Rats and mice move through pitch-black burrows and narrow tunnels by brushing long, sensitive whiskers against nearby surfaces. Those same whiskers detect contact forces with almost no pressure, letting the animals build a mental map of walls, corners and openings without ever relying on sight. Researchers at Delft University of Technology have now translated that […]
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Xavi took over as Netherlands manager over the summer (Picture: ANP/Shutterstock) New Netherlands manager Xavi has been in touch with Manchester United and Matthijs de Ligt, hoping to have the defender available again soon after a ‘tough time’. De Ligt has not played since November 2025 due to a back injury, but is back in […]
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Standard drones start sliding on ice after a slope of only nine degrees. Gravity presses less of the aircraft into the surface as the angle rises, so a 60-degree wall leaves just half the usual downward force. Ice Dart, a 2.65-kilogram carbon-fiber quadrotor from Université de Sherbrooke in Quebec, now perches on ice that steep […]
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Magic Touch was Keytec’s 1994 Overlay That Added Touchscreen Control to Any Monitor or Notebook
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Keytec brought the Magic Touch to the 1994 Summer Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago. The Texas company, founded in 1987, offered a straightforward way to give standard CRT monitors and notebook screens touch input without replacing the entire display. At a moment when keyboards and mice defined personal computing, the idea of pressing a finger […]
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Hands That Feel Every Touch and Move in a Blur Give 1X’s NEO Humanoid a Real Shot at Useful Work
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Engineers at 1X put the motors for the new NEO hands up in the forearm. Strong cables run down through the wrist and pull on the fingers and palm. This tendon-driven layout keeps the hand itself light while delivering strong, precise pulls. Low gear ratios between 5-to-1 and 15-to-1 let the system stay backdrivable. Push […]