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How Robots Could Assist Surgeons And Improve Patient Outcomes
Robots could soon play a larger role in surgery thanks to recent AI developments, experts say, in a Science Robotics paper. Advances in generative AI and other areas could enable robots to assist human surgeons during certain tasks that require significant...
Smart Mobility Today: 4 November 2024
I remember when I was young laying on the shore of Lake Huron during the Perseid Meteor shower -- watching with my family. We would be combing the dark sky for shooting stars. It was new to see the slow steady path of a satellite moving in its geosynchronous orbit....
AI Could Be Among Top Polluters By 2030
As artificial intelligence continues to advance and integrate into various sectors, it's clear that the technology is shaping the future in both promising and concerning ways. While AI has significantly improved productivity, data analysis, and personal convenience,...
British Start-Up Converts Ford Electric Vans Into Autonomous Vehicles
The British start-up Oxa, formerly Oxbotica, has equipped an electric Ford Transit and a Ford minibus with its proprietary self-driving technology Reference Autonomy Design (RAD). The company announced this on Tuesday. Existing electric vehicles can be converted into...
Hyundai Launches New Hydrogen EV Concept
The South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai Motor Company introduced its INITIUM hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle concept during the Clearly Committed event at the company's studio in the city of Goyang on Thursday. The car is designed to have a driving range of over...
University Of Akron Gets $2 Million From Feds To Help Recycle Electric Vehicle Batteries
As part of an effort to promote recycling of electric vehicle components, the U.S. Department of Energy is giving a $2 million grant to University of Akron. The University will use the grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help eliminate the flow of...
Biden Administration Wants AI Guardrails: Here’s Its Call To Action
President Joe Biden issued the first ever national security memorandum on artificial intelligence on Thursday, detailing goals for how the government should foster cutting-edge AI while also advancing international consensus around the powerful and rapidly...
FANUC To Display Industrial, Collaborative Robots For Food And Packaging
FANUC America plans to showcase its latest packaging and processing innovations in Booth N-5332 next week at Pack Expo in Chicago. From food-grade collaborative robots to stainless industrial robots, it claimed it will demonstrate uninterrupted speed, reliability,...
54-Mile EV Range Puts A Charge In 2025 Mercedes GLC 350e Plug-In Hybrid
Plug-in hybrids are having a moment, and it may be about to get bigger and better. The latest evidence? The 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC 350e, a compact luxury SUV that can run on electricity alone for 54 miles, which is farther than the average American drives each day,...
US Shippers Avoid East Coast Ports On Risk Of Second Strike
U.S. shippers are steering clear of East and Gulf Coast ports amid worries the 45,000 dockworkers at those trade hubs will go on strike again if their union leader does not land a new contract with employers by a Jan. 15 deadline. The International Longshoremen's...
