stumped
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Stair-climbing has stumped the robotics field for decades, as the activity requires continuous center-of-gravity shifts and visual information processing.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Cliffe isn’t afraid to admit when he is stumped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
ChatGPT-style AI is revolutionizing the world of high-level math by quickly solving famous, long-unsolved problems that stumped experts for decades.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
In a year of unthinkable math progress, as increasingly powerful AI systems have cracked conjectures that had long stumped humans, OpenAI published a breakthrough on Tuesday that represents the most significant advance yet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
A thirty-something father of two, he badly wanted this job, but he had barely passed his other exams, and first aid had stumped him.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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