April 28, 2024

After 4 years, disgraced Mountie learns his fate Friday

Nearly four years after a young man from Delta was killed by a suspected drunk driver, the off-duty Mountie eventually convicted of obstructing justice, will be sentenced Friday. Corporal Benjamin Monty Robinson is still on the RCMP's payroll as he awaits his fate, which will be determined at 10am in New Westminster. In October of … [Read more...]

Caption Contest: Bakebot learns to actually bake things, feed the looming robot army

Aww, look! Bakebot's soooo cute! He's actually cooking things these days, thanks to MIT grad student Mario Bollini, who recently upped the creature's skill level in an effort to grab more calories with less effort. Little did he know, however, that teaching a self-contained machine how to feed the future uprising wasn't exactly the best long-term … [Read more...]