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Major US Airline Bans Human-Like Robots on Flights

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...

Rivian Founder’s New Company Aims To Evolve Humanoid 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”...

Reuters: One In Three Japan Firms Using Or Considering AI Robots

One-third of Japanese companies are already using or considering deploying AI-powered robots, with automakers and other transportation equipment manufacturers leading the way, a...

Ohio Needs Power For Data Centers : Redefining ‘Clean Energy’ to Get It

Legislators are considering classifying natural gas and some coal as “clean” energy sources while effectively banning solar and wind in a race to secure electricity for AI...

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Loughborough Academics Develop Robots To Care For Elderly

Robots that look after frail elderly people in their homes are being developed by academics. The I'M-ACTIVE project is being worked on by experts at Loughborough University, in Leicestershire. The work looks at ways to install sensors to monitor vulnerable people,...

Dead Birds Are Flying Again — This Time, As Drones

On a New Mexico college campus, there’s a large field that many birds fly over. Lately, some of those birds have been dead. Mostafa Hassanalian, an engineering professor at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, is using drone technology to lift dead birds...

More Americans Are Snapping Up Used EVs

New electric cars are grabbing all the headlines, but Americans buy far more used cars than new cars. When will sales of used electric vehicles pick up? They already have. A new analysis from Kelley Blue Book parent company Cox Automotive shows that used EV sales grew...