Giving machines the ability to communicate nonverbally has real value, and [Drew Smith] clearly thinks your robot deserves better than an emoji. He shared a very interesting approach with his …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/11/to-build-more-believable-bots-simulate-the-neurochemistry/)

The First New WW2 Jeep Since 1945
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/11/the-first-new-ww2-jeep-since-1945/

Online publications sometimes work with sponsors. Over at the Autopian, they landed a sponsorship deal with eBay, but due to an unguarded comment, fulfilling the sponsor’s requirements turned out to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/11/the-first-new-ww2-jeep-since-1945/)

Trying to Use a 2007 Samsung UMPC as Wii U Gamepad
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/11/trying-to-use-a-2007-samsung-umpc-as-wii-u-gamepad/

As unique the Nintendo Wii U Gamepad may appear to be, at its core it’s pretty much just a tablet with game controls stuck on it. Now that the communication …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/11/trying-to-use-a-2007-samsung-umpc-as-wii-u-gamepad/)

Porting the Nvidia GPU Driver to Haiku for 3D Acceleration
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/12/porting-the-nvidia-gpu-driver-to-haiku-for-3d-acceleration/

As good as a desktop OS may be, at some point it has to feature accelerated 3D graphics. This has been a bit of a sticking point for Haiku OS, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/12/porting-the-nvidia-gpu-driver-to-haiku-for-3d-acceleration/)

Hackaday Links: July 12, 2026
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/12/hackaday-links-july-12-2026/

Although we’d rather bring you news of clever modifications and repairs down on the farm, more often than not, the name “John Deere” has appeared on the pages of Hackaday …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/12/hackaday-links-july-12-2026/)

Musing on AI from 1964
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/12/musing-on-ai-from-1964/

[Irving John Good] was at Trinity College, Oxford back in 1964. His paper, “Speculations Concerning the First Ultraintelligent Machine” could have been a topic for today, as we deal with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/12/musing-on-ai-from-1964/)

CGI Motion Capture with only a Camera
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/12/cgi-motion-capture-with-only-a-camera/

Computer-generated imagery (CGI) has largely replaced physical models in major film productions these days, but the transition didn’t exactly happen overnight. For a time there was an effort to blend …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/12/cgi-motion-capture-with-only-a-camera/)

Newton’s Cradle Isn’t Really Perpetual
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/13/newtons-cradle-isnt-really-perpetual/