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As one of the oldest components of human engineering, gears have driven civilization for thousands of years. But now, engineers at New York University in the US have given gears a new liquid twist.

It’s the main hub that ties everything together—sort of like the conductor for the orchestra that is a robot. It takes in data from sensors, runs that through some code (which you or someone else ...