The acting head of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency uploaded sensitive government documents into a public version of ChatGPT last summer, triggering internal security alarms, according to multiple Department of Homeland…
Category: Engineering
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Neutrino detection may enable nuclear weapons testing without blasts
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory say neutrinos could be used as a diagnostic tool to better understand what happens inside a nuclear weapon during a detonation.
The idea relies on detecting elusive subatomic particles released in…
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Dubai to build the world’s first robot-built residential villa
A new era of construction is taking shape in Dubai as robotics moves into everyday building. Dubai Municipality has unveiled an international initiative to deliver what it says will be the world’s first residential villa built entirely through…
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Ultrahigh solid loading enables high precision ceramic parts
National Taiwan University researchers have developed an ultrahigh-solid-loading (83 vol%) yet highly flowable suspension for 3D printing that produces ceramic parts with extremely low shrinkage and 100% density, overcoming a major barrier in…
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Gartner predicts fewer than 20 companies will deploy humanoids at scale by 2028
From left to right: Unitree’s G1, Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, Figure AI’s Figure 02, Apptronik’s Apollo, and Tesla’s Optimus robot. | Source: Unitree, Boston Dynamics, Figure, Apptronik, and Tesla
In recent years, humanoid robots have…
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Powder spray and water mist turn everyday objects into soft robots in seconds
Freeze-dried hydrogel powders sprayed onto wet surfaces merge into functional coatings in under five seconds, enabling rapid soft robot fabrication.
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Frontier supercomputer uncovers why worn turbine blades drain jet fuel
Scientists have used one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers to find out how microscopic damage to turbine blades undermines jet engine performance, fuel efficiency and durability.
The project brought together researchers from the…
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Autonomous robot clears 6,000-sq-ft NJ driveway during snowstorm
A New Jersey homeowner put hands-free winter snow removal to the test during Winter Storm Fern, using an autonomous robotic snow blower from Yarbo to clear his 6,000-square-foot driveway while he stayed inside sipping coffee.
The video of the…
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Delivery Robot Gets Stuck on Train Tracks, Gets Obliterated by Locomotive
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Coco Robotics / Getty Images An autonomous delivery robot got completely atomized by a locomotive after it decided to take a breather on a stretch of train…
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Introducing Sprout, a new humanoid development platform
In the high-stakes artificial intelligence race, New York-based Fauna Robotics is betting that the path to general intelligence runs through the physical world.
Led by founders Rob…
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