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2016
Hello Waymo: Google spins off self-driving car project into new company
The new moniker of Waymo apparently stands for "a new way forward in mobility," and to that end, the company's mission is to start commercialize autonomous vehicles, and build products for the general public.
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2016
Thinking inside the box: Machine makes boxes based on contents
The user starts by measuring the length, width and height of the item, and entering that information on a free iOS/Android app on their smartphone or tablet. The app then creates a computer model of the box needed.
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2016
BMW concept touches on holographic interiors
The HoloActive Touch interior draws together elements of the gesture control, touchscreen and head-up display systems currently serving in production and concept BMWs.
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2016
Multi-material 3D printer squirts out homemade electronic circuits
Next Dynamics has developed a proprietary print head it calls "DigiJet", which works like a 3D version of the tried-and-true inkjet printing.
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2016
New telescope chip could help spy on alien worlds
This chip is an interferometer that adds equal but opposite light waves from a host sun, which cancels out the light from the (exoplanet's) sun, allowing the much weaker planet light to be seen.
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2016
Spring-heeled hopper performs robotic parkour
A new robot built at UC Berkeley is out to prove that size doesn't matter when it comes to leaping into the air.
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2016
DARPA's tail-down drone set for vertical launch in 2018
To make use of limited space on a ship without a full runway on deck, the Tern takes off vertically from a tail-sitting position before leveling out in the air and transitioning to horizontal flight. With a range of more than 600 nautical miles (690 mi, 1
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2016
Solar-powered two-seater plane will soar to the edge of space
The aim of the project is to demonstrate the potential of renewable energy and to explore the possibility of flying people to such altitudes using solar technology.
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2016
It's take-off for Amazon's drone delivery service
Amazon has made its first-ever delivery to a customer using a drone. Amazon Prime Air, which was first announced in 2013 and for which drones have been tested in Canada and the US, is now being trialled in Cambridge, UK, where the first delivery was made
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2016
Audi lunar Quattro books trip to the Moon
The lunar Quattro incorporates Audi's e-tron power technology to provide intelligent all-wheel-drive power and, according to Audi, it has had a number of significant updates.+
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