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The Matrix 5 is waiting on a blessing.

The Matrix was said to be coming back for a fifth time back in 2024, with director Drew Goddard at the helm. We haven’t heard much since then, until Matrix co-creator and co-director Lilly Wachowski told KCRW last week that Goddard was waiting on the Wachowski sisters’ blessing to move forward. Lilly seems over the whole affair, saying that she “doesn’t want to play in that sandbox anymore.” Here’s the rest of what she said about moving forward for Matrix 5: > He doesn’t wanna go forward unless he gets our blessing, and so, it becomes this complicated situation that maybe we’re gonna stick our noses in a tiny bit and see how we feel and if we wanna pass on our blessing to Drew or not. [Link: Lilly Wachowski remembers 30 years of ‘Bound’ | https://www.kcrw.com/shows/the-business/stories/lilly-wachowski-bound-federal-tax-bill | KCRW]

Gadgets

Watch this Roomba spit out another Roomba.

The Roomba Duo is a new concept from iRobot. Two vacuums in one: the larger robot is a vacuum and steam mop (I watched it suck up pasta from carpet) and the smaller one sits on top. When the Duo finds areas it can’t reach, it uses a mechanical arm to lower the second bot to the floor. It feels like an overly complex solution to the traditional limitations of robot vacuums, but it’s nice to see some ambition from iRobot. [Media: https://youtube.com/shorts/CZs289RpiPY?si=RcYaohQbWl_t640Z]