At least 34 people, including 33 students and a teacher, died in a Peshawar school roof collapse. The school owner has been arrested

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Humanoid robots are rapidly entering factory environments, but programming them manually to walk and lift objects is nearly impossible. Instead, engineers use artificial intelligence, virtual simulations, and human demonstrations to teach these machines complex physical movements. This process relies on allowing the robots to learn from their own mistakes in a virtual world before operating in reality.

How do humanoid robots learn to walk, lift objects and work in factories?

Traditional robots blindly repeat programmed tasks inside safety cages. AI-powered robots use computer vision to see objects, learn from mistakes, work safely next to humans, and adapt quickly to new tasks on the factory floor.

AI vs traditional robots: How factory automation is changing

Moravec's paradox explains why programming an AI to play chess is relatively easy, but engineering a robotic hand to tie shoelaces remains one of the hardest challenges in modern hardware.

‘The physics of grasping’: Why a robot's hand can be harder to build than its brain

A standalone industrial robot costs between $25,000 and $150,000. However, final prices often exceed $400,000 when factoring in payload capacity, reach, speed, custom tooling, integration engineering, software, and mandatory safety enclosures.

How much does an industrial robot cost? 7 factors that determine the price

Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing XI vs Lucknow Super Giants

IPL 2023: LSG Predicted XI vs DC 

IPL 2023: Punjab's Predicted XI vs KKR

Once again, Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League 2023. 'Captain Cool' has already added many victories for CSK. He is a batting powerhouse and legendary wicketkeeper. 

Rohit Sharma is also known as 'Captain Marvellous' as he is the most successful captain in the history of IPL with five trophies. The prolific run-getter is leading Mumbai Indians in Indian Premier League 2023. 

Hardik Pandya debuted as captain for Gujarat Titans in the last season of the Indian Premier League. He led the new team to victory last year and will lead the team in IPL 2023. The big hitter and fast-bowling all-rounder Pandya has a blend of youth and experience. 

KL Rahul will lead the newest franchise in the Indian Premier League 2023. He is one of the finest batters of the modern era. He has led Punjab Kings in one of the previous seasons of IPL.

Sanju Samson is the captain of Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2023. He has 3526 runs in his IPL career, which he started in 2013. It is his 3rd season as the leader of the pack.

David Warner has replaced Rishabh Pant as the captain of Delhi Capitals for the Indian Premier League 2023. Previously, he has led Sunrisers Hyderabad to victory. He began his IPL journey in 2009. 

Nitish Rana will debut as captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders for the Indian Premier League 2023 in the absence of Shreyas Iyer. In the past, he has made successful contributions to KKR's matches. 

Shikhar Dhawan, also known as Gabbar, will return as the captain of Punjab Kings for the Indian Premier League 2023. He is the second-highest run-getter in the history of IPL with 5784 runs. 

Aiden Markram began his IPL journey with PBKS as a replacement for Dawid Malan in 2021. The South African batsman has played some impressive innings in his international cricket career. He will lead Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2023, and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar will be there in his absence.

The Indian Premier League 2023 stands different from the other seasons, even in captaincy. Here are the ten teams in IPL and their captains.

IPL 2023: Teams & Captains

Famous Names inducted in Premier League Hall of Fame

A look at Major League Cricket (USA) owners

IPL 2023: GT's predicted XI for CSK tie

IPL 2023: Foreign Players of Gujarat Titans 

David Miller is a batsman from South Africa, and GT retained him for ₹3 Crores for IPL 2023. He represented Gujarat Titans in the previous season as well. Miller has been a part of the Indian Premier League since 2013 and represented Kings XI Punjab for several years.

Matthew Wade is an Australian batsman and wicketkeeper. Gujarat Titans retained him for ₹2.4 crores in the IPL 2023 auctions. He has participated in two seasons of IPL, one in 2011 and the other in 2022.

Odean Smith is an all-rounder cricketer from West Indies. He made his IPL debut in 2022. Gujarat Titans bought Smith for ₹50 lakhs. 

Alzarri Joseph is a 25-year-old fast bowler from West Indies. Gujarat Titans bought him for ₹2.4 crores at the IPL 2022 Mega Auction. He became the second-only player to take a five-wicket haul on an IPL debut.

Afghanistan's Rashid Khan made his IPL debut in 2017. Gujarat Titans retained the leg-spinner for ₹15 crores. Khan has also represented Sunrisers Hyderabad in the previous seasons of IPL. 

Joshua Little is a 23-year-old bowler from Ireland who'll make his IPL debut in 2023. 

Gujarat Titans has seven overseas players in the 16th season of Indian Premier League. Here's the list

The opening ceremonies of the Indian Premier League have always been a star-studded affair. They have featured many celebrities in the past, including Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Pitbull, and Akon. Here's what to expect from IPL 2023 opening ceremony. 

The king of playback singing, Arijit Singh, will be performing at the TATA Indian Premier League 2023 to celebrate the biggest cricket festival at the Narendra Modi Stadium on March 31, 2023, starting at 6 PM. 

TATA IPL announced Tamannaah Bhatia's performance on their official social media handles. The Bollywood beauty will be present during the IPL 2023 opening ceremony. She also performed at IPL 2018 opening ceremony.

Rashmika Mandanna has given back-to-back hits in the last few years. The pan-India star will be giving a dance performance at the IPL 2023 Opening Ceremony. 

It's not confirmed yet, but Tiger Shroff will reportedly perform at the opening ceremony of the Indian Premier League 2023. IPL fans will witness an opening ceremony after five years, only on Star Sports and Jio Cinema in India. 

According to some reports, Katrina Kaif is likely to perform at the IPL Opening Ceremony. Katrina has already performed at an IPL 2018 closing ceremony.

The opening ceremonies of the Indian Premier League have always been a star-studded affair. Here's what to expect from IPL 2023 opening ceremony.

IPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Guest List

IPL 2023: CSK Predicted XI vs GT

From Albie Morkel to Yuvraj Singh: Longest sixes in IPL

Oscar Pistorius and Reeva: A timeline of murder, trial and probable parole

Pistorius shoots his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead on Valentine day 2013

Pleads not guilty, saying he mistook her for a burglar

Sentenced to 13 years behind bars, started his term in 2014

Eligible for parole consideration after serving half of the sentence as per law

Reeva's mother to make representations to the parole board

Pistorius became first double amputee to race at the Olympics at the London 2012 games.

Achievements came crashing down after the murder.

A look at Most International Goals

IPL Orange Cap Winners

A look at Most wins in IPL history

IPL 2023: A look at all captains

Top NBA Players of All-Time

Virat Kohli’s Best seasons in IPL history

Swift kicked off the 'Red' era by singing '22' and re-created her white shirt and black shorts look but did a little tweaking with the words printed on her T-shirt.

Fastest Fifties in IPL

WPL 2023:  Full List of Award Winners

NCAA Tournament 2023: Elite Eight Results and Final Four Games

Elite Eight: Florida Atlantic (79) beats Kansas State (76)

Elite Eight: UConn (82) beats Gonzaga (54)

Elite Eight: San Diego State (57) beats Creighton (56)

Final Four: San Diego State vs Florida Atlantic 

Most Wickets in WPL 2023

BCCI Annual Contract 2023: These Players Have Been Removed from List

Deepak Chahar was named under grade C in last year's contract.

BCCI gave grade B pay scale to Ajinkya Rahane but his name is not in the list this year

Ishant Sharma's name is nowhere in the list. Last year, he was under grade B

Swing-star Bhuvi's name also removed from the list, last year he was put under grade C

Hanuma Vihari's name also removed from the list, last year BCCI marked him under grade C

Wriddhiman Prasanta Saha, a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman from India, disappeared from the list for this year

Mayank Agarwal, the right handed top order batsman, not in the list of BCCI annual contract 2023-24. Last year, he was named under grade C

BCCI Annual Contract 2023-24: These cricketer’s names have been removed. Check it out!

BCCI Annual Contract 2023: Full List of Players

Most Runs in WPL 2023

Most fours by a team in IPL 2022

Most valued teams in Indian Premier League (in Rupees)

Most Sixes in IPL by Teams

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Inside the Peshawar school tragedy: 34 dead, building's condition under scrutiny and owner arrested. Here's what all happened

How do humanoid robots learn to walk, lift objects and work in factories?

AI vs traditional robots: How factory automation is changing

‘The physics of grasping’: Why a robot's hand can be harder to build than its brain

How much does an industrial robot cost? 7 factors that determine the price