If only Sisyphus had a front-end loader. Luckily, the Town of Sandwich does. Ms. Thomson spent 40 years in journalism, ...

In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was the founder and king of Ephyra.After cheating death, he was condemned to eternal punishment in the underworld once he died of old age. The gods forced him to roll ...

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Sisyphus is an art installation by [Kachi Chan] featuring two scales of robots engaged in endless cyclic interaction. Smaller robots build brick arches while a giant robot pushes them down.