Pandemic’s robot ‘heroes’ shines at tech show
Robots that helped people survive and stay safe over the past year are touting their value at the tech industry’s annual extravaganza amid a pandemic which has given fresh momentum to the robotics sector.
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‘Most Innovative Teacher’ pursues maths, programming skills to develop AI tech
Wed, 6 Jan 2021 | 09:19Thol Chanthorn was just a high school teacher who had earned a degree in mathematics and had taught within his major for several years. While working as a teacher he has further developed his skills in maths and studied computer programming as part of his lifelong pursuit of knowledge.
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Virtual idols take to the real-life stage in China
Wed, 23 Dec 2020 | 08:28Liu Jun has long been a fan of a Chinese star called Amy, a teenage pop singer with red hair whose autograph he treasures – and who only exists in the digital world.
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Germany steams ahead with hydrogen-powered train
Tue, 24 Nov 2020 | 09:13Germany will trial a new hydrogen-powered train, its state-owned rail company said on November 23, signalling a transition away from gas-guzzling diesel engines as it aims for a carbon-neutral future.
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Robot reminds Japan shoppers to wear masks
Mon, 23 Nov 2020 | 11:20Asking someone to put on a mask is a touchy subject, so one shop in Japan has enlisted a robot to make sure its customers wear them during the pandemic.
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Catching the number 1: Aberdeen to trial fleet of hydrogen buses
Tue, 10 Nov 2020 | 09:03The Scottish city of Aberdeen enjoyed a boom after the discovery of oil in the North Sea in the 1960s, propelling it to a central role in the industry.
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Turning discarded horns from trash to treasure
Thu, 29 Oct 2020 | 11:03Try Sokche and his wife Chenda started tinkering with cow and buffalo horns discarded near their home in Prey Veng. It takes years to master the skill of crafting the horns and several days to finish a single piece.
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Local animators go for gold in Japan
Tue, 27 Oct 2020 | 09:40In a barren village where trees and plants wither under the hot sun, a lone girl decides to make a change and plant a tree.
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Translation tools, air purifiers: face masks go high-tech
Wed, 21 Oct 2020 | 09:54From monitoring vital signs to filtering filthy air and even translating speech into other languages, the coronavirus-fuelled boom in mask-wearing has spawned an unusual range of high-tech face coverings.
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High-tech on frontlines of disaster prevention
Tue, 20 Oct 2020 | 09:44Tep Machcha, which means ‘mermaid’ in Khmer, is neither fish nor man – it’s a water gauge designed to give people living nearby waterways early warnings when floods are imminent.
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Serving coffee with a side of robots
Thu, 15 Oct 2020 | 08:59The eye-catching glass building surrounded by greenery at the intersection of Streets 371 and 2002 in Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district is more than just another coffee shop where you can while away a few hours.