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The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the oldest aircraft carriers in the US Navy, but it's still fighting despite repeated false claims by Yemen's Houthi rebels. The Houthis and online accounts supporting them repeatedly have alleged they hit or even sank the carrier in the Red Sea as it leads the US response to the rebels' ongoing attacks targeting both commercial vessels and warships in the crucial waterway. That's put its leader, Capt. Christopher Chowdah Hill, and his social media profile directly in what has become an increasingly bizarre internet front line as the campaign goes on. And while he shrugs off his posts, they represent the new level of information warfare the Navy is having to fight as it faces its most intense combat since World War II and tries to keep the morale of the nearly 5,000 personnel aboard the Eisenhower high and munitions ready as their deployment stretches on. I think it's been about two or three times in the past six months we've allegedly bee

Updated On: 17 Jun 2024 | 1:53 PM IST
Bs_logoUS aircraft carrier counters false Houthi claims with 'Taco Tuesdays'

A 220-feet US-India flag flying high in the sky over Boston attracted everyone's attention during the first-ever India Day Parade to mark the 75th anniversary of the country's independence

Updated On: 15 Aug 2022 | 12:42 PM IST
Bs_logoBoston marks first India Day Parade to celebrate 75th anniversary of I-Day

"We will lead the robotics technology to create a better life for customers and ourselves."Boston Dynamics Chairman Marc Raibert and Hyundai Motor Group's Robotics Lab Executive Director Hyun Dong-jin held a press conference at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas on the 4th (local time) and announced their robot philosophy.Hyundai Motor Group previously acquired an 80 per cent stake in Boston Dynamics, the U.S. robot company, from Softbank Group. Hyundai Motor said that robotics technology is essential to lead the future mobility market. At this year's CES 2022, Hyundai Motor and Boston Dynamics presented their new future directions for robot business.On this day, Boston Dynamics Chairman Raibert said, "We are carefully thinking about how to help people when developing robots."Spot, Stretch, and Atlas are the famous robots developed by Boston Dynamics. He introduced those robots as 'today, tomorrow, and the future.'The robot representing 'today (present)' is the 'Spot.' It

Updated On: 11 Jan 2022 | 1:10 PM IST
Bs_logoHyundai Motor, Boston Dynamic declare to create better life via robotics

The South Korean automaker group said on Friday the purchase would help it expand automation in its vehicle factories and design autonomous cars, drones and robots

Updated On: 12 Dec 2020 | 2:29 AM IST
Bs_logoHyundai chairman, Group to buy Boston Dynamics from SoftBank for $1.1 bn

SpotMini developed by this SoftBank group company represents another advancement in robotic evolution

Updated On: 14 Nov 2017 | 3:27 PM IST
Bs_logoBoston Dynamics unveils SpotMini: An extraordinary dog-bot with senses