2024

New Delhi, January 11, 2024 ABB, the multinational technology company, has acquired Sevensense, a Swiss start-up specializing in enhancing the mobility of industrial robots using artificial intelligence (AI) and 3D vision technologies. This strategic move reflects ABB’s commitment to meeting the increasing demand for industrial robots capable of autonomous movement within factories and warehouses. Sevensense, based in Zurich, focuses on developing sensor and AI systems that provide factory robots, responsible for transporting components to production lines, with the capability to perceive their surroundings and navigate through manufacturing facilities. “In the…

New Delhi, Jan 11, 2024 OpenAI has officially unveiled the GPT Store, a platform enabling users to create and share personalized versions of ChatGPT, a widely-used language model. The GPT Store aims to provide accessibility to a diverse audience, allowing individuals without coding expertise to participate in the creation and sharing of custom ChatGPT versions. The feature is now available to ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Enterprise users. Since the announcement of GPTs two months ago, users have generated over 3 million custom versions of ChatGPT. OpenAI plans to launch a…

Updated on 11-01-2024 | IST 01:02 PM Whirligig beetles, known as the world’s fastest-swimming insects, have mystified researchers with their remarkable speeds, achieving peak acceleration of 100 meters per second and a top velocity of 100 body lengths per second. A recent study conducted by Cornell University challenges previous explanations of the physics behind their rapid swimming, shedding light on a surprising strategy shared by fast marine mammals and waterfowl. The common belief among researchers was that whirligig beetles attained their incredible speeds through drag-based thrust, a propulsion system requiring…

09 Jan 2024, 05:24 PM IST A private spacecraft funded by NASA, Astrobotic Technology, experienced a “critical” fuel leak just hours after its Monday launch. The lunar lander, named Peregrine, managed to orient itself towards the sun to charge its battery, but the fuel leak has dimmed hopes for the planned moon landing on February 23. The issue was reported approximately seven hours after liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, where United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket provided the lift for Astrobotic’s lander. Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission One faces a “technical…

New Delhi | Updated: January 3, 2024 16:02 IST By Science Desk The Earth, in its elliptical orbit around the Sun, reached its perihelion, the closest point to the star, on Wednesday. While technically, this event makes the Sun appear approximately three percent larger than average, the difference is imperceptible to the human eye. The precise time of perihelion occurred at 6:08 AM IST on January 3, marking the moment when the Earth is nearest to the fiery star in its annual revolution. The Earth’s orbit, being slightly elliptical rather…