Are our days of doing laundry coming to an end? Seems plausible, if pricey. This past week, we explored advances in robotics, but also explorations of magical clouds to surf on, and some truly wild animal behaviors.

Weave Robotics Launches Isaac, Their $8000 Laundry Folding Robot

ROBOTS

Weave Robotics Launches Isaac, Their $8000 Laundry Folding Robot

This home robot was meant to do just a few tasks. Would you trust it in your home?

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Meet The Serow, Japan's Unique Goat Antelope

ANIMALS

Meet The Serow, Japan's Unique Goat Antelope

Animals you never knew existed, Serow edition.

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Fordite, The Accidental Gemstone Made of a Million Cars

DESIGN

Fordite, The Accidental Gemstone Made of a Million Cars

In Detroit's old paint booths, decades of overspray hardened into layered stone. Fordite is the accidental gem of the atomic age, and no more will ever be made.

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Hammerhead Sharks Are Nearly Extinct. Here's Why It Matters.

ENDANGERED

Hammerhead Sharks Are Nearly Extinct. Here's Why It Matters.

Populations down 97% since the 1990s. A new National Geographic film makes the ecological case for protecting hammerhead sharks before it's too late.

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Morning Glory, The 1,000 km Cloud That Pilots Surf

NATURE

Morning Glory, The 1,000 km Cloud That Pilots Surf

Each spring over remote Australia, a colossal wave of cloud rolls in, up to 1,000 km long, and glider pilots surf it. Meet the Morning Glory.

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What if Antoni Gaudí Had Designed a Massive Hotel in New York?

ARCHITECTURE

What if Antoni Gaudí Had Designed a Massive Hotel in New York?

This fascinating project brings a near-forgotten Antoni Gaudí building to life in New York City, if only digitally.

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Australia's Firehawks 🔥, The Birds That Spread Wildfire on Purpose

BIRDS

Australia's Firehawks 🔥, The Birds That Spread Wildfire on Purpose

In northern Australia, three kinds of birds pick up burning sticks and start new fires to flush out prey. Aboriginal people knew it long before science did.

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  1. This home robot was meant to do just a few tasks. Would you trust it in your home?

    No. They steal.

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