A pair of construction crane collapses over two consecutive days in Thailand last week killed dozens of people and prompted government officials to temporarily halt work on other projects led by the contractor, Italian-Thai Development PLC.
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At Least 30 Dead in Pair of Construction Crane Collapses in Thailand
A pair of construction crane collapses over two consecutive days in Thailand last week killed dozens of people and prompted government officials to temporarily halt work on other projects led by the contractor, Italian-Thai Development PLC.
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A simple coating that makes high-energy Li-ion batteries last longer
Silicon is an attractive negative electrode (anode) material for future lithium-ion batteries because it can store much more energy than the graphite used today. However, silicon expands and shrinks dramatically during charging and discharging….
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Rockstar Games responds after explosion raises GTA 6 delay questions
Emergency services attended the Edinburgh offices of Rockstar Games on Monday morning after a reported boiler explosion caused structural concerns at the building.
The incident raised immediate questions about whether the development of Grand…
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Why Hardware is the New Engineering Frontier
In Episode 227 of The Robot Report Podcast, hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman recap the major robotics news of the week.
Our guest on the show this week is Spencer Krause, CEO and co-founder of SKA Robotics. A longtime friend of the show,…
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Benchmarking framework reveals major safety risks of using AI in lab experiments
While artificial intelligence (AI) models have proved useful in some areas of science, like predicting 3D protein structures, a new study shows that it should not yet be trusted in many lab experiments. The study, published in Nature Machine…
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AI robot dogs take over missions too risky for human firefighters
Robotics firm DEEP Robotics has introduced its “Emergency Firefighting Solution,” a system that integrates AI to disrupt the traditional firefighting technology sector.
The new platform was designed to shift the focus away from human-led…
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Autonomy Without Assumptions: infiniDome and Wonder Robotics Introduce IroNav
infiniDome and Wonder Robotics have announced a strategic collaboration to develop IroNav, a new class of full-stack resilient autonomy solution designed for a reality where reliable navigation can no longer be assumed, providing…
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Atomistic simulation software CP2K enables AI models
CP2K is a widely used open-source package for atomic and molecular simulations, including AI training data. A new overview outlines its methods and scope.
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World-first hydrogen drone with ‘negligible’ heat signature deployed
Ukraine has sent a hybrid hydrogen-powered drone into combat for the very first time. Drone manufacturer Skyeton announced that a variant of its Raybird drone was recently deployed in an active war zone by the Ukrainian Armed…
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