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Butterfly Effect, the company behind the Manus AI agent, launched Manus 2.0 for overseas users alongside Cue, a new standalone app for personal agents. In a post on its official WeChat account, the company also said it is building a team to develop a product for the Chinese market. Neither a product name nor a date has been given for that version.

Roboticists at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and the University of Michigan have developed a new method for robot movement. They demonstrated that elastic rods, when bent and twisted, can repeatedly snap between shapes. This action releases stored energy, allowing small robots to hop, flip, and swim. The technique offers a new approach for machines limited by size, weight, and power output, aiding traversal of uneven land and water.

Kuaishou's Kling AI has introduced its latest video model, Kling 4.0, featuring capabilities for single-pass clips extending up to 30 seconds. This new iteration supports up to 15 multimodal references and allows for the setting of 10 keyframes. A lighter version, Kling 4.0 Flash, became available to Ultra Yearly subscribers last month, with the full model scheduled for release this month.