Abstract: This paper introduces an intelligent controlled cleaning tool for picking up underwater floating garbage. An inhalation-type garbage cleaning robot is designed not only to improve the ...

Imagine a potential situation in a busy operating room: a laser system still has a wireless footswitch paired to it and sitting elsewhere, while a wired footswitch is also plugged into the same system ...

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Marine litter is a major environmental problem. Abandoned containers and fishing gear can trap or strangle animals, and plastic waste can break down into microplastics, which can release chemicals ...

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It looks like Massachusetts voters will get to weigh in on rent control in 2026. Supporters say they have more than enough signatures to put the issue on next year's ballot. Housing affordability is a ...

As more robots start showing up in warehouses, offices, and even people’s homes, the idea of large language models hacking into complex systems sounds like the stuff of sci-fi nightmares. So, ...

OpenMind, the developer of an open artificial intelligence operating system for robotics, and RoboStore LLC, a distributor of advanced intelligent robotics platforms, announced the launch of an ...

When Jonas Wüst first met rescue divers in Switzerland, what struck him wasn’t their courage, it was how much danger still defined their work. “We realized how outdated it all was,” he recalls.

An underwater robot has uncovered thousands of icefish nests while searching for Sir Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship, The Endurance, in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea. The remotely operated vehicle “Lassie” ...

WASHINGTON—The Netherlands wants in on the U.S. Air Force’s collaborative combat aircraft program to boost their own fleet of F-35 fighter jets. The Dutch Defense Ministry inked a letter of intent to ...