Man accidentally gains control of 7,000 robot vacuums

A software engineer’s earnest effort to steer his new DJI robot vacuum with a video game controller inadvertently granted him ...
Nature

Super-sticky feet help a robot to climb the walls

An adhesive inspired by the foot pads of geckos allows a robot to scale both smooth and rough vertical surfaces.

Oops: Man Inadvertently Gains Control Over 7,000 Robot Vacuums With Cameras Inside People’s Homes Using AI

One man exposed a massive security bug in DJI's robot vacuums and gained access to 7,000 of them worldwide. These robot vacuums have cameras attached to ...
MIT Technology Review

Just pull a string to turn these tile patterns into useful 3D structures

Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, an MIT team has designed a technique that could transform flat panels into medical devices, habitats, and other objects without the use of tools.
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Soft-robotic glove uses 37 actuators to cut hand swelling by up to 25%

A new glove with more than three dozen actuators across all five fingers and the palm, developed by Cornell researchers, aims to reduce swelling for people suffering from edema. The glove, known as ...
Futurism on MSN

New App Detects the Radio Fingerprint of Smart Glasses and Warns You When Someone Is Using Them Nearby

"Covert recording is a lot about power." The post New App Detects the Radio Fingerprint of Smart Glasses and Warns You When ...
Nanowerk

A foam sensor gives robotic fingers both thermal and tactile perception

A flexible foam sensor built from silver selenide detects temperature and pressure simultaneously, enabling a robotic gripper ...
Nanowerk

Shark-inspired electronic skin gives robotic hands the ability to sense objects without touching them

A flexible electronic skin inspired by shark electroreception lets robotic hands identify object shapes and materials through both non-contact electrostatic scanning and touch-based sensing.