Texas A&M engineering students build robotic, AI-powered dog to help with emergency response

A group of engineering students at Texas A&M is experimenting with incorporating AI into emergency response through an ...
The New York Times

Officials Had Been Warned for Over a Year Before Hong Kong Fire

Residents of Wang Fuk Court apartments had raised concerns about flammable foam panels and scaffold netting, but the government did not take decisive action. By Selam Gebrekidan Amy Chang Chien and ...
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Homeowner says house went up in flames on Thanksgiving after setting up smoker for turkey

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A southeast Houston homeowner says a Thanksgiving meal went wrong after his home caught fire Thursday morning. SkyEye flew over the scene shortly after 10 a.m. as firefighters ...
JEC Composites

Chinese robots make extensive use of composite materials

This robot made by Noetix is about 94cm tall and weighs about 12kg. It is mainly aimed at education and companionship scenarios for families. The initial price is 9998 yuan (US$1406.89). The product ...
app.com

Cut your fire risk this Thanksgiving, Christmas with these tips

Every holiday season, an average of more than 150 house fires sparked by Christmas trees and some 835 fires from lighted Christmas decorations break out in the U.S., according to the National Fire ...
Los Angeles Daily News

Progress made in fighting electrical fire on container ship in San Pedro

The electrical fire onboard the container ship One Henry Hudson in the Port of Los Angeles has been substantially contained while efforts continue to fully extinguish the blaze, which began Friday ...
BGR

5 Essential Fire TV Apps Everyone Should Be Using By Now

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Fire TV is Amazon's line of smart TVs that run on Fire OS. Additionally, the company sells a host of portable Fire TV sticks that run on the ...
Digi Times

From cars to robots: How automakers are using industrial scale to dominate humanoid AI

Roughly 20 automakers worldwide have now announced plans to enter the humanoid-robot arena—from Tesla and Germany's automotive trio of Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Volkswagen to China's XPeng, BYD, and ...
Engadget

Uber Eats will use Starship robots in the UK to make deliveries

Uber Eats has announced it'll soon start using Starship robots to complete food deliveries in certain parts of the UK, beginning in the Leeds and Sheffield areas. These little robo-couriers will only ...
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Crews battle 2-alarm fire in mixed-use building in downtown Waltham

Crews battled a two-alarm fire at a building with restaurants and residential space in downtown Waltham, Massachusetts, on Monday. The fire broke out Monday at 895 Main St. in Waltham, near the ...
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Amazon will keep using Android on Fire TV as new Vega OS focuses on low-end devices

Amazon has confirmed that it’s not giving up on Android for its Fire TV lineup just yet, implying that its new Vega OS might focus mainly on low-end or low-power devices. Vega OS launched about a ...