Cassandra fortells the doom of Troy, NY
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One of my favorite side projects this year was my story for @technologyreview.com about the history of the Armatron robotic toy. I had one as a kid, and it is a miracle of mechanical engineering. I got to interview its inventor, retired toy designer Hiroyuki Watanabe.
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How a 1980s toy robot arm inspired modern robotics
The tasks taken on by the Armatron aren’t so different from the ones AI is tackling today.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
One of my favorite side projects this year was my story for @technologyreview.com about the history of the Armatron robotic toy. I had one as a kid, and it is a miracle of mechanical engineering. I got to interview its inventor, retired toy designer Hiroyuki Watanabe.
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listen, we gotta live. we have to outlast them. we have to turn their graves into trans inclusive toilets.
January 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
listen, we gotta live. we have to outlast them. we have to turn their graves into trans inclusive toilets.