This Week’s Main Stories
Story 01A Home-Use Robot That You Can Push Around
Story 02What New Human Species and Black Hole Photos Have In Common
Story 03Idea #5: Use our digital lives as a memorial.Even More Stories

The creators of a new robot called Blue are blending cheaper 3D printed parts with a new philosophy for how the robot reacts to human interaction. The combination might be what it takes to finally help bring robots into the home as more than just automated roaming vacuum cleaners.

Soon we will get our first photographic look at a black hole. This week a team also found a previously unknown new human species. Clearly we live in a time of every day groundbreaking discoveries.
Story Of The Week:
5 Ideas That Might Actually Save The Internet

Given the amount we share online, it is fitting that our lives be memorialized on social media after we pass away. Now Facebook has a solution to make that easier.
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