Where did I put that? Engineers create robot to find misplaced items

Phone, house keys, wallet, glasses, car key, earbuds, small change: The jumble of items to be worn, taken off, left on a table, put in a pocket or fumbled from here to there in the course of a busy day can make it easy to misplace something now and then. Most of the time, the frustration-inducing missing item shows up, even if it is six months later under a cushion or behind a settee. But even a day without a wallet or phone can prove too long. And, for those who take that road, there is the inconvenience and expense that goes with replacing even a temporarily misplaced item. Engineers at the …

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