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Engineers Turn Lobster Shells Into Robot Parts That Lift, Grip and Swim
Engineers have transformed discarded crustacean shells into functional biohybrid robots by softening the shell segments, adding elastomers, and attaching motors. These recycled structures can lift weight, grasp delicate items, and even propel small swimmers. The project demonstrates how food waste can become a sustainable robotics resource, though ...
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Elon Musk Reveals Tesla Is Starting AI5 Chip Tape Out, to Scale AI Chipset Development
Tesla has begun the tape out process for its new AI5 chipset, the successor to the AI4 chip used in current Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk also confirmed that work on the next generation AI6 chip is underway as the company plans to scale its in-house silicon efforts. Tesla aims to move to yearly chip design cycles and eventually manufacture more AI chip...
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UC San Diego Engineers Create Wearable Patch That Controls Robots Even in Chaotic Motion
UC San Diego engineers have developed a soft, AI-enabled wearable patch that can interpret gestures with high accuracy even during vigorous or chaotic movement. The armband uses stretchable sensors, a custom deep-learning model, and on-chip processing to clean motion signals in real time. This breakthrough could enable intuitive robot control for r...
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No Top Court Relief For Woman Who Sent Bomb Threats To Frame Man She Loved
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass any "blanket order" staying registration of fresh First Information Reports (FIRs) against a Chennai woman techie who was arrested for allegedly sending emails of "bomb threats" using the dark web
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16-Year-Old Student Creates Lifelike Robotic Hand Using LEGO Parts
Jared K. Lepora, a 16-year-old student, built a robotic hand from LEGO MINDSTORMS that performs lifelike grasping using only two motors. Featuring a differential gearbox for adaptive motion, his design highlights how creativity and accessible materials can make advanced robotics education affordable worldwide.
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Carnegie Mellon’s AI Drones Can Build Mid-Air Structures With 90 Percent Success Rate
Carnegie Mellon engineers have unveiled AI-controlled drones that 3D print by snapping magnetic blocks together mid-air. Powered by a large language model, the drones translate simple commands into precise construction plans, achieving 90% accuracy. The technology could enable aerial infrastructure repair and emergency shelter construction in hard-...
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Kaun Banega Crorepati 17: Microsoft Engineer Stuns Amitabh Bachchan With Her Robot Basanti
KBC 17 airs on Sony TV and is available for streaming on Sony LIV
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Watch: Bengaluru Engineer Builds Robot That Makes Crispy Dosas Automatically
The robot is equipped with a gripper enabling it to hold spatulas, which allows it to make dosas. Find out more below.
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Meet Ex-Tesla Executive Ganesh Venkataramanan Who Is Building DensityAI
Indian-origin former Tesla executive Ganesh Venkataramanan has founded DensityAI, an AI startup developing chips, hardware, and software to power data centres for automotive, robotics, and AI applications.
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Engineers Develop Robotic System That Aims To Help People With Mobility Impairments
The system has an arm equipped with an adaptive gripper that can handle objects of all sizes and textures.
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Obsessive Love, VPNs, 1 Wrong Login: Woman Techie's Bizarre Bomb Hoax Saga
Truth is stranger than fiction, and reality more bizarre than crime shows. In a tale of spurned love sure to spawn an OTT series, a 30-year-old robotics engineer from Chennai set off alarm bells in 11 states by allegedly sending hoax bomb threats
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Engineer Sends 21 Bomb Threats To Gujarat To Frame Man She Loved, Arrested
A probe into e-mails threatening blasts at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and different places in 12 states has unravelled a tale of unrequited love and vengeance allegedly unleashed by a woman
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Humanoid Robot Achieves Controlled Flight Using Jet Propulsion and AI Systems
The iRonCub3 humanoid robot, developed by Italy’s IIT, has completed its first controlled flight using jet propulsion and AI-powered systems. The 70 kg robot uses neural networks for real-time aerodynamic stability, marking a breakthrough in aerial robotics. Its design enables future use in disaster response, exploration, and hazardous environmen...
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NASA’s RASSOR Robot Digs Deep into Moon Mining Future with Successful Test
NASA’s RASSOR robot recently underwent testing at Kennedy Space Center, successfully excavating simulated lunar soil with its unique counterrotating drums. This trial validates RASSOR’s traction and digging capabilities, paving the way for IPEx—the next-gen, autonomous excavator designed to harvest Moon resources like oxygen and water. The te...
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Tesla's Indian-Origin Vice President Shares Insights On Working With Elon Musk: "Very Funny, Works Hard"
Mr Elluswamy described Musk as a highly driven individual with a sharp sense of humour, emphasising his relentless work ethic and hands-on approach to leadership.
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Engineers Turn Lobster Shells Into Robot Parts That Lift, Grip and Swim
Engineers have transformed discarded crustacean shells into functional biohybrid robots by softening the shell segments, adding elastomers, and attaching motors. These recycled structures can lift weight, grasp delicate items, and even propel small swimmers. The project demonstrates how food waste can become a sustainable robotics resource, though ...
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Elon Musk Reveals Tesla Is Starting AI5 Chip Tape Out, to Scale AI Chipset Development
Tesla has begun the tape out process for its new AI5 chipset, the successor to the AI4 chip used in current Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk also confirmed that work on the next generation AI6 chip is underway as the company plans to scale its in-house silicon efforts. Tesla aims to move to yearly chip design cycles and eventually manufacture more AI chip...
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UC San Diego Engineers Create Wearable Patch That Controls Robots Even in Chaotic Motion
UC San Diego engineers have developed a soft, AI-enabled wearable patch that can interpret gestures with high accuracy even during vigorous or chaotic movement. The armband uses stretchable sensors, a custom deep-learning model, and on-chip processing to clean motion signals in real time. This breakthrough could enable intuitive robot control for r...
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No Top Court Relief For Woman Who Sent Bomb Threats To Frame Man She Loved
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass any "blanket order" staying registration of fresh First Information Reports (FIRs) against a Chennai woman techie who was arrested for allegedly sending emails of "bomb threats" using the dark web
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16-Year-Old Student Creates Lifelike Robotic Hand Using LEGO Parts
Jared K. Lepora, a 16-year-old student, built a robotic hand from LEGO MINDSTORMS that performs lifelike grasping using only two motors. Featuring a differential gearbox for adaptive motion, his design highlights how creativity and accessible materials can make advanced robotics education affordable worldwide.
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Carnegie Mellon’s AI Drones Can Build Mid-Air Structures With 90 Percent Success Rate
Carnegie Mellon engineers have unveiled AI-controlled drones that 3D print by snapping magnetic blocks together mid-air. Powered by a large language model, the drones translate simple commands into precise construction plans, achieving 90% accuracy. The technology could enable aerial infrastructure repair and emergency shelter construction in hard-...
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Kaun Banega Crorepati 17: Microsoft Engineer Stuns Amitabh Bachchan With Her Robot Basanti
KBC 17 airs on Sony TV and is available for streaming on Sony LIV
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Watch: Bengaluru Engineer Builds Robot That Makes Crispy Dosas Automatically
The robot is equipped with a gripper enabling it to hold spatulas, which allows it to make dosas. Find out more below.
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Meet Ex-Tesla Executive Ganesh Venkataramanan Who Is Building DensityAI
Indian-origin former Tesla executive Ganesh Venkataramanan has founded DensityAI, an AI startup developing chips, hardware, and software to power data centres for automotive, robotics, and AI applications.
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Engineers Develop Robotic System That Aims To Help People With Mobility Impairments
The system has an arm equipped with an adaptive gripper that can handle objects of all sizes and textures.
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Obsessive Love, VPNs, 1 Wrong Login: Woman Techie's Bizarre Bomb Hoax Saga
Truth is stranger than fiction, and reality more bizarre than crime shows. In a tale of spurned love sure to spawn an OTT series, a 30-year-old robotics engineer from Chennai set off alarm bells in 11 states by allegedly sending hoax bomb threats
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Engineer Sends 21 Bomb Threats To Gujarat To Frame Man She Loved, Arrested
A probe into e-mails threatening blasts at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and different places in 12 states has unravelled a tale of unrequited love and vengeance allegedly unleashed by a woman
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Humanoid Robot Achieves Controlled Flight Using Jet Propulsion and AI Systems
The iRonCub3 humanoid robot, developed by Italy’s IIT, has completed its first controlled flight using jet propulsion and AI-powered systems. The 70 kg robot uses neural networks for real-time aerodynamic stability, marking a breakthrough in aerial robotics. Its design enables future use in disaster response, exploration, and hazardous environmen...
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NASA’s RASSOR Robot Digs Deep into Moon Mining Future with Successful Test
NASA’s RASSOR robot recently underwent testing at Kennedy Space Center, successfully excavating simulated lunar soil with its unique counterrotating drums. This trial validates RASSOR’s traction and digging capabilities, paving the way for IPEx—the next-gen, autonomous excavator designed to harvest Moon resources like oxygen and water. The te...
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Tesla's Indian-Origin Vice President Shares Insights On Working With Elon Musk: "Very Funny, Works Hard"
Mr Elluswamy described Musk as a highly driven individual with a sharp sense of humour, emphasising his relentless work ethic and hands-on approach to leadership.
