Oil rigs, particularly the offshore type, are one of the most fascinating parts of the global energy industry. How do they work? How big can they get? Do they float on water? It's not surprising that ...

North America dropped 64 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest North America rotary rig count, which was published on December 23. The total U.S. rig count rose by three week on week ...

If you start watching Mr. Robot on Netflix at exactly 11:48:06 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, you can hear Rami Malek say “Fuck society” in the pilot episode just as 2025 comes to an end. This feels like a ...

The bleeding edge: Nanomachines were once a distant fantasy of science fiction writers and video games like Deus Ex and Metal Gear Solid. However, recent advances in miniaturization have brought those ...

On the outskirts of Beijing, young Chinese entrepreneur Cheng Hao sits on an indoor soccer pitch – but this turf isn’t for humans. It’s where engineers working for his start-up, Booster Robotics, ...

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What we know so far: LG is preparing to showcase its most advanced household robot yet next month at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, introducing a new model called CLOiD that the company says can handle a ...

Billions of dollars are flowing into humanoid robot startups, as investors bet that the industry will soon put humanlike machines in warehouses, factories and our living rooms. Many leaders of those ...

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This striking humanoid robot is the R1 from Robbyant, a company owned by Chinese tech giant Ant Group. The allure of humanoid robots is their versatility – you can imagine them doing any job that a ...

Imagine walking into a bustling café where a humanoid robot greets you, takes your order, and expertly prepares your coffee, all while engaging in casual conversation. This scenario, once the stuff of ...

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