Aug 18, 2022 | Featured, Robots
Researchers here at Google’s lab recently asked a robot to build a burger out of various plastic toy ingredients. The mechanical arm knew enough to add ketchup after the meat and before the lettuce, but thought the right way to do so was to put the entire bottle...
Aug 18, 2022 | Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Featured
Lyft is planning to deploy a massive driverless car fleet beginning in 2023. In anticipation of that milestone the company, which has partnered with self-driving car developer Motional, announced Tuesday that it is updating its existing robotaxi service in Las Vegas...
Aug 18, 2022 | Aeronautics, Space
The smallest lunar lander to date is designed to make a “semi-hard survivable landing” on the moon. NASA’s upcoming Artemis 1 mission might be flying to the moon, but it won’t be landing there. One of its payloads will be, however. The...
Aug 4, 2022 | Autonomous Ships, Defense, Robots
Robotic ships have officially joined the US Navy. The Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) announced on July 22 that the Navy’s Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) uncrewed minesweeper has been awarded Initial Operating Capability...
Aug 4, 2022 | Cyber Security, Internet of Things
The Internet of Things connects a wide variety of devices—everything from kitchen appliances to smartphones—to the internet and to each other. Through sensors, software and processors, these devices then exchange information to carry out certain functions, making...
Aug 4, 2022 | 6G, Defense
The Department of Defense is helping to fund a new technology hub focused on 6G communications technology. The project, known as Open6G, is part of the Pentagon’s Innovate Beyond 5G (IB5G) program that aims to promote the next generation of high-tech network...
Aug 4, 2022 | Oceanography, Robots
MBARI’s remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) have helped shed new light on the mysteries of the deep. We have logged over 6,100 deep-sea dives, yet every time our vehicles descend into the depths, we manage to learn something new. From time to time, we come across...
Aug 4, 2022 | Featured, Space
On June 9, with only a few hours’ notice, NASA held a press conference to announce a study it was commissioning on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs). The acronym is a rebranding of what are more popularly known as unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, a topic...
Aug 4, 2022 | Industry 4.0
Global supply chains are buckling under the strain of unprecedented demand and constricted logistics capacity. Added to skyrocketing inflationary forces, it’s no wonder that an increasing number of OEMs are embracing Industry 4.0 to bolster enterprise efficiency...
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