May 21, 2026 | Autonomous Vehicles, Trucks
The bipartisan, five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill released May 17 — the BUILD America 250 Act — included details on the typical investment programs for U.S. roads, bridges, rail transportation and motor carrier safety programs. For the first time,...
May 21, 2026 | Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical
Adam Fisher, the staff director of the Office of Pharmaceutical Quality in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), reported that the agency has approved 17 pharmaceuticals that utilize continuous manufacturing...
May 21, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Education
Special education teachers are using artificial intelligence to manage crushing paperwork. Could it help instructors spend more time with their students? Millions of students qualify for special education and they need qualified teachers to help them. But...
May 21, 2026 | Airports, Aviation, Featured, Robots
Southwest Airlines, a major US airline, has banned ‘human-like’ and ‘animal-like’ robots from its flights, citing safety concerns tied to the lithium-ion batteries that power these devices. The Dallas-based carrier updated its safety guidelines to keep such robots out...
May 21, 2026 | Featured, Robots
In a conversation about humanoid robotics RJ Scaringe references Rosie, the robotic house cleaner in the 60’s animated TV show “The Jetsons,” and C3PO and R2D2, the “Star Wars” saga droids, and personal digital assistants Siri and Alexa. To the founder and CEO of...
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