Word: ripening
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...fact, the considerable progress made recently has only underscored how far researchers and engineers are from their goal. Kazuo Tanie, a respected robot researcher and top government adviser, says the technology remains too difficult for any single company to master alone, and the business would ripen more quickly if there were less competition and more pooling of resources. Manufacturers, however, hate the idea of cooperation. After all, Honda's and Sony's corporate images are burnished by their keen machines?they demonstrate technological superiority over rivals. Even if it can't do the dishes, as a walking billboard ASIMO does...
...drive from the Hawthorne Country House, provides a good introductory lesson on viticulture. The winery is at the heart of the Gimblett Gravels, a 850-hectare triangle of stony ground that was first planted with vines nine years ago. The gravel reflects heat back onto the grapes, helping them ripen even in a wet year, something all too common on New Zealand's lush North Island...