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ICYMI: Family seamstresses will be replaced soon enough

Robots can do dang near anything if there’s extra-strength starch involved.

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Updated Wed, Oct 12, 2016, 9:30 AM·1 min read

Today on In Case You Missed It: Robots have finally gotten around the 'needing human assistance' thing when it comes to sewing clothing. The Sewbo is one such option, which can stitch together clothing as long as the garment is first dipped in a stiffening solution that makes it feel like cardboard.

Meanwhile MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab created a computer program made to simplify the process of 3D-printing with different materials in the same object. News about the Foundry is here.

In case you're interested in the Kickstarter for a giant foam dart, that's here. The video we can't stop watching from Russia is here. As always, please share any interesting tech or science videos you find by using the #ICYMI hashtag on Twitter for @mskerryd.

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