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The conflict between Russia & Ukraine has been cited as the first large scale use of this technology in warfare. The ability to neutralize a multi million dollar equipment such as a tank with a $500 weapon has been a game changer.
Looking this trend the Ukrainian government has even created an ‘Unmanned System Forces’ earlier in 2024 to specialize on this front.
Which technology am I talking about?
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(Warfare) Drones
The war in Ukraine has been characterized by drone deployment of unprecedented scale, with thousands of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used to track enemy forces, guide artillery and bomb targets.
Read more about use of Drone in Ukraine & State of Drone Warfare.
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X is a concept makes an act of error impossible to occur, by ensuring a right place for everything. The concept was formalized & adopted, by Shigeo Shingo as part of the Toyota Production System.
Today the concept is widely used in manufacturing, consumer electronics design, safety & many other fields.
Which concept am I talking about?

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Poka Yoke
Shingo recognized three types of poka-yoke for detecting and preventing errors in a mass production system:
1. The contact method identifies product defects by testing the product's shape, size, color, or other physical attributes.
2. The fixed-value (or constant number) method alerts the operator if a certain number of movements are not made.
3. The motion-step (or sequence) method determines whether the prescribed steps of the process have been followed.

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In 18oos, he implemented a new metric system for measurement in his country. It was based on the system of kilogram and meter. For example, he modified metric pound to 500g instead of 489g.
After losing power, he spent the last six years of his life in confinement by the British on the island of Saint Helena.
Guess who?

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He was 5'7"
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Napoleon
Watch an episode of Crash Course on the man.