An incredible two-wheeled and fully autonomous robot is capable of climbing up flights of stairs and can drive along at speeds of up to 7.5 miles per hour. The 'Ascento Pro' is the brainchild of Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich (ETH Zürich) spin-off firm Ascento Robotics, building on their previous
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An Oyo State-based socio-political group, Oyo Kajola Group (OKG), on Tuesday, lauded Governor Seyi Makinde for taking the bold initiative to put up the first state-owned Independent Power Project that is capable of expanding the state’s economy. The group said that the project, which will generate 11 Megawatts of electricity to
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According to the tech mogul, the essentials will be engineering and human-interactive careers. Elon Musk has made many predictions about the future of society and the role that his companies Tesla and SpaceX will play. The millionaire has very strong opinions and is not afraid to express them in interviews, conferences,
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Coscharis Motors Plc, a subsidiary of Coscharis Group recently displayed two locally assembled Renault automobile models at the 21st Abuja Motor Fair, targeting the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja and the Northern Nigerian market. Earlier, the automobile company had showcased the locally assembled Renault variants in the Southern market of the
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One of the fastest-growing indigenous airlines, United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) has acquired a new Airbus 320 aircraft to further boost its fleet of aircraft and expand its operations. With this acquisition, the aircraft fleet of the airline has grown to eight. A statement by Achillieus-Chud Uchegbu, the spokesman of UNA said that
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Jeff Bezos on Saturday night said he was “heartbroken” over the deaths of at least six Amazon employees in an Illinois warehouse hit by a tornado. The Amazon founder was blasted on social media earlier Saturday for failing to mention the deadly incident in Edwardsville while cheering on his latest group
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CHINA is developing a 6,000mph hypersonic nuke missile engine which is reportedly based on a design abandoned by Nasa — as it forges ahead in an arms race with the West. A Chinese research team has built and tested a prototype based on a radical design by an American space agency
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Engineering is a collaborative practice, but effective teamwork can take many different forms. For some projects, teamwork means accomplishing all tasks as a group; for other projects, it is better for everyone to work individually before connecting their pieces like a puzzle. A recent paper by Carnegie Mellon University engineering and
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"Lord how this world improves as we grow older," reads the caption for a panel in the " March of Intellect," part of a series of colored etchings published between 1825 and 1829. The artist, William Heath (1794–1840), shows many futuristic contraptions, including a four-wheeled steam-powered horse called Velocity, a
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered parties in a suit filed over the controversy on the alleged takeover of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to maintain status quo pending the next date of hearing. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who gave the order following an ex-parte motion moved by counsel
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