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- 1Singapore engineers unveil transforming droplet robot ALBATROSSβπ€ NEW: Engineers in # Singapore built # ALBATROSS , a roughly 1 kg # robot that falls from a # drone at about 150 m, spi
Engineers in Singapore have built ALBATROSS, a robot weighing about one kilogram that is dropped from a drone at roughly 150 metres. It spins its limbs to slow its fall from around 110 to 24 km/h, then transforms into a small sailboat steered by a fish-like rudder. The machine runs on just three actuators and three sensors, impressing observers with how much capability is packed into such a simple design.
- 2Study models how albatrosses may evolve as climate warmsβΌπ¦ NEW: A # PNAS study fed more than three decades of black-browed # albatross records into a model that let traits like
A new PNAS study fed more than three decades of black-browed albatross records into an evolutionary model, allowing traits such as wing length, breeding timing and behavior to change as the climate warms. The results show that so-called evolutionary rescue can extend the species' survival under mild warming, but that strong warming overwhelms this adaptive capacity, raising concerns about the long-term future of albatross populations.
- 3Albatross Robot Falls, Self-Rights, and Sails Like a LeafβΌMeet Albatross: It Falls, Spins, Self-Rights, and Sails Away Like a Leaf
Engineers have unveiled a small robot called Albatross that mimics the way a leaf or gliding seed travels on the wind. It can drop from height, spin and self-right when it lands, then set off across the ground, suggesting a lightweight design for cheap, deployable robots that scatter over wide areas for sensing or delivery tasks.
- 4Jordan Smith holes remarkable albatross for Shot of the DayβJordan Smithβs amazing albatross is the Shot of the Day
English golfer Jordan Smith produced an albatross β three shots on a single hole β that has been named the PGA Tour's Shot of the Day. Albatrosses are among the rarest feats in golf, rarer than a hole-in-one, which explains the buzz around the strike. Fans are sharing the highlight as one of the standout moments of the tournament week.
- 5Jordan Smith holes remarkable albatross at Bank of Utah ChampionshipβWatch Jordan Smith make incredible albatross at Bank of Utah
Golfer Jordan Smith produced an albatross during the Bank of Utah Championship, holing a shot two strokes under par on a hole. The rare feat, seen only occasionally on the PGA Tour, is drawing attention from golf fans impressed by the shot's difficulty and timing.