Harvard roboticist Mike Rubenstein thought he was being clever when he came up with the name for the 1,024 little robots he built. He’s into computers, so he thought of kilobytes and named them kilobots.
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Ebola Update: Spanish Priest Dies; WHO Gives OK To Experimental Drugs
Ebola continues to spread in West Africa. The latest figures from the World Health Organization cite 1,848 cases of the disease across the region, and 1,013 deaths.
GM Recalls Nearly 718,000 Vehicles For ‘Varying Safety Issues’
Announcing six different safety recalls Wednesday, GM said it needs to fix problems that range from a turn-signal bug to an unpredictable loss of power steering. The flaws were found in vehicles from model years 2011 to 2015.
Wildfire In Washington State Threatens Hundreds Of Homes
Residents of 860 homes have been told they should evacuate as a wildfire burns out of control in central Washington state.
CDC Closes Two Labs After Anthrax, Flu Scares
Citing an anthrax scare and other safety concerns, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has temporarily shut down two of its laboratories.
After Tragedy, Nepalese Sherpas May Refuse To Climb Everest
Last Friday’s tragedy on Mount Everest in which at least 13 Sherpa guides were killed in an avalanche has led others among that group of Nepalese who lead foreigners up the world’s tallest mountain to issue some demands — and threaten to boycott the soon-to-start climbing season if their requests aren’t granted.