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A New Robot Powered by Solar Energy Serves as an Actual Butler

Applied Science, Robotics / Eduardo Paulo

At CES 2026, Jackery unveiled a groundbreaking sustainable energy device, the Solar Mars Bot. This solar-powered robot finds sunlight on its own and serves as a portable power station. The Solar Mars Bot is built to move independently, requiring minimal human guidance, and continuously seeks out the optimal sunlight locations during the day. Autonomous Sun-Seeking […]

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The World’s Tiniest Programmable Robot is Nearly Invisible

Applied Science, Robotics / Jorge Paka

Engineers say the robot is so tiny it’s barely visible, yet it can independently “sense, think, and act.” According to the team, the device is the smallest programmable robot ever made that can move on its own through fluid, reducing the size of earlier designs by about 10,000 times. The First Tiny Device with a

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Kawasaki Is Gearing up to Roll Out Production of its Four-Legged Robotic Horse Vehicle

Engineering, Robotics / Jorge Paka

Kawasaki is now moving its once-far-off 2050 vision—the hydrogen-powered, four-hooved, all-terrain robotic horse called Corleo—into production and plans to debut the first model in just four years, decades ahead of the original schedule. We first covered this mountain-scaling machine in April last year, when it existed only as a concept accompanied by some rough CGI

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Japanese Scientists Create Device that Records Dreams

Applied Science, Neuroscience / Ana Manuel

Science fiction may be turning into reality! Japanese scientists have developed an astonishing device that uses AI and neuroscience to record dreams and convert them into 3D visual representations. Imagine waking up and being able to review every dream from the night, exploring your subconscious as if you were watching a movie—amazing, right? It sounds

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Boston Dynamics’ Upcoming Humanoid Robot Will be Powered by Google DeepMind Technology

Robotics, Tech / Jorge Paka

Boston Dynamics has teamed up with Google’s AI research division to accelerate work on its next-generation humanoid robot, Atlas, with the goal of making it behave more naturally around humans. The collaboration was revealed Monday at Hyundai’s CES 2026 press conference and focuses on advanced robotics research powered by Google DeepMind’s AI foundation models. According

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LG Presents a New Laundry-Folding Robot at CES 2026

Applied Science, Robotics / Jorge Paka

LG has revealed a new humanoid robot designed to take on everyday household tasks. After teasing CLOiD last week, LG has now revealed its AI-powered assistant capable of folding laundry, unloading dishwashers, serving meals, and performing other household tasks. CLOiD features an unexpectedly charming head module outfitted with a display, speakers, cameras, and various sensors.

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Scientists Develop the Inaugural Model of Artificial Brain Tissue

Applied Science, Neuroscience / Marcílio Santos

For the first time, scientists have successfully grown functional brain tissue in the lab without using any animal-derived materials or natural biological coatings. Unlike the well-known organoids—often called mini-brains—these structures are simplified organs created from living cells and designed to closely mimic the natural brain environment. The Challenge of Animal-Based Coatings in Neural Tissue Engineering

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Scientists Develop a Shape-Shifting Material Activated by a String Pull

Applied Science, Robotics / Valeriano Ndeyi

There’s a subtle boundary between mathematics and art—and it seems materials science and paper art share one as well. At first look, the flat, tiled grid created by MIT researchers appears unremarkable.A single pull of the string transforms the grid into its designed 3D form. Inspired by kirigami, the new material could serve in medical

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Humans Have a Seventh Sense called Remote Touch

Applied Science, Artificial Intelligence / Jorge Paka

Science has long acknowledged five core senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch—but ongoing research suggests this list may be incomplete. A recent study from Queen Mary University and UCL suggests humans have a seventh sense, “remote touch,” allowing object detection without contact. Nature’s Inspiration: How Birds Detect Hidden Prey The idea was inspired by birds

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Cornell’s Robot Jellyfish and Worm run on a Hydraulic Fluid Battery

Applied Science, Robotics / Ngoma Manuel

Researchers at Cornell University on Monday unveiled two bio-inspired robots powered by a hydraulic fluid battery. The redox flow battery (RFB) mimics biological processes by releasing electrolytic fluids that generate energy through chemical reactions. The showcased robots—a modular worm and a jellyfish—were developed by Cornell Engineering labs. Their batteries use “embodied energy,” integrating power sources

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