Experimenting with Jenga in the real world, on the other hand, skips all that modeling and forces the robot to get a grasp on the physics firsthand. Which is not to say that working in simulation ...

Meindert de Boer from Dresden, Ont. broke the record for most Jenga blocks stacked on a single vertical Jenga block, using 3,132 pieces to create a structure measuring more than 100cm tall.

Meindert de Boer from Dresden, Ont. broke the record for most Jenga blocks stacked on a single vertical Jenga block, using 3,132 pieces to create a structure measuring more than 100cm tall.

A Dresden, Ont., resident now holds a world record title for building a structure using the pieces from a classic family game. Meindert de Boer broke the record for most Jenga blocks stacked on a ...