by dankeelan | Oct 31, 2019 | Defense, Robots & Drones
It was only a matter of time before somebody thought of this. On Oct. 10 a small quad-rotor delivery drone, of the type used for delivering packages to your door, resupplied a U.S. Navy submarine. The honor fell to the suitably named USS Hawaii (SSN 776), one of the...
by dankeelan | Oct 31, 2019 | Featured, Robots & Drones
When we watched the first Transformers movie, most of us wanted our toasters and washing machines to turn into cool robots. Now, MIT has developed a set of self-assembling robot blocks that can identify each other. These robots, called M-Blocks 2.0, have a...
by dankeelan | Oct 23, 2019 | Healthcare, Robots & Drones
United Parcel Service Inc. is striking a series of drone-delivery agreements with health-care groups as it develops new technology pitched to the growing medical market. The plans include expanding the use of drones to deliver cargo such as medical samples...
by dankeelan | Oct 23, 2019 | Business, Robots & Drones
Got a “kind and friendly” face? Don’t mind the idea of your mechanized doppelganger stiffly trodding the planet? You could be close to $130,000 richer. A British engineering and manufacturing firm called Geomiq has put out a call for people...
by dankeelan | Oct 17, 2019 | Agriculture, Robots & Drones
A former JPMorgan Chase & Co. analyst is using drones and satellites to boost Ethiopia’s agricultural exports and improve food security in a nation once synonymous with famine. Africa’s second most populous country, still struggles to feed itself. But...
by dankeelan | Oct 17, 2019 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Robots & Drones
For a factory where robots toil around the clock to build a rocket with almost no human labor, the sound of grunts echoing across the parking lot make for a jarring contrast. “That’s Keanu Reeves’ stunt gym,” says Tim Ellis, the chief executive and cofounder of...
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