A comet's tail faces away from the Sun, not opposite the direction of motion: “Provide ships or sails adapted to the heavenly breezes, and there will be some who will brave even that void.” — Johannes Kepler, in a 1608 letter to Galileo

.Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський's tv address to the Russian (!) people might be the most moving speech that I've ever seen in my entire life. The whole world needs to see, understand and share this crucial Ukrainian message. #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #Україна #Russia #Россия

To the world: what is the point of saying «never again» for 80 years, if the world stays silent when a bomb drops on the same site of Babyn Yar? At least 5 killed. History repeating…

The pre-print of the first paper on a whole bunch of work we've done in using fluid flow phenomena as a form of embodied intelligence for soft robots. More coming soon. It's a new, fascinating design space; very excited to see what others will be able to come up with as well.

We encourage submissions from students, makers, and enthusiasts! This is an excellent opportunity to boost your CV, and get a chance to showcase your creativity on the big stage. 🚀 Please pass along to those who might be interested. Very excited to see what people come up with!

Join us at ICRA 2024 to experience the first workshop of this kind! With the help of a diverse panel of speakers, we will engage in a thought experiment exploring the intersection of engineering, design, and evolutionary biology. Radically new robot concepts are bound to arise

Crew of the Enterprise watches the Space Shuttle Enterprise's rollout ceremony, 1976. (Enterprise was only equipped for testing, not for spaceflight.)