Incredible robotic HAND is strong enough to crush cans or delicately use a pair of tweezers 

An incredibly dextrous robotic hand has been developed that is strong enough to crush a can, while also being delicate enough to use a pair of tweezers. The device integrates all the components necessary for responsive movement, according to the engineers from Ajou University in Suwon, South Korea. It is mounted on an existing commercial … Read more

Park Ji-sung urges Man United fans to stop singing song referencing dog meat

Ji-Sung Park urges Manchester United fans to STOP singing song referencing dog meat as former winger calls his own chant ‘very discomforting for Korean people’ Ex-Man United star Park Ji-sung has asked fans to retire a chant about him The chant includes a disparaging line about Koreans eating dog meat Park spoke out after hearing … Read more

Robots: Hyundai is using Boston Dynamics’ Spot to patrol its motor plants in South Korea

Spot turns watchdog! Hyundai is using Boston Dynamics’ four-legged robot to patrol its motor plants in South Korea Hyundai has upgraded Spot with new sensors, AI and autonomous navigation The robot will work to monitor factory safety and support night security patrols Spot will first be trialled in one factory before being deployed to work in others  Hyundai purchased … Read more

Ariarne Titmus beats Katie Ledecky for gold in 400m freestyle final at Tokyo Olympics

Australian swimming phenom Ariarne Titmus has won gold and placed first in the 400m freestyle final.  Titmus snatched victory away from her US rival and five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky after recording 3:56.69 minutes.  Ledecky followed in second place with less than a second difference after finishing in 3:57.36 minutes. Buzz had been generated ahead of the … Read more

South Korean president scraps Tokyo Olympics visit after ‘masturbating’ comment

South Korean president scraps Tokyo Olympics visit after Japanese diplomat describes his attempts to improve countries’ relations as ‘masturbating’ By William Cole For Mailonline Published: 01:41 BST, 20 July 2021 | Updated: 01:41 BST, 20 July 2021 South Korea’s President has scrapped plans to visit Japan for the upcoming Olympics after a diplomat described his … Read more

Belgian ambassador’s wife SLAPS South Korean shop worker after being caught ‘shoplifting’

Belgian ambassador’s wife SLAPS South Korean shop worker in the face after being accused of ‘shoplifting’ clothes in alleged ‘assault’ Security camera footage shows ‘slap’ after angry confrontation in clothes store  Xiang Xueqiu is the wife of Belgian ambassador Peter Lescouhier South Korean police say she is wanted for questioning over the alleged assault Xiang ‘cannot … Read more

Identical twins separated at birth in South Korea discover each other through DNA testing

Identical win sisters who were separated at birth in South Korea and adopted by two different American families recently learned that one another existed — and reunited for the first time on their 36th birthday.  Neither Molly Sinert nor Emily Bushnell knew that they were twins, or had much information at all about their backgrounds … Read more