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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
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Topic: Robotics

Indian innovation begins in small towns and IITs. Covid ventilators were no different

In ‘The Ventilator Project’, Srikant Sastri and Amitabha Bandyopadhyay write about how IIT-K’s Nocca Robotics built an ICU ventilator to save Covid patients.

Mumbai girls win World Robot Olympiad for smart device that cools hot air blowing from ACs

Antara Patel (11) & Prisha Patel (12) developed a device called ‘Aqua Clay Atmosphere Cooler or ACsquare’, which uses clay cones to cool air released from ACs.

Cyborgs roam among us & ‘transhuman’ running for US President — sci-fi is now at our door

Transhumanism will require political and ethical schools of thought that extend beyond the modern day. But are our political systems capable of handling this?

Facebook’s robots are learning faster & it can help spot harmful behaviour by users

Facebook began working on robots last year as it forced researchers to think creatively about how to make machine-learning more efficient.

Modi’s I-Day speech: Should ISRO focus on human spaceflight or refine robotic missions?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech announced a manned mission to space by 2022. This comes over half a century after...

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Air India crash report shows an institutional reform of AAIB and aviation ministry is in order

The civil aviation ministry could have recognised the enormity of the Air India crash and prepared the AAIB and its investigating team for its sensitivities.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.