A pen plotter starts behaving like a tiny fabrication cell
Two carriages, delta kinematics, a tool changer and paper feed turn András Vujovits's prototype into something that automates more than the motion of one pen.
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To revive his 1999 browser, he first had to rebuild the computer around it
Biyubi ran on a homebuilt Am29000 computer. Seeing it again in 2026 required rebuilding the emulator, storage, video, C environment and a network bridge around the recovered software.
This trackball is open down to its screws, PCB and firmware
Ploopy publishes mechanical, electronic and firmware layers. The result is not magically easy to repair, but it keeps the object inspectable and reproducible much deeper than a typical peripheral.
GoldenEye 007 is 100% decompiled. The original Rare source code did not magically return
The GoldenEye project reconstructs source capable of reproducing the expected ROMs without distributing all game assets. “100%” describes a matching-build milestone, not the recovery of Rare's original source tree.
PINE64 is pausing devices rather than making them swallow the price of RAM
PINE64 paused several production runs as DRAM costs rose. The case shows why small hardware makers have fewer ways to absorb a shock that large buyers can negotiate through volume and contracts.
At EPFL, 3D printing starts designing material mechanics, not just shape
DNGEs combine stiff elastomer microparticles with a softer second network. Their architecture lets a printer shape the object while varying its mechanical behaviour locally.
The hard part of automating steel begins after the weld
In Cincinnati, 1872 is putting planning software, shop-floor operations and welding robots into one loop. Full autonomy remains a company target for 2027, not the current state of the factory.
This grill escapes the cloud without replacing its controller
The Gravity 800 controller already contained a programmable ESP32. FreeFall 800 keeps that board and moves remote control back onto the local network, with explicit security limits.
Eight robot boats can become one floating structure
Eight 21 cm boats assemble and travel as one structure. FloatForm moves most coordination from a global planner to neighbouring robots.
An eight-metre animatronic emerges from one inflatable tube
AirForce folds, constricts and actuates one continuous tube to build human-scale moving structures. The useful trick is not just low weight: structure, actuators and logistics become the same material system.