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Voice-Controlled Robot Built With ChatGPT and Pi This ChatGPT-Powered DIY Robot Has a Personality

YouTuber, Jack Of All Tech, in his new DIY project, combines a Raspberry Pi, ChatGPT, and Home Assistant to build a robot that almost feels human…

Robot Picks Locks Using Physics, Not Cameras A Robot That Picks Locks Using Physics, Not Sight

In an ambitious experiment, a creator built a robotic lockpicker that can identify internal lock pins without a camera. It relies on force sensing…

Real-Time 3D Print Failure Detection With AI 3D Print Failure Detection Using AI with PrintGuard

3D printing failures are a waste of time, material, and energy. PrintGuard by Oliver Bravery offers real-time 3D print failure detection using AI…

CARA: Rope-Driven Robot Dog Without Gears CARA: A Rope-Driven Quadruped Robot Without Gears or Pulleys

Over the past year, Aaed Musa built a robot dog called CARA, short for "Capstans Are Really Awesome". The design does not involve gears or pulleys…

Mind Link: Open-Source Brain-Computer Interface Mind Link: A DIY Brain-Computer Interface Built from Scratch

Creator, AstroSam, built a functional prototype of a brain-computer interface (BCI), called Mind Link. It reads brain signals from a simulated 32-…

Espressif EchoEar Enables Voice-Controlled AI Development EchoEar by Espressif: An Open-Source AI Kit for Voice and Smart Home Control

Espressif has launched a new kit called EchoEar, a smart AI development kit. The demo application acts as a voice assistant. It listens to what…

Saras: Raspberry Pi Robot With Autonomy Raspberry Pi-Based DIY Robot 'Saras' Combines Speech, Vision, and Autonomy

Creator Jack Of All Tech built a personal robot that can move, speak, listen, respond, and make decisions all on its own. It’s called Saras, and…

Cyborg Beetles Navigate Obstacles With Implants Zoborg: Cyborg Darkling Beetles with Elytra and Pronotum Implants

Researchers, with support from The University of Queensland and other institutions, developed Zoborg, a living darkling beetle that was turned…

AI Robots Play Football in Beijing Tournament AI Robots Play Football Without Human Control in Beijing Tournament

Humanoid robots powered by AI engaged in a football match for the first time in Beijing, China, on June 28, 2025. Reports say that the robots…

Battery-Free Implant Offers Smart Pain Relief USC's Battery-Free Implant Aims to Provide Non-Addictive Pain Relief

Reports say chronic pain affects 51.6 million Americans, and the effects are considered “high-impact” for about 17 million of them, influencing…