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On 15/04/2025, a flood started in Algeria, lasting until 17/04/2025 (last update). The flood caused 1 deaths and 0 displaced .
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Time2025-04-17 09:45:31 UTC2025-04-17 09:45:31 UTC at epicenterLocation2.240°N 96.475°WDepth10.00 km (6.21 mi)
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As a child of an electronic engineer, I spent a lot of time in our local Radio Shack as a kid. While my dad was locating capacitors and resistors, I was in the toy section. It was there, in 1984, that I discovered the best toy of my childhood: the Armatron robotic arm.
A drawing from the patent application for the Armatron robotic arm.COURTESY OF TAKARA TOMY
Described as a “robot-like arm to aid young masterminds in scientific and laboratory experiments,” it was the rare toy that lived up to the hype printed on the front of the box. This was a legit robotic arm. You could rotate the arm to spin around its base, tilt it up and down, bend it at the “elbow” joint, rotate the “wrist,” and open and close the bright-orange articulated hand in elegant chords of
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Job ID: 255937
Research Fellow (Materials Science/ Mechanical Engineering/ Electronics Engineering)
Nanyang Technological University Job Categories Research Scientist/Associate
Academic Fields Mechanical Engineering
NTI-NTU Corporate Laboratory is a collaboration between Nanofilm Technologies International Limited (“Nanofilm”, “NTI”), Nanyang Technological University (“NTU”) and supported by Singapore under RIE2025. The Laboratory’s objective is to propel Innovation and Technologies commercialisation through NTU’s innovation and NTI’s deep technology. NTI-NTU Corporate Laboratory aligns with Singapore’s RIE2025 handbook – which emphasises the nation’s commitment to research and innovation, aiming to drive economic growth and address national challenges.
The Nanyang Technological University NTI-NTU
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