The Innovation Report
Key Us Lawmaker Backs Giving Ukraine Armed Drones
A top Democratic lawmaker is pushing the Biden administration to send Ukraine armed drones and longer range artillery, he told reporters Wednesday. "When it comes to drones and when it comes to long-range artillery, we've been too cautious," House Armed Services...
Five of the World’s Tiniest Robots
Allow me to take you on a trip down my memory lane. As a young lad, a film I saw captured my imagination: Fantastic Voyage, a 1966 release about people shrunk to microscopic size and sent into the body of an injured scientist to repair his brain. The idea struck...
Humans in the Loop Help Robots Find Their Way
Just like us, robots can't see through walls. Sometimes they need a little help to get where they're going. Engineers at Rice University have developed a method that allows humans to help robots "see" their environments and carry out tasks. The strategy called...
Robotics Researchers Create Data to Train All-Terrain AVs
What happens when an autonomous vehicle gets stuck in the mud? Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University wanted to find out. They took an all-terrain vehicle off-road. With researchers on board, it traveled through challenging situations such as driving...
Automakers Report Nearly 400 Crashes of Partially Autonomous Vehicles
Automakers reported nearly 400 crashes of vehicles with partially automated driver-assist systems, including 273 involving Teslas, according to statistics released by U.S. safety regulators on Wednesday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration cautioned...
Paving the Way for Off-Earth Factories
European aerospace company Airbus will send a metal-crafting 3D printer to the International Space Station next year as a first step in its plans to set up an orbital satellite factory. The printer, called Metal3D, can work with metals that melt at temperatures...
Robots are all the Rage as Factories Struggle with Labor Shortage
As if electric vehicles, space exploration, and social media platforms weren't enough for the headline-grabbing billionaire, Elon Musk tweeted Thursday that Tesla's prototype for a human-like robot, called Optimus, could be functioning within the next few...
Good News, Weirdos: This E-Skin Lets You Tickle Robots
Those “Tickle Me Elmo” dolls might just get a whole lot creepier now that scientists have developed an electronic skin that can feel different sensations like tickling. An international team of researchers have published a paper in the journal Science...
Switch Mobility Presents New Electric Solo Bus for European Markets
Switch Mobility, the British subsidiary of the Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland, has presented the new generation of its e1 electric bus, which was developed specifically for markets in continental Europe. The new e1 is a twelve-metre long electric...
Solid-State Batteries for EVs Move a Step Closer to Production
Solid Power, a Colorado-based battery developer, moved one step closer to producing solid-state batteries for electric vehicles on Monday. The company has completed an automated "EV cell pilot line" with the capacity to make around 15,000 cells per year, which will be...
