses fertility and conflict throughout the colony.
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Astronomers detected erythrulose, a four-carbon sugar, in a Galactic Center molecular cloud - the first true sugar identified in interstellar space.
Inventor Projects
Leviathan Engineer built a talking, moving Rocky-inspired robot with a Raspberry Pi 5, seven servos, speech recognition, and generated replies.
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun the LSST, using its 3,200-megapixel camera to photograph the southern sky every few nights for a decade.
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Nature consulted scientists to turn the planetary-scale tradeoffs of making Mars habitable into an experimental interactive adventure.
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Monique Evette's Koi-Tar combines a water-simulated resin body, lily-pad touch sensors, and a Raspberry Pi Pico in a playable runway instrument.
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David Stein combined a 1928 projector, Raspberry Pi 5, Arduino, microscope lens, and FFmpeg to rescue thousands of frames from decaying football film.
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WIRED found unreleased face-recognition code inside Meta's smart-glasses app, then reported that Meta removed the components after public scrutiny.
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Researchers advance agentic AI to improve autonomy, coordination, and adaptability in robotic teams, boosting efficiency and productivity across industries.
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Recent breakthroughs in continuum robots and 3D printing materials are transforming industries from manufacturing to healthcare, and beyond.
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Advances in soft electronics and AI integration enable robots to learn and adapt, transforming industries like manufacturing, healthcare, and space exploration.
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