This, said Dr Waibel, made it very difficult for roboticists to share knowledge or for the field to advance rapidly because everyone started off solving the same problems.

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Sudan's southern rebels advance rapidly, capturing vast tracts of territory.

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The first is at the height of our optimism and faith in technology, when mankind walked on the Moon, and we came into contact with otherworldly truths at the moment when technology then began to advance rapidly and take over our lives.

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They start at any available entry point in the job market, and then rapidly advance toward very ambitious personal goals.

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In a nutshell, we are looking for people who can help make big things happen rapidly to advance the public good.

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The initial idea was to build a WiMax network that was rapidly outmoded by the always fast pace of technological advance.

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With many of its products already running Linux, including servers, printers, networking equipment and more, HP understands that computing is changing rapidly and is prioritizing Linux and collaborative development to advance its development for the future.

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Iraqi forces were "rapidly collapsing" in the face of the Peshmerga-Special Forces advance, CNN reporters said from the region.

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