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Just saw something that actually feels like a real leap in robotics hardware.👋 Allonic built a robot hand using 3D Tissue Braiding,basically weaving high-strength fibers around a minimal rigid skeleton the way human connective tissue wraps around bone. No hundreds of screws, bearings, cables or fiddly joints. Instead,a continuous...

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