malfunction
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Figure, a startup with a $39 billion valuation, was sued last month by a former engineer who claims a malfunctioning robot had “carved a one-quarter-inch gash into a steel refrigerator door.”
From MarketWatch
Figure, a startup with a $39 billion valuation, was sued last month by a former engineer who claims a malfunctioning robot had “carved a one-quarter-inch gash into a steel refrigerator door.”
From MarketWatch
Swaths of the Permian appear to be on the verge of geological malfunction.
Ongoing research is working to untangle how proteins, inflammation, neural signaling, and malfunctioning brain cells contribute to these disorders.
From Science Daily
These molecules push cancer cells into apoptosis -- the body's natural process for safely removing damaged or malfunctioning cells.
From Science Daily
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