Researchers built a soft floating robot for indoor interaction.
It uses helium and flapping fins instead of propellers.
The result is quiet, lightweight, and safe to touch.
It can follow people, give reminders, and act as a study buddy.
Published at ACM DIS 2026.
Levi Schechtmann came in, sat down at that piano like a normal human, and then straight-up ascended. Fingers moving faster than my brain could process, classical runs slamming into hip-hop beats like they were always meant to be together. That boy was cooking so hard the piano definitely filed for maternity leave right after.🔥 😅🎹🎶🎵🎶