mechanical

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They also conducted controlled laboratory experiments using an automated testing system known as "SpongeBot," which reproduces the mechanical stress that sponges experience during dishwashing.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

The letter isn’t a call for mechanical gatekeeping but for faculty oversight to help fix a major problem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

For a year, the families of the victims have lived with unanswered questions: what happened in the cockpit, why the aircraft lost thrust, whether the disaster was human error, mechanical failure or something else entirely.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

He manipulates mechanical arms remotely, using hand and arm sensors to make them pick up a pot of coffee, pour it into a mug and put the pot back in the coffee maker.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The walls are covered, top to bottom, with shelves of all sizes, crowded with what appear to be radios, clocks, tubes, small motors, and every mechanical device you could imagine— and some you couldn’t.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin