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2017
USS Gerald R Ford launches first aircraft using electromagnetic catapult
The USS Gerald R Ford scored a double first less than a week after commissioning, as the nuclear-powered supercarrier launched and recovered a fighter plane for the first time using an electromagnetic catapult. On July 28, an F/A-18F Super Hornet piloted
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2017
MIT’s Cheetah 3 robot is built to save lives
MIT has created a new version of its famous Cheetah robot that is specially built for saving lives.
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2017
Researchers Have Developed the World’s First Battery-Free Cellphone
Researchers have developed a working phone with absolutely no battery
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2017
"THOR" hybrid UAV hovers like a helicopter, flies like a plane
Conventional multicopter drones are excellent at hovering and VTOL, but they can't cover long distances as efficiently as fixed-wing aircraft. A team from the Singapore University of Technology and Design is trying to get the best of both worlds with the
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2017
Body feedback could make assisted walking easier
Researchers are using feedback from the human body to develop designs for exoskeletons and prosthetic limbs.
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2017
New Robot Can Detect Leaks in Any Pipe System
PipeGuard, can find a leak in any pipe material using pressure sensors and onboard locating equipment to locate leaks in any type of pipe matrix
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2017
Robot eel to hunt down water pollution
The robotics researchers at Switzerland's École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have produced some truly impressive (and creepy) animal-inspired droids over the years. Following in the footsteps of the team's robotic turtles, grasshoppers and cr
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2017
Meet the International Space Station’s adorable camera drone
Astronauts on board the International Space Station have a new robotic companion to play around with. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has released the first images shot by the "Int-Ball," a spherical camera that floats around alongside the r
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2017
The slithering search and rescue robot
If you ever find yourself stuck in a disaster zone, your rescuer could take on some unexpected forms, like a drone or a cyborg cockroach – and now we can add a soft robotic snake to the mix. A Stanford team has developed a flexible robot that grows like a
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2017
Airport Robots Will Begin Assisting Travelers
LG’s airport guide robot, to be launched soon at Seoul’s Incheon International Airport
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