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New technique helps robots find the front door

In the not too distant future, robots may be dispatched as last-mile delivery vehicles to drop your takeout order, package, or meal-kit subscription at your doorstep — if they can find the door. Standard approaches…

superbug

A weapon to make a superbug to become…

A recent research led by a scientist at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has discovered an easily transmitted DNA piece that can make a new type of hyper-resistant and deadly superbug become hyper-virulent quickly,…

robot is designed to “grow” like a plant

Robot is designed to “grow” like a plant

Its extendable appendage can meander through tight spaces and then lift heavy loads. In today’s factories and warehouses, it’s not uncommon to see robots whizzing about, shuttling items or tools from one station to another.…