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ROBOT+AI Summit Series | A Brief History of Humanoid Robot Development

ROBOT+AI Summit Series | A Brief History of Humanoid Robot Development

No other human creation embodies human awe, admiration, and fear quite like humanoid robots: we expect them to make life more convenient and safe, yet at the same time, we cannot bring ourselves to trust them. We shape them so meticulously in our own image, yet simultaneously dread that they will replace us. Humanoid robots long remained confined to laboratories, but recently a new shift has emerged — humanoid robots are beginning to operate in real-world environments.

A Deep Dive into Room-Temperature Superconductivity: The LK-99 Replication Controversy and Practical Applications | Yunqi Capital

A Deep Dive into Room-Temperature Superconductivity: The LK-99 Replication Controversy and Practical Applications | Yunqi Capital

On July 22, 2023, a South Korean research team published a paper on arXiv claiming the discovery of the world's first room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor: LK-99. The material reportedly reached its superconducting critical point at 127°C under normal atmospheric pressure, **meaning LK-99 could function as a superconducting material in virtually any environment on Earth**. Multiple laboratories around the world quickly moved to verify LK-99's superconductivity under ambient pressure and room-temperature conditions.

Code Brain | Ram Charan: What Managers Must Do to Face a Recession

Code Brain | Ram Charan: What Managers Must Do to Face a Recession

Today, we find ourselves in an era of persistently sluggish economic growth. Entrepreneurs have been caught off guard by a barrage of challenges — relentlessly rising costs, ongoing resource scarcity, and pricing adjustments that are both excruciatingly difficult and perpetually lagging behind cost increases. Yet the dramatic shifts in the external environment can also become a historic opportunity to reshape operations and position for the future.