Tag: france

Robots invade Mars in the name of Research

Abhiraj Gupta
Robots invade Mars in the name of Research

Moroccan desert near Morocco-Algeria Border served as a testing site for 3 rovers and about 40 engineers in the first phase of Strategic Research Cluster on Space Robotics which is a project funded by the European Union’ Horizon 2020 program. Engineers tested the rovers automated navigation systems in Sahara Desert spanning over 2 weeks in a project coordinated by PERASPERA, a partnership of space agencies from Europe, including Italy, France, Germany, Spain & UK. The tests represent the efforts of 4 years on the international R&D programme which is coordinated…

Sculptor shuts himself inside a rock

Abhiraj Gupta
Sculptor shuts himself inside a rock

Last year, French sculptor Abraham Poincheval, 44, had shut himself inside a rock carving for a week at a Paris museum. This is among his many acts of isolation. In his latest act of isolation he climbed into a sculpture of a prehistoric lion man at Aurignac, France where he survived on 20 liters of water along with dried fruit and meat. As per Abraham, these acts allow people to directly interact with him. Earlier he lived in a plastic bottle as it travelled along the Rhone River. For 2…

If under 16 you cannot use Facebook without consent

Abhiraj Gupta
If under 16 you cannot use Facebook without consent

Everyone knows Facebook, social media giant and part of our daily lives. A new law has been drafted where opening any account on facebook or any other social media need consent of parents or guardians if you under the age 16. Yes, this is true. This law has been drafted in France legislation to improve access to information that companies gather to use it for different purposes including disseminating information to other firms about people’s online activity. This will help companies alter or delete some of the information based on…