stress test
noun
: an electrocardiographic test of heart function before, during, and after a controlled period of increasingly strenuous exercise (as on a treadmill)
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Boston Dynamics is nearing the end of its testing cycle for its Atlas humanoid ‘research version’, with a final acrobatic stress test before moving to its production-ready avatar.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
The next 18 months will feel like a stress test in slow motion.
—Amy Eliza Wong, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Consumption peaked across the region and the energy grid underwent an extreme weather stress test as homes and businesses dialed up thermostats against historic cold.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
In stress tests, the material easily withstood exposure to temperatures nearing 1,832 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
The next 18 months will feel like a stress test in slow motion.
—Amy Eliza Wong, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Consumption peaked across the region and the energy grid underwent an extreme weather stress test as homes and businesses dialed up thermostats against historic cold.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
In stress tests, the material easily withstood exposure to temperatures nearing 1,832 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
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