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NASA changed a binary asteroid's orbit around the sun, Qualcomm has a new AI-focused computer designed for robotics, and OpenAI's robotics hardware lead resigned in protest

Published: March 9, 2026

Duration: 6:50

-NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said that this "marks the first time a human-made object has measurably altered the path of a celestial body around the Sun."

-Qualcomm, which purchased microcontroller board manufacturer Arduino last year, just announced a new single-board computer that marries AI with robotics.

-OpenAI's robotics hardware lead is out. Caitlin Kalinowski, who oversaw hardware within the robotics division of OpenAI, posted on X that she was resigning from her role, while criticizing the company's haste in partnering with the Department of Defense without investigating proper guardrails.

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