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One hundred years since a hellish vision of technology spawned that fateful word: robot | Robots
“Listen Josef,” said the Czech playwright Karel Čapek to his brother. “I have an idea for a play.” Josef, an artist of some renown, was painting furiously and unimpressed by his brother’s intrusion. “What kind of play?” he asked, sharply. Karel set out the plot. In the future, humans have created synthetic, humanoid creatures to …
County health official: Rochester house party spawned cluster of COVID-19 cases
Multiple cases of COVID-19 in Rochester appear linked to a single house party in recent weeks, according to Olmsted County’s top public health official. Through testing and contact tracing, health officials believe that a single person at the party spread the virus to multiple other individuals, who further spread the virus in the community, said …
Apollo space program spawned technologies, products still in use
The Apollo program spawned consumer product hits based on things created out of mission requirements, including wireless headsets. File Photo courtesy of NASA The same computer program used to drill on the moon was later used by Black and Decker to develop a handheld, cordless vacuum cleaner, which became known as the Dustbuster. Photo courtesy …