terrain

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By reducing the need for constant human input, robots could move more freely across terrain, analyze rocks quickly, and gather valuable data.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Reports say this careful selection of judges, representing different genders, religions, castes and regions, will help "lend wider legitimacy to a verdict that will inevitably traverse contested terrain".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Practicing in the terrain they could someday have to defend, British soldiers also learned practical lessons like how quickly a drone battery drains and how slowly it charges in frigid weather.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

North of the pavement, the North Algodones Dunes Wilderness holds a quieter terrain, where sunflower, ephedra and honey mesquite anchor the sand in subtle defiance of the wind.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

We hiked through deep-seeming woods, along gloriously untaxing terrain, climbing a gentle 500 feet in four miles.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson