Japanese university startups develop AI robot arms for delicate tasks
A Real Touch robot holds a piece of sushi. (Photo by Anna Sato) OSAKA — Startups based out…
Waikato Comanchero Sergeant at Arms Dwight Fatu jailed after FBI-led drugs investigation
While it resulted in arrests, it was also the start of a four-year-long fight by the defendants to…
Hamilton man Caleb Turner files IPCA complaint after being tasered while surrendering
But CCTV footage of the incident, supplied to NZME, shows him standing in a T shape with his…
‘The arms race of beautification’: The social media images fuelling self-doubt
Jane Phare’s first ball dress, made from a sensible winter material. Professor Kirsty Ross laughs at the memory…
Sam Altman, Dario Amodei urge Congress to guard against AI-enabled bioweapons
The CEOs of some of the biggest AI companies in the world have set aside their cutthroat competition…
New mental health center opens in Birmingham
INTO NEXT WEEK. COMING UP, ALL RIGHT. THANKS, JASON. A NEW HEALTH FACILITY OPENED TODAY, AND HEALTH CARE…
How to fix Super Rugby: Ideas to save the competition
The easiest way to fix this would be a move to a top four. However, the powers that…
EPL: Premier League losses soar for clubs locked in ‘arms race’
The overall numbers would be even bleaker were it not for some smart accounting, with several clubs selling…
Splitting power generators from their retail arms would not cut electricity bills – Oliver Hartwich
Electricity generation is nothing like this. Multiple generators already compete to produce power using hydro, wind, geothermal and…
Rugby film No Tears On The Field follows Taranaki prop’s remarkable journey
Maddi says: “When I was worried my stitches would come out if I tackled someone, I’d think, ‘Oh,…
On the Up: Kahu Woolley overcomes dying during woodchopping event to compete at New Zealand Rural Games
Speaking to the Herald, Woolley, originally from Taumarunui, said he was in the middle of cutting a log…
Hawke’s Bay’s forgotten WWII gun factory: New book tells Charlton rifle story
The gun’s designer Philip Charlton, Phil to his friends, invented a small, one-cylinder gas-powered engine that drove a…