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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…

Edge AI Wildlife Detection Using Raspberry Pi Zero Edge AI Wildlife Detection Using Raspberry Pi Zero and Smart Camera

Luke Ditria has created a tinier and less expensive version of a wildlife-monitoring device that he built earlier. The tool makes use of AI to…

iRonCub3 Humanoid Robot Achieves Jet-Powered Flight iRonCub3 Jet-Powered Humanoid Robot Achieves First Stable Flight

A jet-powered humanoid robot named iRonCub3 just took its first flight. This robot, developed by the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) in…

BITS Hyderabad Develops ₹15 Needle-Free Health Biosensor BITS Hyderabad Develops ₹15 Biosensor for Needle-Free Health Testing

Researchers have reportedly created a low-cost biosensor at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Hyderabad campus. Their biosensor is…