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Home News Spaceflight  A piece of space junk smacked into the robotic arm on the International Space Station, but near-term operations should not be affected, according to the agencies involved. Robotic operators noticed a hole in the station's Canadarm2 provided by the Canadian Space Agency,  which has been in service…

Ragpickers search for reusable items from a heap of garbage, at Sevapura dumping yard in Jaipur,Rajasthan, India, Wednesday, April 07, 2021. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images Humans generate a remarkable amount of garbage: over 2 billion tonnes per year, according to the World Bank, or approximately 4.5 trillion pounds…

2021-05-28 18:00:00by Eric Van Allen Robot, hit the dab Games have all kinds of hidden secrets, and few are as infamous as the Konami code. It's so pervasive that it's become the input to trigger Easter eggs in other games, and even demos like one for Unreal Engine 5. Discovered…

Many predictions were made decades ago about an era when robots and humans would co-exist. Today thanks to major advancements in Robotics and AI, robots come in many different shapes and sizes.  But the most intriguing ones are those which resemble humans. These humanoid robots have been growing in popularity…

You may recall that around a week ago, during our LaunchPad #4 stream, we revealed that Yoozoo Games' fighting title, Metal Revolution, would be heading into Early Access soon. Well, today is that day, meaning Android players can engage in some robot battling right now. If you missed the initial…

Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 28, 2021 (Issuewire.com)  - Graphene is prefigured as a "miracle material," Graphene possesses the breadth of superlatives, devising its personification for countless applications.   ● It is quite a lot tougher and more robust than steel, yet implausibly frivolous and lithe.    ● It is the world's…

A few years ago, attending a tech conference that catered to an industry-friendly audience, I listened as a venture capitalist praised the upcoming possibilities for growth in the U.S. health care market. This V.C., who invested mostly in bioscience companies, was exultant at the possibility that personalized genetic mapping and…

Kellogg’s — legal guardian of such cereal mascots as Tony the Tiger and Toucan Sam — has partnered with DoorDash-owned Chowbotics to launch a new cereal-mixing robot at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Florida State University (via Gizmodo). The Kellogg’s Bowl Bot offers a vending machine-type experience for one of…

SenseTime is reported to go public in HK this year SenseTime, Chinese largest artificial intelligence company, plans to list in Hong Kong by the end of this year as soon as possible, and will continue to promote its A-share listing process. The company recently discussed its listing plan in Hong…

Memorial Day weekend is a great time to hit the beach -- or holiday sales. Better yet, shop online and skip the stores and spend the weekend at the beach. Here are some Memorial Day sales that caught our eye, from a 65-inch Vizio OLED TV ($400 off) to the…