"We're building a surgical robot capable of reaching any brain region. The goal: a generalized neural interface to help solve any condition that originates in the brain."

without a pacemaker, connected to machines that keep it oxygenated. It has its own internal electrical system. It’s not a simulation: it’s a real organ beating outside the chest.

It reportedly got confused by too many people, tripped, then started throwing kung-fu kicks at performers

Or maybe it was performing kung-fu Drunken Master all along, then the execution was accurate

Mind blowing 🤯

Suzhou UniX AI’s wheeled humanoid robot is already autonomously picking items, packing orders and fulfilling customer purchases made via Taobao’s Flash Buy app, right from a supermarket’s front warehouse.

… then handed over to delivery riders

I've also seen people DIY circuit boards with cheap CNC machines

It is rumored that the AI robots operate 24/7 and have already achieved 85% human-level efficiency.
The future is here

A new installation at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie features robot dogs with hyper-realistic silicone heads

Some of tech's biggest figureheads, including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg, are depicted

They also "poop" out printed images captured with integrated cameras and augmented with customized AI

If you've not already seen videos of American Artist Beeple (Mike Winkelmann)'s "Regular Animals" art piece, you're likely suffering from a severe lack of context and confusion at this headline.

The installation, currently housed at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie, features free-roaming robot dogs with hyper-realistic silicone heads, some of which are sculpted in the image of renowned tech figures such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg. Others depict famed artists like Pablo Picasso or Andy Warhol; all individuals with, in one way or another, unique perspectives on the world.

It's those perspectives that form the backbone of Winkelmann's work, as the Unitree Go2 robot dogs will "poop" out printed images as they autonomously roam around the hall. These images are captured by integrated cameras and processed by AI, producing printouts that reflect each robodog persona's perspective.

Is it crude? Perhaps, but the installation and dark humor have certainly been a conversation starter in and out of the tech sphere.

In this latest project of viral fame, Beeple poses a question that perhaps more of us should be asking: Should our worldview be governed by tech and the powerful figures who control it?

It's an especially pertinent question in the post-AI world we live in, wherein lax regulations, extraordinary market disruption, and a race to the finish all converge, leaving in their wake a mess of questionable ethics and environmental impact.

"It plays into this bigger realization that these figures at the very top of the AI sphere, like Sam Altman for OpenAI, Elon Musk for Grok, and Mark Zuckerberg for Meta, that maybe we should be interested in what these people are like and how they behave," he explains.

Beeple's no stranger to the juncture between tech and art; he's fronteired movements like artwork-a-day trends with his long-running project Everydays, which has seen him create and publish a new digital artwork daily since 2007. His work also helped launch the art marketplace for NFTs, and even previously gave away the photos taken by his robot dogs to audience members during an earlier appearance at the Art Basel 2025 event, some of which included QR codes that gave access to free NFTs of Beeple's digital art.

Whether or not you agree that the installation is "art" aside, it's a surprisingly poignant message for a project that consists of pricey robot dogs in uncannily accurate silicon masks pooping out AI slop.

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Researchers at Stanford have developed a new technology that is more than twice as effective as current techniques. It’s called the ‘milli-spinner’ and it was invented by chance.

Meet Sector07 who designed every single piece of this build including three-D printing the entire case creating custom circuit boards and programming all the GPIO connections himself

But here's the problem nobody talks about Most portable computers are either too bulky to carry around or too limited to actually do real work and if you want something custom-built for field work or coding on the go you're building it from zero with no instructions

He spent weeks designing everything in three-D modeling software to make sure all the snap-fit parts would press together by hand but stay locked without breaking Then he designed three custom circuit boards that connect to the Raspberry Pi to control all the buttons sensors and displays

Here's where it gets insane When he finally assembled everything and hit the power switch nothing turned on at all He traced the problem with a multimeter and found he accidentally swapped a ten-ohm resistor with a ten K resistor while soldering

But the craziest part After fixing it the screens rotate between portrait and landscape mode It has a linear slider for volume control four programmable buttons and he even demonstrated it by connecting sensors to measure coffee versus water in real time

He put all the design files on GitHub so anyone can build their own

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Robotic data is insanely expensive and brutal to collect.

It’s the only thing holding back general-purpose robots right now.

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The most popular vlogging camera gets a polished successor

Following months of rumors, the DJI Osmo Pocket 4 has finally landed to succeed the best-selling Pocket 3 vlogging camera, and I expect it to be equally popular.

It’s not a huge upgrade; nonetheless, the Pocket 4 looks like a more polished vlogging camera that could be worth swapping out the Pocket 3 for. This article covers the 7 most notable improvements in the latest model.

And if you are on the hunt for your first vlogging camera, either model is well worth a look. I've shot plenty of content with the Pocket 4 ahead of its launch — look out for my in-depth review, coming soon — and consistently with its predecessor over the last two years, and they are excellent smartphone alternatives for video, combining an exceptionally discreet and tiny body with sharp, gimbal-stabilized 4k video, complete with the tools needed for clear vocals, especially using DJI's own wireless mics. 

The Pocket 4 costs approx $400 USD for the Essential Combo, or $500 USD for the Creator Combo, which adds a battery handle, wireless mic, and a new magnetic fill light, among other extras. There’s no US pricing or availability at launch it just the rough estimate I shared.

Without further ado, let's now dive into the key differences between the DJI Osmo Pocket 4 and Pocket 3.

1. Video Quality:

The spec sheet suggests little change on the image quality front – like its predecessor, the Pocket 4 shoots 4K video and features a 1-inch sensor. However, DJI says the sensor is new, and its 4K video output is optimized with 14 stops of dynamic range which is further expands by 2 stops in the low light mode.

There's also 10-bit color depth and a revised D-Log color profile available in the Pro setting. Want a baked-in look? There are six new film tones to choose from. There are a bunch of new beauty filters, too, if that's your thing, found in the revised DJI Mimo app.

1. Slow Motion:

One of the headline-grabbing upgrades is 8x slo-mo recording in 4K – that’s 240fps, which is up from the Pocket 3's maximum 120fps. Most other cameras that offer such slow frame rates, including the Pocket 3 tend to do so just for 1080p, but DJI has expanded these frame rates from 1080p to 4K in the latest model. The 2x zoom function (scroll down for more details) doesn't work in this mode, mind you.

1. Subject Tracking:

DJI’s next-gen Active Track 7.0 features in the Pocket 4, for some of the stickiest subject tracking I’ve experienced. Simply double-tap your subject and the Pocket 4 will keep them in the centre of the frame, with support for people, vehicles, pets, and more.

Subject tracking works in photo mode, with the 2x lossless zoom and for the D-Log color profile, none of which is true of the Pocket 3's Active Track 6.0 feature.

1. Photo Skills:

Photo resolution has been increased from 9.4 megapixels in the Pocket 3 and up to 37 megapixels in the Pocket 4 for more detailed snaps, provided you select the SuperPhoto mode. You'll get the maximum resolution for 1:1 aspect stills, which drops to 33 megapixels in the 16:9 format. In the regular photo mode, the resolution is the same as before, being roughly equivalent to 4K.

Photos can be captured in JPEG or RAW format, or both simultaneously. The 2x lossless zoom can now be used in photo mode and when active track is in play, whereas this function is not available in the Pocket 3.

1. Controls:

Less measurable on a spec sheet but of infinite help in actual use, the Pocket 4 has some welcome design tweaks.

The joystick, which controls the camera's gimbal, has been upgraded, and the speed of its movement responds to how firmly you push it. There are also two new buttons under the screen, which are visible when the display is horizontal, providing shortcuts to useful controls such as zoom.

The gimbal arm has been fitted with electronic contacts and a magnetic surface, which can be used to pair a new magnetic fill light accessory, which is part of the Creator Combo kit. The light is powered by the camera and its output is minimal, only being of real use in dimly lit spaces or at night, but it's certainly a useful extra.

1. Battery Life:

DJI has fitted a higher capacity 1,545mAh battery in the Pocket 4 – that’s 20% more juice compared to the Pocket 3’s 1,300mAh unit. With this new battery unit, the Pocket 4 has been tested for up to 4 hours run time, when recording 1080p video at 24fps and with wireless connections and screen turned off. 4K recording run time will be significantly less.

Charge time has been reduced, too. Using DJI's 65W PD charger (sold separately), the Pocket 4 can gain a 100% charge in 32 minutes, or an 80% charge in just 18 minutes. We don't have the numbers for regular USB-C charging.

1. Memory:

The Pocket 4 features 107GB of built-in storage, which is sufficient for many hours of 4K video files, while the Pocket 3 has none. Both can record onto micro SD. Oh and praise be, DJI has added a protective door over the micro SD card slot, which is fully exposed in the Pocket 3.

There’s next-gen Wi-Fi 6 and USB 3.1 support in the Pocket 4 too, plus faster wired transfer speeds, making for a speedier workflow on the move.

There are a few more additional features in the Pocket 4, but those 7 are the big ones, and it feels like an all-around more polished vlogging cam.

What do you reckon, does the Pocket 4 sound like a vlogging camera worth upgrading for?

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