Dec 2, 2021 | Electric Vehicles
The entry point for Tesla’s range of electric vehicles just got a lot lower. On Thursday, the American automaker announced the Cyberquad for Kids, an angular electric all-terrain vehicle inspired by the company’s 2019 Cybertruck concept. At $1,900,...
Dec 2, 2021 | Featured, Robots
Scientists say they’ve witnessed a never-before-seen type of replication in organic robots created in the lab using frog cells. Among other things, the findings could have implications for regenerative medicine. The discovery involves a xenobot – a simple,...
Dec 2, 2021 | Events, Industry 4.0, Manufacturing
The Automation Alley Industry 4.0 Accelerator, the nation’s first Industry 4.0 specific accelerator, along with its partners Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological...
Dec 2, 2021 | Agriculture, Climate, Featured
Few things are more scenic than a wild blueberry barren full of plump and ripe berries. But Maine’s iconic berry crop is facing a climate crisis that threatens its future. Scientists earlier this year reported that the Down East region — home to the...
Dec 2, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Cloud Computing, Machine Learning
Self-driving startup Aurora has announced it will be using data giant Amazon Web Services to power its cloud-based machine learning and simulation-based development for autonomous vehicle tech. Aurora, which received investments from Hyundai and Kia back in...
Dec 2, 2021 | Batteries, Charging, Detroit, Electric Vehicles, Featured
General Motors is forming a joint venture with Posco Chemical of South Korea to build a North American battery-materials plant as it brings more steps in the electric-vehicle supply chain under its umbrella. The Detroit automaker said Wednesday that details of the...
Dec 2, 2021 | Climate, Government, Space
It looks like planet Earth will get a healthy dose of attention in U.S. space policy going forward. The National Space Council (NSC) met for the first time under Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday (Dec. 1). During the livestreamed event, which was...
Dec 2, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles
In traffic, humans are used to constantly anticipating what will happen next. This reasoning ability is something that today’s self-driving vehicles and AI systems in general are lacking. In a recent study, together with colleagues in Germany and India, Mehul...
Nov 18, 2021 | Industry 4.0, Machine Learning, Manufacturing
Industry 4.0 is like Bitcoin to those in manufacturing. They have heard and talked about it, and most feel like they will be left behind if they don’t invest in it. At the same time, few are sure what Industry 4.0 is, why they need it, or even how to define it. The...
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