The Innovation Report
Watch SpaceX Launch Cargo Mission to the Space Station
SpaceX will launch a cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday night (July 14), and you can watch it live. A robotic SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule is scheduled to lift off atop a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket Thursday at 8:44 p.m. EDT...
Climate Tech Firm To Launch Scaled-Up Plant Sucking CO2 From Air
Construction is due to begin on Wednesday on what could become the world's biggest plant to capture carbon dioxide from the air and deposit it underground, the company behind the nascent green technology said. Swiss start-up Climeworks AG said its second large-scale...
Spanish Police Seize Underwater Drones Designed To Carry Drugs
Police in Spain have broken up a gang that was allegedly building semi-submersible drones each capable of ferrying up to 200kg of drugs across the strait of Gibraltar. The Policía Nacional arrested eight people in Cádiz, Málaga and Barcelona, and said it was...
The Next Frontier For Drones: Letting Them Fly Out Of Sight
For years, there’s been a cardinal rule for flying civilian drones: Keep them within your line of sight. Not just because it’s a good idea — it’s also the law. But some drones have recently gotten permission to soar out of their pilots’ sight. They can now inspect...
Lunar Robots Test Their Skills On Italy’s Etna Volcano
With its adorable stereo-camera eyes, the Lightweight Rover Unit 1 (LRU1) robot, posing on the black gravel of Italy's Mount Etna, resembles PIXAR's famous animated character WALL-E. LRU1 is one of a team of eye-catching robots designed by Germany's engineers that...
Robots Debut As Care Assistants In Minnesota Nursing Home
Pepper the robot is programmed with hundreds of jokes, and if you don't believe it, just ask her. The residents of the Estates nursing home in Roseville sure did as the robot made its national debut as a personal care assistant. "Do you want to hear more jokes?" the...
AVs A Dream For Drug Smugglers — And The Law Must Prepare
Level 5 autonomous vehicles (AVs) will allow shipping companies to significantly decrease their costs and their liability as they will no longer need long-haul truck drivers. However, this also applies to smugglers. Trafficking of drugs, people, weapons, and black...
Cars From GM’s Cruise Block San Francisco Intersection In Latest Problem For AVs
At least seven Cruise vehicles blocked traffic by clustering in an intersection in San Francisco starting late Tuesday night, blocking traffic. Photos and a description of the Cruise robotaxis blocking several lanes of traffic in San Francisco were shared Wednesday on...
5 Affordable EVs; What To Know Before You Buy One
Electric vehicles are increasingly becoming mainstream. Part of this is because people have started to realize that an EV can help you save long-term money on fuel, maintenance and even taxes. These cars also offer a direct way for people to lessen their negative...
How Shipbuilding Can Chart a Course for Maritime 4.0
There is no doubt that Industry 4.0 has driven dramatic changes in the manufacturing of products, machinery, and equipment. Its impact can clearly be seen in many aspects of discrete A&D manufacturing—the creation and assembly of items by components used to...
