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      Repair on flood-breached river dike progressing in Liaoning

      2024-08-06 21:02 Last Updated At:21:37

      Emergency repair is progressing smoothly on a river embankment breached on Tuesday due to rising water levels from continuous heavy rains in northeast China's Liaoning Province, authorities said.

      The breach, about 18.6 meters wide and 5.2 meters deep, was found at 04:40 at a spot of the right embankment of the Wanghe River, a tributary of the Liaohe River, near Fanjia Wopeng Village in the city of Tieling, where rainfall in the flood season this year is 2.4 times that in previous years, according to the relevant department of the city.

      The local authorities immediately mobilized forces to the affected area to search and rescue residents, reinforce the dike and seal the breach.

      As of 11:00, professional rescuers from China Anneng Group had arrived at the site and joined local firefighters and police officers in the rescue and relief.

      A total of 395 residents from 190 households at risk from the breach have been evacuated, with no casualties reported. Nearly 100 hectares of farmland were flooded because of the breach.

      As of 18:00 Tuesday, 280 cubic meters of boulders and other materials had been filled in the breach, advancing the repair by five meters.

      A working group dispatched by the Ministry of Water Resources is currently assisting and guiding the emergency repair on site. The ministry has also dispatched a hydrological team to monitor the breach.

      Repair on flood-breached river dike progressing in Liaoning

      Repair on flood-breached river dike progressing in Liaoning

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      Robot competition wows public with advancing brain-computer interface technology

      2025-01-21 17:09 Last Updated At:18:37

      The 2024 World Robot Contest Finals, just concluded on Tuesday in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, has captivated visitors with exciting robot battles and groundbreaking technologies.

      The event consists of two major competitions: Brain-Computer Interface or BCI Brain-controlled Robot Competition and Youth Robot Design Competition.

      Running from Jan 16 to 21, the event covers more than 20 major events, 50 minor events and 100 competition groups, providing a broad competitive stage for robot enthusiasts around the world.

      During the six-day event, incredible displays realized by BCI technology, like typing and communicating with mind, have also taken the spotlight at the fair.

      BCI refers to a system allowing a person to control a computer or other electronic device using his or her brainwaves, without requiring any movement or verbal instruction.

      At the competition site, young contestants, wearing portable devices on their heads, silently controlled line-following robots to complete challenge tasks by leveraging their brainwave signals.

      Wu Qin, a referee of the competition, explained that the performance of contestants is determined by their level of concentration during the event, with the data being collected from within the human brain.

      "The BCI device works kind of like a fitness tracker that monitors our heart rate and blood oxygen levels," Wu added.

      Meanwhile, a display and experience area, showcasing various application scenarios of BCI, have attracted crowds of visitors.

      "I just experienced the mood breathing light and visual typing. Both are quite advanced. I haven't come across similar things before. This competition let us learn about these novel devices, and it's great," said a visitor.

      Robot competition wows public with advancing brain-computer interface technology

      Robot competition wows public with advancing brain-computer interface technology

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