Over on IEEE Spectrum, [Stephen Cass] has a project that would probably have seemed like a magic a few centuries ago. Imagine a box that uses a magnetic device to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/magnetic-lock-opens-by-magic/)
An AI Chatbot for the Apocalypse
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/an-ai-chatbot-for-the-apocalypse/
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/an-ai-chatbot-for-the-apocalypse/
You don’t have to be a full-on “prepper” to at least occasionally wonder what would happen if civilization collapsed. One thing you probably couldn’t do is go on the Internet …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/an-ai-chatbot-for-the-apocalypse/)
Exploring What’s Left of Google’s VR Dreams
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/exploring-whats-left-of-googles-vr-dreams/
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/exploring-whats-left-of-googles-vr-dreams/
You’re likely familiar with Google’s Cardboard, and the legions of cheap virtual reality headsets it spawned. By sticking a smartphone to the wearer’s head, all these headsets needed were some …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/exploring-whats-left-of-googles-vr-dreams/)
Experience is a great teacher. Ask [Jeneus], who, in high school, tried to make a program that played Othello. It didn’t go well. But years later, the idea produced an impressive …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/robot-picks-up-othello/)