The strangest stories we published in 2020

2020 wasn't all bad. It was weird, too  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ View in browser December 30th, 2020 Welcome to Decrypted, Digital Trends' daily newsletter guiding you through the latest news in the world of tech, with insights from our senior writers. A disembodied robot mouth -- and 14 other stories that made us laugh in 2020 Goodbye 2020, and good riddance! But before we slam the door shut on this tumultuous year, let's try to raise a smile or two by revisiting some of the more amusing tech stories that landed on the pages of Digital Trends over the last 12 months. Here's a recap of the weirdest, wildest, and most hilariously strange stories we've run this past year. Enjoy! READ MORE Advertisement Man uses brain-controlled prosthetic robot arms to eat a Twinkie Robert "Buz" Chmielewski, a quadriplegic man who suffered an accident in his teens that left him with minimal movement and feeling in his hands, recently fed himself dessert with the aid of two prosthetic robot arms he was able to control using his mind.   Two years ago, Chmielewski underwent a 10-hour brain surgery at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Hospital. This was part of a clinical trial designed to allow participants to control assistive devices using neurosignals. As part of the procedure, he had six electrode arrays implanted into both sides of his brain. This has now allowed Chmielewski to be able to control smart prostheses, such as these robot limbs, to carry out tasks like feeding himself. READ MORE Advertisement Advertisement Watch Boston Dynamics' robots strut their stuff in year-end dance show The team of tech wizards at Boston Dynamics has wrapped up 2020 by letting its robots loose on the dance floor.   Two years ago we were bowled over by Spot's astonishing dance display to Bruno Mars' jig-inducing Uptown Funk. This time around the dog-like Spot bot is joined by humanoid robot Atlas (two of them, actually) and the wheel-based box-budging Handle.   Strutting their stuff to The Contours' famous song Do You Love Me, the four robots thrill with some splendidly agile moves that would put most human dancers to shame.   "Our whole crew got together to celebrate the start of what we hope will be a happier year," the team behind the robots said in a message posted with the video, adding, "Happy New Year from all of us at Boston Dynamics." READ MORE You Might Like   Digital Trends helps readers keep tabs on the fast-paced world of tech with all the latest news, fun product reviews, insightful editorials, and one-of-a-kind sneak peeks. Copyright ©2020 Designtechnica Corporation. All rights reserved. Unsubscribe  |  Contact us |  Privacy Policy 111 SW 5th Ave. Ste. 1000, Portland, OR 97204