piloting
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It has rolled out technology from autonomous forklifts to drones that can scan inventory, and is piloting humanoid robots that can lift and carry goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Manas Yuk, an 18-year-old Sudanese national, was sentenced to 18 months in youth detention after piloting a boat carrying 81 people - including a number of children - just days prior.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
A teenager charged over a small boat Channel crossing was allegedly piloting a "mega dinghy" carrying a record 165 migrants from France to England, the National Crime Agency has said.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The commission is also piloting an age-verification app intended to verify whether users are over 18 if they want to access restricted online content.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The Nazis claim that Comrade Hess met with an accident over the North Sea while piloting a fighter plane.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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