AgiBot unveils Lingxi X2, an advanced humanoid robot with multimodal intelligence
Peng Zhihui, founder of AgiBot, today released a video showcasing Lingxi X2, a bipedal humanoid robot powered by a computing engine that integrates motion, interaction, and task execution intelligence. Lingxi X2 can walk, run, dance, ride a bicycle, balance on a hoverboard, and even read medication instructions…
This is how cutting back on sugar could save kidneys
Sugar is sweeter for everyone’s taste buds but harmful for vital organs like kidney, liver and heart. Though it serves as an energy source for the human body, those who consume more ‘added sugar’ — which is, the sugar that bakers and confectioners add to food products — are more likely to have diabetes…
How ‘ecological empathy’ can help humans reconnect with nature and shape a better world
A useful framework for considering the needs of the “more-than-human world” when designing human-made systems is “ecological empathy,” the focus of Lauren Lambert, founder of Future Now, a sustainability consulting firm. Her research on the topic, Ecological empathy: Relational theory and practice, was published in the journal Ecosystems and People in late 2024…Media Minister Praises KFSHRC Team for World’s 1st Fully Robotic Heart Transplant
At the fifth edition of the Media Excellence Award 2024, Minister of Media Salman Al-Dossary honored the Saudi medical team from King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSHRC) in Riyadh for achieving the world’s first fully robotic heart transplant. The event, held in collaboration with the Human Capability Development Program—a key initiative under Saudi…
Forgotten forests: Regenerating the kelp forest highway
The rich resources of Pacific kelp forests helped humans populate the Americas. Now depleted by as much as 95 percent, they need our help to recover.
Video captures terrifying moment human cannonball falls from net in stunt gone wrong
Chachi Valencia, a sixth-generation circus performer who has been working on the human cannonball act for 30 years, was injured in a recent accident.
Rodrigo Duterte, former Philippine president, is arrested on International Criminal Court warrant
Ex-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday on an Interpol arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court amid accusations that he committed crimes against humanity during his war on drugs.
NHRC restates commitment to IDPs, refugees’ protection
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday restated its commitment to the protection of Forcibly Displaced Persons (FDPS) and refugees in the country, saying it would do this with enhanced ……
Human Rights Activists Appeal To Sanwo-Olu To Intervene In The Plight Of Owode Onirin Traders
The Centre for Human and Social Economic Rights (CHSR) has appealed to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to intervene in the predicaments of the traders at Owode Onirin Motor Spare Parts Market in Ikorodu Road area of Lagos. Rights activists under the CHSR umbrella made the plea at a media briefing on Tuesday at…