A coalition of prominent American robotics companies, including Tesla, Boston Dynamics, and Agility Robotics, urges the U.S. government to adopt a national robotics strategy to compete with China’s rapidly expanding…
Category: Engineering
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Watch China’s humanoid robot valet cars, style hair, assist in hotels
Chinese startup MagicLab has showcased its latest humanoid and four-legged robots, barely two years after its founding.
A new video from the company highlights its service robots performing various tasks to assist customers in a shopping…
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US’ next death ray laser weapon could fry enemy drones faster
The U.S. Army is expected to soon get a new type of high-energy weapon that could potentially fry enemy drones.
HII, a Virginia-based defense firm, has been awarded a contract to develop an open architecture High-Energy Laser (HEL) weapon…
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New all-electric drone to replace trucks, fly fresh fruits, medicines
There’s a lot of growing interest in exploring the feasibility of using drones to transport vital supplies to remote areas instead of relying on trucks.
The success of this effort requires a robust drone system that can travel large…
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Denmark’s molten salt storage could power 100,000 homes for 10 hrs
The large-scale renewable energy storage sphere is set to get a massive boost with the development of a 1 GWh molten salt storage system, which will be capable of powering approximately 100,000 homes for 10 hours with an efficiency of up to…
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Russia unveils 1st nuclear sub with Mach 9 speeding hypersonic missile
Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the launch ceremony of the country’s new nuclear-powered submarine which is equipped with the hypersonic cruise missile – Zircon (Tsirkon in Russian).
The nuclear-powered submarine Perm is the…
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ION develops groundbreaking 1000-cycle solid-state battery
Battery maker ION Storage Systems has taken a major step toward commercialization after recently producing its first multi-layer solid-state battery (SSB) cell in its facility in Beltsville, USA, marking a significant advance in scalable energy…
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Putin’s envoy pitches nuclear power for Elon Musk’s Mars mission
Russia has expressed interest in supplying a small nuclear power plant for a future Mars mission led by Elon Musk. Kirill Dmitriev, President Vladimir Putin’s envoy for international cooperation, made the statement on Thursday. He mentioned…
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444-million-year-old fossil has guts, scientists are losing mind
Paleontologists have uncovered a 444-million-year-old fossil with remarkably intact soft tissues, such as muscles, tendons, and even digestive organs.
This new species of ancient arthropod has been affectionately named Sue and…
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Skyscraper crumbles after 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocks Bangkok
A 30-story skyscraper under construction in Bangkok collapsed on Friday after a powerful earthquake struck the region. The disaster trapped 43 workers inside, according to police and medics.
The building, meant for government offices,…
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