William Roderick News Today

December 31, 1944 – April 22, 2024

Bentleyville Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a man with multiple arrest warrants.

Quincy Junior-Senior High School’s athletic director in Plumas County is expected to return to work Tuesday after an investigation found nothing wrong with his hiring in 2018, the Plumas Unified School district announced late Monday. The athletic director, Jason Hawkins, was placed on paid leave in September after EdSource reported he had resigned as San Jose State’s baseball coach in early 2018 following an... <span class="read-more"><a href="https://edso...

A former San Jose State baseball coach found to have sexually and racially harassed his players was put on leave from Plumas Unified School District where he is being investigated for "potential misconduct" since joining the district in 2018.

Stanford researchers emulated the feet and legs of a peregrine falcon to enable a flying robot to land and perch on various surfaces.

Stanford engineers have taken a leaf out of nature’s book to build this bird robot

A mechanical engineer from Stanford created a "bird-like" robot that uses legs inspired by those of a peregrine falcon to perfectly land on stuff.

Engineers from Stanford University have created a biomimetic clawed robot that can land and perch on branches of different shapes and sizes.

Inspired by how birds land and perch on branches, a team of engineers at Stanford University has built robotic graspers that can fit on drones, enabling them to catch objects and grip various surfaces.

When attached to a drone, the robot can fly around, catch and carry objects, and land on a range of surfaces.