Dec 7, 2023 | Auto Industry, Autonomous Vehicles, Trucks
When TuSimple went public in 2021 it was flying high as the leading self-driving trucks developer in the United States. Now — after a string of internal controversies and the loss of a critical partnership with truck manufacturer Navistar — TuSimple is exiting the...
Nov 30, 2023 | 3D Printing, Robots
Scientists now have the ability to create a complex robot hand with bones, tendons and ligaments using 3D printers … just like the android hosts use in Westworld! Now that 3D printing is capable of creating objects using slow-curing plastics, the most...
Nov 30, 2023 | Climate, Oceanography, Robots
Scientists in Scotland are using robotic subsea gliders to check ocean currents for signs of climate collapse. They are monitoring the “conveyor belt” which carries warm and cool water between the Caribbean and the Arctic. Scientists fear a weakening of...
Nov 30, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, Robots
An autonomous system that combines robotics with artificial intelligence (AI) to create entirely new materials has released its first trove of discoveries. The system, known as the A-Lab, devises recipes for materials, including some that might find uses in batteries...
Nov 30, 2023 | Charging, Detroit, Electric Vehicles, Featured
Crews have installed what’s billed as the nation’s first wireless-charging public roadway for electric vehicles beneath a street just west of downtown Detroit. Copper inductive charging coils allow vehicles equipped with receivers to charge up their...
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