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A mechanical arm created by a Dutch team of roboticists wins Amazon’s Picking Challenge award.

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The Q&A-based social network Ask.fm is under new ownership, less than two years after it last changed hands.

A robot arm that combines a suction cup and a “two-fingered” grip wins Amazon’s warehouse robot competition.