Inanimate objects can be turned into robots following the development of robotic skins, an advance with a range of potential applications such as search-and-rescue robotics or wearable technologies.

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Step behind the scenes of stop-motion animation and discover the creativity, techniques, and artistry that bring inanimate objects to life. #StopMotion #AnimationArt #CreativeProcess #BehindTheScenes ...

When she goes to the grocery store, Lilianna Wilde will sometimes go for the shopping cart from which everyone else steers clear, the sad-looking one with the squeaky wheel. When she puts the dishes ...

Toy Story is an incredible technical achievement and a hard-hitting story thanks to its stellar cast and music, but it will get better thematically.

There’s something about making inanimate objects animate that strikes writers’ and movie producers’ fancies. I say this because I’ve read some books and watched a few movies with that particular theme ...