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The machine is a harness of four mechanical arms designed with tentacle-like flexibility, gripping and vision capabilities, and an artificial intelligence module that gives them some autonomy.
Bedford's sophomore novel, after the acclaimed Acts of Revision , is called a gripping but flawed work.
A gripping article describes why the potential for surgical error is so high.
El Telégrafo of Guayaquil blamed the uncertainty gripping the populace on politicians' failure to discuss possible solutions to the crisis.
I don't particularly care about either party, nor do I find the substance of the controversy particularly gripping: a reporter and an ex-politician going after each other like a couple of school kids in the playground--big deal.