Wednesday’s Biggest Stories: Tiny Robots, No Internet In Tasmania, Waterproof Phones

Every evening, we wrap up the day’s biggest stories in one place for you to easily check out. If you’ve been off the grid all day, jump in here and catch up on current events.

Watch 100 Grams Of Robot Pull 1800 Kilograms Of Car
Stanford’s μTug minibots are on a roll lately.

Tasmania Is Cut Off From The World
The Basslink cable connecting Tasmania to mainland Australia has been cut.

Samsung Says Its New S7 Is Waterproof, So We Threw It In A Fish Tank
We abandoned a Samsung S7 in a fish tank for a little over thirty minutes.

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