Gecko Robotics lands the largest U.S. Navy robotics deal yet The U.S. Navy has inked its largest robotics deal yet as the military branch looks to use robots to keep up with its fleet maintenance. Gecko Robotics, a Pittsburgh-based company that makes robots and sensors for inspecting large industrial assets, has signed a five-year IDIQ (indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity) deal with the...

Federal officers may have lied about shooting of migrant in Minneapolis, officials sayAFP via Getty ImagesMinneapolis residents and students protesting against ICETwo immigration agents may have made "untruthful statements" in sworn testimony about the shooting of a migrant in Minneapolis last month, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has said.ICE acting director Todd Lyons said the two...

West Bengal election: Why politicians are campaigning with fish in handIndian politicians are campaigning while holding fish. What is going on?2 hours agoSoutik BiswasIndia correspondentBBCRuling Trinamool Congress leaders campaign with fish as a symbol of identity in KolkataOn a sticky morning in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, Koustav Bagchi moves from door to door in a crisp white and...

Entrepreneurs fight pile-up of garbage in the West Bank Entrepreneurs fight pile-up of garbage in the West Bank Israeli restrictions on movement in the West Bank are impeding garbage trucks from reaching landfills, leaving Palestinians living amid mounds of trash. Two Palestinian entrepreneurs are trying to change this.

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