Enter NEO, a humanoid robot created by 1X, an artificial intelligence and robotics company based in Palo Alto, California.

Engineers have created a modular spider robot that has snake bots as feet. It could be reconfigured to meet almost any user requirements and could also be useful in search and rescue operations.

Nowadays there are all sorts of new gadgets to make our lives easier. In Japan, there are multifunction appliances like all-in-one microwaves to compensate for the lack of space in tiny apartments.

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