Mar 31, 2022 | Healthcare, Robots
Inside of a large facility in the Dallas area, they fill thousands of prescriptions for customers who take medications to manage or treat high blood pressure, diabetes or other conditions. Each robot can fill 300 prescriptions in an hour, the company said — roughly...
Mar 31, 2022 | Delivery, Drones, Featured
Starting next year, the delivery company is testing out an autonomous cargo drone from Bay Area aircraft startup Elroy Air. The hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing plane (that means it doesn’t need a runaway and is more like a helicopter) will take...
Mar 31, 2022 | Drones, Featured
Special IT force of 30 soldiers on quad bikes is vital part of Ukraine’s defence, but forced to crowdfund for supplies One week into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia massed a 40-mile mechanised column in order to mount an overwhelming attack on Kyiv from the...
Mar 31, 2022 | Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence continues to best humans at games, this time the classic card game Bridge. Researchers from the French A.I. research firm NukkAI held a competition last week in Paris in which the startup’s A.I. defeated some of the world’s top Bridge...
Mar 31, 2022 | Autonomous Vehicles, Safety
A small maker of autonomous vehicle systems could be in hot water with U.S. highway safety regulators over how much time elapsed before it reported the crash of one of its test vehicles last fall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents...
Mar 31, 2022 | Detroit, Electric Vehicles, Featured
General Motors is lining up the pieces to counter and attack its rivals in the electric-vehicle market. The Detroit giant recently started production of the long-awaited Lyriq SUV/crossover, the car meant to compete with Tesla’s Model Y SUV and Ford Mustang...
Mar 31, 2022 | Autonomous Vehicles, Industrial Automation
A self-driving forklift may be the next wave of warehouse and factory innovations, saving companies on labor and, ideally, making industrial settings safer for everyone. Demand for logistics help is soaring, but forklift operators and other skilled workers are in...
Mar 17, 2022 | Climate, Satellites
A new study based on NASA and ESA satellite data shows that Arctic sea ice is thinning at a “frightening rate.” Measuring the ice via satellites each month from 2018 to 2021, polar scientists Sahra Kacimi of the California Institute of...
Mar 17, 2022 | Electric Vehicles, Safety
As Arkansas continues its push to be a trailblazer when it comes to electric vehicles, the state is expected to see more electric cars on the roads soon. In February, Governor Asa Hutchinson began taking steps to make Arkansas a hub for electric vehicles. Hutchinson...
Mar 17, 2022 | Electric Vehicles, Featured
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine helped spur record-high gas prices at U.S. pumps, many have debated whether owning an electric car instead of a gasoline one could be a wise investment. In short, electric vehicles do tend to cost less in the long term than some of...
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