Technologies

Disney has developed and released a funny robot, which is clearly inspired by the image of BD-1 from the movie universe “Star Wars” He received the same square body and a pair of “bird” legs. Its head is equipped with a pair of eyes, a flashlight is attached to the temple, the back part is decorated with two movable antennas.

Disney’s as yet unnamed robot has borrowed some important behavioral aspects from dogs. For example, its antennae can move to mimic the movements of a dog’s ears. If the robot wants to express interest, it tilts its head to the side. People who have interacted with it describe it as a completely charming, inquisitive but serious robot. He has his own style and character, formed by Disney animators. All the physics of his movements are imbued with the spirit of Disney characters.

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To all the other current crises in the U.S., there is a monstrous shortage of infant nutrition, and the situation has all the hallmarks of a speculative conspiracy. Parents literally have nothing to feed their babies, and even on the Internet for a lot of money can not buy the right mixes. As a consequence, social networks are filled with recipes for preparing their analogs at home, but doctors warn that this is an extremely risky venture.

American women have stopped breastfeeding their babies since about the 1960s. First, they do not have a full maternity leave, and a working mother cannot take her infant with her. Secondly, the active promotion of infant formula on the market, the literal planting of this type of nutrition played its role. Thirdly, the growth of allergies in new generations, because of which infants were prescribed strictly calibrated compositions of nutrition.

As children grow older, they can be started on cow’s or goat’s milk, plus complementary foods, but what about infants? At best, decant breast milk into bottles and stockpile it, and some moms have even built a business on it – selling surplus of their own natural product. But most American women are already in the third generation accustomed to feeding their children with formula from the store, so now they are actively mastering home recipes for their preparation. For example, some authors suggest mixing condensed milk with corn syrup and dilute with water to the required consistency.

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For the first time in the U.S., a minimum wage is being introduced for workers in the prepared food delivery industry who work through services like Uber Eats and GrubHub. With a minimum wage of $15 an hour in New York City, food delivery workers will now be paid $17.96, plus tips. And by 2025, the rate will rise to $19.96, adjusted for inflation.

The real wages of the 60,000 people who deliver food in New York City barely make it to $7.09 an hour. This is due to the fact that companies do not hire them as employees, but work with them as contractors. Because of this, delivery people pay high taxes and also incur all the associated costs of traveling around the city. The New York City Department of Transportation became concerned about protecting people working through aggregators back in 2022, when it set minimum wages for Uber and Lyft drivers.

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A patient at a hospital in Antwerp once noticed a very strange nest in a tree that was bristling with thorns. On closer inspection, it turned out to be a magpie’s nest with plastic spikes on the outside. The magpie had stolen them from a hospital building where they were supposed to deter birds.

Scientists from the Netherlands Naturalis Biodiversity Research Center and the Rotterdam Museum of Natural History have found a number of other similar cases in Belgium and Scotland. The birds deliberately collect materials with sharp spines to protect their nests from being ravaged. Previously they used branches with thorns, then scraps of barbed wire, and now they have begun to break off and use spikes from fences that are set up specifically against the birds.

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A group of engineers from the University of Manchester, passionate about building the world’s largest drone, decided not only to break the world record, but also to try not to violate British UAV law. UK law allows drones to fly without permits as long as their takeoff weight does not exceed the 25 kg mark. Following this rule, the team designed a drone weighing 24.5 kg and measuring a whopping 6.4 meters wide.

The design received a box frame made of foam plastic 5 millimeters thick. Each part was precision laser-cut, and all components were glued together. The resulting frame was glued with a thin layer of cardboard. As a result, the optimal ratio of strength, weight and dimensions of the device was achieved. The developers placed 4 compact electric motors, battery pack and control system elements on the frame.

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