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The stock market is run by wild robots we don't fully control

11 October 2017

Most stock market trades are made by algorithms, not humans, and they've already caused crashes. We need to understand their group behaviour to avoid disaster

Transformer robots can be printed on demand in just 13 minutes

12 July 2017

A reconfigurable robot made only from wire and motors can be printed to suit your needs. When the job is done, simply recycle it into a new robot

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The stock market is run by wild robots we don't fully control

Transformer robots can be printed on demand in just 13 minutes

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