The ‘ultimate mosquito killer’ uses lasers and AI — custom model trained to detect and lock lasers on these pests

A computer vision and robotics expert has created and trained what he boasts is “the ultimate mosquito killer” using machine learning and a laser.
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Wi-Fi controlled hacking USB cable stealthily packs in a microcontroller, microSD storage, and more — cable executes remote payload execution, keystroke injection, and more, but is ‘built for makers, developers, enthusiasts, and cybersecurity learners’

A device that ‘looks like a normal USB cable’ but packs in an ESP32-S3 microcontroller, micro SD card storage, and Wi-Fi capabilities has enjoyed great success on Kickstarter.
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Japan can’t make robot wolves fast enough to counter the rise in bear attacks that have killed 13 humans this year — $4,000+ animatronic Monster Wolf features intense LEDs and makes loud noises

With record numbers of bear attacks on humans, Japan has been increasingly turning to high-tech solutions like the Monster Wolf robot. But production can’t keep up with demand.
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Tiny credit card computer includes eInk screen and is just 1mm thick — Muxcard is powered by the ESP32-C3 microcontroller

A GitHub project shares details of the prototype for ‘a fully working computer that is literally the size of a credit card,’ dubbed the Muxcard
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American factory worker Robert Williams became the first human to be killed by a robot on this day in 1979 — man crushed by a robot’s mechanical arm at the Ford plant in Flat Rock

Today marks the anniversary of what is widely regarded to be the first death of a human caused by a robot.

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Floppy disk drive converted into smart TV remote for kids — dev’s toddler inserts vividly labeled floppies to watch his favorite shows

Techy dad creates easy, tactile, Smart TV control system fed by colorfully labelled floppy disks.

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Motorized aim assist system uses a moving mousepad for laser-accurate headshots — a cannibalized GRBL drawing system and computer vision software deliver perfect shots

Boost your targeting skills with a mechanized mousepad-driven aim assist system

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World’s smallest autonomous robots are ‘smaller than a grain of salt,’ cost one penny apiece — researchers expect new micron-scale fully-programmable robots to be used in medicine, microscale manufacturing, and other areas

Fully programmable, autonomous robots ‘smaller than a grain of salt’ have been developed by research teams from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan.
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Robots fashioned from dead lobster exoskeletons have awesome strength, light weight, and flexibility — necrobotics advance mixes sustainable food waste with synthetic components

Swiss scientists have demonstrated the use of dead lobster tails as robotic appendages.

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Maker builds tiny $10 secondary 1.14-inch display using an ESP32 — you could play Crysis on it, if you squint

A 1.14 inch secondary display built around an ESP32, that receives video frames over Wi-Fi, and you could build your own for $10. Sounds like a fun weekend project
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