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Cyborg cockroach production nears one per minute (Sat, 21 Dec 2024)
From the paper Singapore's Nanyang Technological University mass-produces cyborg cockroaches by implanting electronic backpacks into their carapaces. They can "assemble" one in 68 seconds—much faster than manually inserting the gear. The research is to be published as Cyborg Insect Factory: Automatic Assembly System to Build up Insect-computer Hybrid Robot Based on Vision-guided Robotic Arm Manipulation of Custom Bipolar Electrodes. — Read the rest The post Cyborg cockroach production nears one per minute appeared first on Boing Boing.
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NBA team gives lucky child a PlayStation 5, then takes it away backstage (Sat, 21 Dec 2024)
Screenshot via YouTube I get that the new console generation is expensive, but this feels excessive. At a recent home game, the Charlotte Hornets hosted a "special segment" in which a few children selected from the audience received various goodies including a signed jersey and a PS5, presumably because no one has ever been excited to receive an Xbox. — Read the rest The post NBA team gives lucky child a PlayStation 5, then takes it away backstage appeared first on Boing Boing.
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You’re the one that I wanted to find (Thu, 06 Apr 2023)
[ MARLO ARCHIVE ] [ LETA ARCHIVE ] On October 8th, 2021 I celebrated six months of sobriety by myself ...
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It isn’t something you forget so easily (Tue, 08 Nov 2022)
Mimi Parker of the band Low died on Saturday night following a battle with ovarian cancer. I recently wrote about ...
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Don’t get sentimental (Mon, 07 Nov 2022)
The following song is the fifth track on OK Computer, an album released by Radiohead 25 years ago. It has ...
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How you wanted it to be (Mon, 31 Oct 2022)
Every Halloween I experience a muscle memory wherein I reach for my camera while gathering a costume for The Original ...
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And I will settle you down (Fri, 28 Oct 2022)
The first true sign of trouble in my parents’ marriage aside from several months of late night quarreling happened in ...
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