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dextrous

[dek-struhs] / ˈdɛk strəs /


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Chinese firms Unitree and AgiBot aim to again wow spectators with their dextrous humanoid robots, while European start-ups including Genesis and PAL Robotics will also be on show.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

Researchers have provided new insights into how ancestral elephants developed their dextrous trunks.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2023

Next came Bing, Microsoft's search engine updated with a similarly dextrous chatbot, which can answer queries where no obvious result existed online -- like what car seat to buy for a particular model vehicle.

From Reuters ● May 10, 2023

With little more than a wardrobe full of costumes and a homemade green screen, he transformed his dextrous wit and encyclopedic knowledge of musical theater into a profoundly successful career.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2022

Spinning, weaving, sewing, knitting, Filled the women’s dextrous fingers, And the homespun and the linsey Were the choice and boasted fabrics, Furnished strong and useful garments, In the day of early settlers.

From The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky to the statesmen, soldiers, and citizens of Garrard County. by Eugenia Dunlap Potts


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