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“Cassie” provides a framework to build new types of robots that can be used to tackle tough environments or emergency response

Ford moves closer to delivering a fully driverless car. Big data comes to the minor leagues. And could your facility be the next victim of a ransomware attack? This is your Engineering360 news brief.

Shadecraft has introduced a device that tracks the sun while also connecting Internet of Things devices outside.

Aerospace sensors that listen for arthritis in patients. A cruise ship adds a sail. And a $1 million prize is awarded for a home hydrogen dispenser. This is your weekly news brief.

The prototype could be used to launch unmanned aircraft from trucks, ships or fixed bases

The robots are almost entirely made of water and inflate when water is pumped into them, forming different shapes

A mobile accessory company launched an iPhone 7 into space. The phone reached 120,027 feet above the earth, while providing 360-degree views from space.

Mars by way of Hawaii? Aloha, Houston! Proctor and Gamble goes beach combing for its plastic bottles. And Stockholm plans for a fleet of electric buses. This is your weekly news brief.

The development could be used for transplanting to patients or used in research for studying cosmetic, chemical or pharmaceutical products.

Your heartbeat as your password. A breakthrough could improve superalloys used in jet engines. And researchers have found a unique way to kill dangerous hospital bacteria. This is your weekly news brief.

Scaling up from the Internet of Things to the City of Things. Rethinking the kilogram after 125 years. And engineers develop a 20-cent centrifuge that could save lives in underdeveloped parts of the world. This is your weekly news brief.

The device could be used to diagnose diseases in areas where there is little infrastructure or electricity.