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Robots get smooth moves
Life, James Hein, Published on 25/03/2026
» The subject of the week is robots. The amount of news on these keeps growing and growing. South Korea is first up here with their KAIST Humanoid. In the field test, the robot was shown running across a soccer pitch, jumping, taking shots on goal, and even doing dance moves akin to the Michael Jackson moonwalk. Many robot demonstrations still look a bit stiff but these moves were quite smooth. The robot can run at about 12kph on flat ground with the next goal at 14kph. It can climb a ladder with 40cm steps and the knees can generate 320 Newton metres of peak torque so it can push heavier objects. The current model is based on the lower human half but the goal is for a full humanoid form that can work with people in industrial environments.
More thrills, wider appeal
Life, Komsan Jandamit, Published on 25/02/2026
» Mario Tennis Fever delivers a confident return for Nintendo's most competitive sports series, combining hardcore tennis mechanics with a more welcoming learning curve to appeal to a broader audience.
AI reshaping the battle over the narrative of Maduro's US capture
AFP, Published on 20/01/2026
» CARACAS - Since the United States captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in early January, pictures and videos chronicling the events have been crowded out by those generated with artificial intelligence (AI), blurring the lines between fiction and reality.
When students rise
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/10/2025
» Back in the mid-19th century, female education increased literacy and access to jobs and they began to fight for participation in public life. The public sphere promised them a new horizon. From the 1890s onwards, print media began to allow women to express their voice and authors vaunted personal talent and equality, including gender relations. Following the Siamese Revolution in 1932, women were enfranchised for the first time.
'My boss raped me': Japanese prosecutor's fight for justice
AFP, Published on 11/08/2025
» OSAKA - Very few women in Japan speak out about rape, and Hikari, too, kept quiet for years about her alleged assault by her boss, Osaka's former chief prosecutor.
New releases for your streaming pleasure: May 14-20
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 14/05/2025
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
Village People, Carrie Underwood to perform at Trump inauguration
AFP, Published on 14/01/2025
» NEW YORK — The Village People -- the group behind "Y.M.C.A," a staple of Donald Trump's rallies -- said Monday they have accepted an invitation from the United States president-elect to perform at events connected to next week's inauguration.
Protect yourself and others by staying home with the flu
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 14/01/2025
» DEAR DOCTORS: My sister and I are roommates, and we are both back to in-person work. We keep getting sick because co-workers with the flu won't stay home and aren't careful. I doubt we are the only ones wishing for a code of good behaviour for when you're sick. Can you talk about that?
‘Squid Game’ stocks tank in Netflix new season letdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/12/2024
» SEOUL - A less-than-perfect debut for the new season of Netflix Incorporated's blockbuster series Squid Game sent shares of related South Korean companies sharply lower Friday.
Generational politics
Life, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 11/11/2024
» Political conflicts around the world typically arise from divisions based on class, ethnicity, rural-urban disparities and caste, rather than age differences. This observation caused Asst Prof Kanokrat Lertchoosakul, lecturer at the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, to investigate if it is true that political conflict in Thailand is one between generations.