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The most impressive engineering feats in and around AI, explained

The rise of China's "dark factories"

Manufacturing

The rise of China's "dark factories"

Robots build cars through the night, with almost nobody left on the floor.

8 min read

Neuralink discovers how to implant chips without cutting your brain open

Brain Computer Interface

Neuralink discovers how to implant chips without cutting your brain open

Threading electrodes through the dura turns an ordeal into a procedure.

13 min read

Robots are finally learning to hold things

Robotics

Robots are finally learning to hold things

By copying the tendons and give of a human hand instead of the rigid grip of a factory claw, roboticists have turned manipulation from a problem of force into a problem of touch, unlocking the everyday objects machines could never handle before

7 min read