A soft bag filled with ordinary ground coffee can pick up scissors, a light bulb, a raw egg, a roll of tape, or a wooden block without cameras, force sensors, or complicated software. Press the bag against the item, suck the air out, and the whole thing locks into a solid grip that holds firm until the vacuum is released.
Twenty-eight years after a honey bear and a red-crested bird first scrambled across Spiral Mountain, a fresh batch of Unreal Engine 5 footage has arrived that makes the wait for an official return feel almost unbearable. François Montagud, the same creator who previously rebuilt Doom 3 in the engine for his portfolio, has posted seven uninterrupted minutes of his Banjo-Kazooie fan remake. It will never ship. You cannot download it. Yet the short video already does more to answer the quiet question hanging over the series than any corporate teaser has managed in years.
A full-size humanoid from the Chinese firm PNDbotics recently appeared in a tech demonstration holding a bow, drawing the string, and releasing an arrow. The moment lands as more than a stunt. It shows how far the company’s Adam platform has come in coordinating dozens of joints, sensing force, and keeping its balance while performing a precise, two-handed action that once belonged only to people.
Samsung’s midrange lineup has long delivered solid phones that handle daily tasks without forcing people into flagship prices. The Galaxy A57 5G (2026), priced at $425 (was $550), continues that approach while shrinking the body and sharpening a few key details that make the phone feel more refined in the hand.
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Nikita Chuicko works under the name kelsonik and spends his time turning existing cars into the versions manufacturers never quite got around to building. His latest set of renderings takes the Tesla Model S and stretches it into a shooting brake while adding a full widebody kit. Everything is finished in solid black, the stance is dropped, and the proportions feel deliberate rather than forced.