Kristen Choong had accepted her family’s decades-old noodle stall in Singapore would likely fold when she retires. Government orders last month for people to stay home to curb the disease abruptly hal …
A tale of two outbreaks: Singapore tackles a costly setback
Weeks after two of his roommates were diagnosed with COVID-19, Mohamad Arif Hassan says he’s still waiting to be tested for the coronavirus. Quarantined in his …
Singapore Stock Market Draws Firm Lead For Monday
The Singapore stock market has moved higher in three straight sessions, collecting almost 30 points or 1.2 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index remains just above the 2,590-point plateau and …
Singapore turns to businesses to bolster contact tracing efforts
With its contact tracing app shoring up just 1.4 million downloads, Singapore now is making a new digital check-in system compulsory — from May 12 — at selected locations including workplaces, …
Robot dogs are patrolling Singapore parks telling people to socially distance
The Boston Dynamics robot doesn’t enforce social distancing, but Singapore has strict lockdown measures that could result in fines or even jail time.
Boston Dynamics’ robot dog warns Singapore parkgoers not to get too close
In a startling turn for a robot that has long haunted your dreams, Boston Dynamics’ Spot has been tasked to encourage healthy behavior. According to the Straits Times, the robot “dog” has been …
Video shows dog-like robot instructing people to socially distance in Singapore
A dog-like robot named Spot has been deployed in Singapore’s Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park to instruct people to socially distance. A video published by Singapore’s Straits Times shows the robot in a pilot …
Eyeing Lockdown Exit, Singapore to Test All Nursing Homes
Gan said tests at all the nursing homes would be completed by early June, while a further 9,000 staff working at the homes have already been tested. Some 2,600 nursing home staff …
Boston Dynamics’ famous 4-legged robot politely tells Singapore park goers to keep apart
The robot doesn’t enforce social distancing, but Singapore has strict lockdown measures that could result in fines or even jail time if not followed.
Boston Dynamics’ Spot is patrolling a Singapore park to encourage social distancing
Since announcing the commercial availability of Spot, Boston Dynamics has presented a factotum of different gigs for the robot, from construction to telepresence. Last month, the company announced …