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Recent Examples of controllers
Traditional robotics has addressed this by separating locomotion and manipulation into distinct controllers linked by state machines, resulting in slow, brittle, and unnatural behavior.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Subsequent questions from the board focused largely on what investigators described as a history of compressed scheduling, the lack of options to offload some aircrafts and a complex workload for controllers.
—Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Investigators said controllers in the Reagan tower had been overly reliant on asking pilots to spot other aircraft and maintain visual separation.
—Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Past warnings and alarming data were ignored FAA controllers were warning about the risks all the helicopter traffic around Reagan airport created at least since 2022.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
The nationwide shortage of controllers came into stark focus during the recent government shutdown, when many federal workers’ paychecks were halted.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
But for how extensively Sucesso’s style has been technologically determined by his controllers, he’s made remarkably vibrant use of the palette available to him.
—Benny Sun, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
Volvo’s latest infotainment system, which runs the automaker’s OS now called HuginCore after the bird in Norse mythology, debuted in 2027 EX60 and runs off an in-house developed electrical architecture, core computer, and zone controllers.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
Washing with controllers attached Never use hot water, long wash cycles, fast spin cycles, or high heat in the dryer.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2026
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Subsequent questions from the board focused largely on what investigators described as a history of compressed scheduling, the lack of options to offload some aircrafts and a complex workload for controllers.
—Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Investigators said controllers in the Reagan tower had been overly reliant on asking pilots to spot other aircraft and maintain visual separation.
—Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Past warnings and alarming data were ignored FAA controllers were warning about the risks all the helicopter traffic around Reagan airport created at least since 2022.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
The nationwide shortage of controllers came into stark focus during the recent government shutdown, when many federal workers’ paychecks were halted.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
But for how extensively Sucesso’s style has been technologically determined by his controllers, he’s made remarkably vibrant use of the palette available to him.
—Benny Sun, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
Volvo’s latest infotainment system, which runs the automaker’s OS now called HuginCore after the bird in Norse mythology, debuted in 2027 EX60 and runs off an in-house developed electrical architecture, core computer, and zone controllers.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
Washing with controllers attached Never use hot water, long wash cycles, fast spin cycles, or high heat in the dryer.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for controllers
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The Keating Five banking scandal of the 1980s reshaped the Senate, damaging the careers of most of the prominent senators who intervened with regulators to help a campaign contributor later convicted of fraud.—
Brandon Rottinghaus,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Still, a win for European regulators could draw support for its original, stricter approach to managing AI at a time when its trajectory is in flux.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Unusually at this relatively affordable price point, the NODE 100 has a fully customizable touch bar and keys that can be programmed with macros, media controls or application shortcuts for software like Adobe Photoshop or web browser.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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White then took the controls of Boston’s offense, even in another subpar shooting night.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Controllers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controllers. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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