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Scenario prompt 18 August 2025
The scenario prompts for today is no-code robotics. Three other prompts today are about robotics (muscles, olympics, artificial wombs and no-code. Technology abstraction will allow for playing LEGO with robots. So if staff could play with robots in your organisation, what would change?
The other prompts for today are synthetic organs, ants and teamwork, cryo-storage of STEM cells, pregnant robots, the robot olympics, robot muscles, change mindset, wargaming, and you are the upgrade.
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Beyond lab animals
https://www.science.org/content/article/u-s-wants-phase-out-animal-research-are-alternatives-ready
The small plastic chip etched with channels is a synthetic human organ—and one vision of future drug safety testing
Tiny Ants Crack The Secret To Perfect Teamwork
https://scienceblog.com/tiny-ants-crack-the-secret-to-perfect-teamwork/
Insects actually become stronger when working together, with each individual ant nearly doubling their pulling force as team size increases. This discovery could transform how we design cooperative robot systems.
Space mice babies: Stem cells cryopreserved in space produce healthy offspring
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-space-mice-babies-stem-cells.html
Studying the impact of spaceflight on germ cells—egg and sperm precursor cells—is particularly important because they directly influence the next generation
China firm plans world’s first pregnancy humanoid robot using artificial womb
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/china-worlds-first-pregnancy-humanoid-robot
Chinese tech firm is racing to deliver what could be the world’s first “gestation robot”
Robots race, play football, crash and collapse at China’s ‘robot Olympics’
China kicked off the three-day long World Humanoid Robot Games on Friday, looking to showcase its advances in artificial intelligence and robotics with 280 teams from 16 countries.
New Paper-Thin Actuator Mimics Human Muscle for Precision Robotics
https://www.azorobotics.com/News.aspx
Researchers have developed a paper-thin robotic actuator inspired by the way human muscles work. Designed to mimic the behavior of myosin proteins, this soft, flexible robot sheet features a 3D pneumatic network that enables precise, multi-directional movement.
AI is eating change management
https://www.fastcompany.com/91380785/ai-is-eating-change-management-ai-change-management
Change, especially today, doesn’t happen in neat phases. It’s cyclical, unpredictable, and requires constant adaptation. Train your future fitness https://www.ronimmink.com/strategy-development/
If You’re Serious About Change, You Need To Make These 3 Mindset Shifts
https://digitaltonto.com/2025/if-youre-serious-about-change-you-need-to-make-these-3-mindset-shifts/
Empowerment, shared values, strategy and change making.
US’ wargaming tool with classified details can reveal enemy weakness before real combat
https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-classified-wargaming-tool-enemy-weakness
Wargaming enhances human judgment, has long been a vital method for understanding human decision-making in complex, uncertain environments by harnessing the power of experiential learning.
How to Build Better Automation Systems with No-Code Robotics
https://www.designnews.com/automation/how-to-build-better-automation-systems-with-no-code-robotics
Adaptive robotics systems are upending manufacturing environments by eliminating complex programming and enabling real-time adaptation to part variations.
You are the upgrade
https://www.ronimmink.com/product/a-book-about-books-about-ai/
Data, acceleration, and the future of intelligence: Lessons from 25 core books (and links to 114 other books) about AI, technology abstraction, and consciousness.
