Just when you thought you’d seen it all, Direct Drive Tech unveils the D1, a modular bot that links up like a terrifyingly efficient robot centipede. Apparently, the future of automation involves assembling your workforce like LEGO bricks, just with more torque and less chance of stepping on them in the dark. This “All-Domain Splicing” capability allows the D1 to morph from agile bipeds into a robust quadruped, ready to tackle anything from delivery to search-and-rescue.