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AVIDrone Electric Helicopter Wins DARPA Lift Challenge Carrying Nearly Four Times Its Weight

An electric helicopter built by a small team in Columbia, Maryland, flew away with first place in the DARPA Lift Challenge after hauling a load of cast iron that weighed nearly four times the aircraft itself. The machine, called Katana, finished its winning run in just over nineteen minutes at the National Museum of the […]

Jamie Carragher warns Man Utd star ‘won’t last’ in Michael Carrick’s team | Football

Carrick has a big decision to make in midfield (Picture: Reuters) Jamie Carragher has warned Youri Tielemans is ‘not going to last’ in the Manchester United first-team unless their set-up changes quickly. United have taken just six points from their opening six Premier League games, lucky to escape with a draw at home to Tottenham […]

Fiji appoint Springboks World Cup winner Jake White as new coach

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Fiji have turned to Rugby World Cup winner Jake White as their new head coach with the veteran South African set to lead them into next year’s tournament in Australia. […]

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Forget domination of Europe – English clubs face a bleak Champions League future

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in When Manchester City finally conquered Europe, they were barely in Europe. Now, for a rather different reason, they might not be next season. City’s long-awaited Champions League triumph, in 2023, […]

UCLA PhoneBot Gives Old Smartphones a Second Life as Walking Robot Companions

Photo credit: Ruochen Hou et al. / RoMeLa, UCLA / New AtlasOld Android phones sitting unused in drawers can now serve as the central brains for a compact walking robot that stands about nineteen inches tall and weighs under four pounds. Researchers at UCLA’s Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory built PhoneBot as an open-source platform that […]

Gary Neville picks out one ‘devastating’ banner Liverpool fans aimed at Man City | Football

Liverpool fans made their feelings clear at Anfield (Picture: Shutterstock) Manchester City’s win at Liverpool on Sunday will only add to a ‘feeling of annoyance’ in football fans across the country, summed up by a ‘devastating’ banner at Anfield, believes Gary Neville. City were in action for the first time since it was confirmed that […]

Peter Schmeichel lays out ideal punishment for Man City after win over Liverpool | Football

Peter Schmeichel wants Manchester City to face a ‘heavy’ punishment (Picture: Getty) Peter Schmeichel says Manchester City should be deducted 25 points in each of the next five seasons after being found guilty of breaching Premier League financial regulations. City’s guilty verdict has provided an unshakable backdrop to the footballing world since its announcement last […]