Perhaps school league-tables and regular inspections are improving the quality of teaching.

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Festo isn't quite the household name that Boston Dynamics is. (And, really, we're not entirely sure Big Dog is a regular topic of conversation at dinner tables yet.) But, it certainly deserves just as much attention for the work they're doing with robotics.

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Besides the regular dining room, sushi bar and cocktail lounge, it will boast teppanyaki tables and private dining.

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