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This robot lawnmower is designed to pick fruit and throw your dog a ball

This robot lawnmower is designed to pick fruit and throw your dog a ball

Plenty of autonomous lawnmowers have been showcased or introduced at this year’s IFA event in Berlin, but only one of them comes equipped with a robotic arm. NexLawn, a sub-brand of MOVA that sits under its Dreame parent company, has announced the Master X Series Concept, which it describes as “the first robotic mower with a fully functional mechanical arm.” …

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Scientists taught an AI-powered ‘robot dog’ how to play badminton against humans — and it’s actually really good

Scientists taught an AI-powered ‘robot dog’ how to play badminton against humans — and it’s actually really good

Scientists have trained a four-legged robot to play badminton against a human opponent, and it scuttles across the court to play rallies of up to 10 shots. By combining whole-body movements with visual perception, the robot, called “ANYmal,” learned to adapt the way it moved to reach the shuttlecock and successfully return it over the net, thanks to artificial intelligence …

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Gus Van Sant’s Miniature ‘Dog Day Afternoon’

Gus Van Sant’s Miniature ‘Dog Day Afternoon’

It was “Dog Day Afternoon” in miniature, though with more loony-tunes firepower. On Feb. 8, 1977, Tony Kiritsis, a disgruntled resident of Indianapolis, walked into the offices of the Meridian Mortgage Company and took one of its executives, Dick Hall, hostage. He wired the sawed-off muzzle of a 12-gauge Winchester shotgun to the back of Hall’s head. One end of …

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Dog Can’t Hide Her Feelings About Furry Sibling’s Antics

Dog Can’t Hide Her Feelings About Furry Sibling’s Antics

They say opposites attract, but in sibling dynamics, opposites usually just clash. That’s certainly the case in one dog household, where a calm, stoic Pit Bull has to endure her little Dachshund sibling’s constant bursts of chaos. A viral video shows exactly what happens when boundless energy meets total indifference, and the results are hilarious. Big dog looks so done …

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Trump’s secret weapon: Housing chief Bill Pulte morphs into attack dog, wielding America’s property records like a club

Trump’s secret weapon: Housing chief Bill Pulte morphs into attack dog, wielding America’s property records like a club

When Bill Pulte was nominated as the country’s top housing regulator, he told senators that his “number one mission will be to strengthen and safeguard the housing finance system.” But since he started the job, he’s distinguished himself by targeting President Donald Trump‘s political enemies. He’s using property records to make accusations of mortgage fraud and encourage criminal investigations, wielding an …

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Raccoon killed by family dog in N.J. tests positive for rabies, officials say

Raccoon killed by family dog in N.J. tests positive for rabies, officials say

A raccoon killed by a family dog in the backyard of a Barrington home has tested positive for rabies, officials announced Monday. The incident happened on Aug. 18 and the borough’s animal control officer picked up the raccoon and had it tested at the state Public Health & Environmental Laboratories in Trenton, according to a statement from Camden County. The …

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Shedeur Sanders’ disappointing outing ends on bench: You want to be that dog

Shedeur Sanders’ disappointing outing ends on bench: You want to be that dog

Browns General Manager Andrew Berry said Saturday the team has no problem keeping four quarterbacks on its 53-player roster. Shedeur Sanders did not play well during the preseason game against the Rams but expects to be one of the quarterbacks who sticks. “Obviously,” he said, via Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal. Sanders went 3-of-6 for 14 yards and …

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Frisbee, Seth Meyers’s Dog and Andy Samberg’s Archenemy, Dies – The New York Times

Frisbee, Seth Meyers’s Dog and Andy Samberg’s Archenemy, Dies  The New York Times Seth Meyers’ dog Frisbee, longtime Andy Samberg enemy, dies at 14  USA Today Seth Meyers’ Dog Frisbee, Famously Disliked by Andy Samberg, Dies at 14  People.com Seth Meyers Pens Beautiful Tribute to Beloved Italian Greyhound ‘Frisbee’  yahoo.com Frisbee, Seth Meyers’s Dog and Andy Samberg’s Nemesis, Dead at 14  Vulture Source link

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