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Video: First driverless robotaxi rides come to Europe
11 Sep 2026
Pony.ai and Verne said it is the first step toward commercialized autonomous driving services.
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Video: Watch Prototype Hyperloop Hover Engines Levitate
20 Oct 2016Source: Peter BrownThe project was created as part of Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s competition to produce a tube-based passenger system. -
Video: Flying Drones May Soon Be Able to Re-Charge Mid-Flight
20 Oct 2016Source: Peter BrownThe technology could lead to a number of new breakthroughs for military, healthcare and consumer use. -
Video: Samsung Launches Quantum Dot Curved Gaming Monitor
18 Oct 2016Source: Peter BrownThe monitors provide a better immersive experience for professional gamers, the company says. -
Video: Low-Resistance Tires, Fish –Tracking Tech, Engineering Bridge Repairs, and More
18 Oct 2016Source: Rich NorthrupSaving on fuel with low-resistance tires, self-charging tag tracks fish, and engineers bring offshore construction techniques to bridge repair. Here's your weekly news brief. -
Your Wrist Becomes the Joystick for this New Smartwatch
17 Oct 2016Source: Dawn AllcotThis smartwatch prototype allows the wearer’s wrist to function as a joystick for common touchscreen gestures. The watch includes a two-inch TFT display and plastic strap with 12 infrared proximity sensors and Piezo vibration sensor connected to a microcontroller board. -
Video: Watch NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Introduce its Next-Generation Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator
17 Oct 2016Source: Peter BrownUsing skutterudite material, the new generators could provide long-term power systems for future space missions. -
Video: Watch These Soft Robotic Muscle-Like Actuators in Action
13 Oct 2016The researchers’ soft robots are powered by muscle-like actuators and have been designed for use on the human body in order to help people move. -
SIMbot Makes Robotics a Ball
10 Oct 2016Source: Dawn AllcotBallbots—robots with a tall, thin body that glides atop a sphere— have been around for years. The newest represents a significant advance in the technology. -
Video: Air-Traffic Text Messages, Tsunami –Resilient Design Standards, and More
10 Oct 2016Source: Rich NorthrupText messages now clear flights for takeoff. Design standards are developed for tsunami-vulnerable locations. And U.S. construction firms may be technology shy. We’ll tell you why. -
Video: Robotic Exoskeleton Lets Parapalegics Walk and Climb Steps
07 Oct 2016While standing, walking, and climbing steps seem like everyday movements, for people with paraplegia, they can be impossible. -
Video: TE Connectivity Shows-off It's Virtual Reality Hang Glider
04 Oct 2016TE mounted a real hang glider at its booth to showcase its products, including connectors and sensors, which are geared for harsh environments. -
Video: Laser Engraving Skills at World Maker Faire 2016
03 Oct 2016Lasers like the one seen at Epilog’s booth at World Maker Faire in N.Y. can engrave materials like wood, acrylic, plastic, glass, leather, fabric, coated metals, and ceramics – just to name a few. -
Video: Robot Scans Building Defects, Fuel Cell Plane Flies, Autonomous Car Productivity, and More!
03 Oct 2016Source: Rich NorthrupFour seat plane powered by a fuel cell takes flight, not everyone is excited about self-driving cars, and robots may soon scan buildings for structural defects. -
MIT 3-D Prints Robots with Shock-Absorbing Skins
03 Oct 2016The new technology could potentially be used to improve the durability of drones, phones, shoes, and helmets. -
Video: Watch the Test Flight of a Four-Seat Hybrid Fuel Cell Plane
30 Sep 2016Source: Peter BrownThe aircraft’s fuel cells convert hydrogen into electricity to power the propeller. -
Video: Portable THC detection device, One-pedal cars, and more!
29 Sep 2016Source: Rich NorthrupA portable THC detection device could be a real buzz kill. Boeing will use touch screens on its next generation of triple-seven jets. And one-pedal driving is featured on the 2017 Chevy Bolt. -
Video: Watch Nissan’s Self-Driving Chair
28 Sep 2016Source: Peter BrownFor those who dislike having to wait in long lines -
Using 3-D Virtual Technology to Unwrap a 1,500-Year-Old Scroll
22 Sep 2016Source: Nicolette EmminoComputer scientists discovered and restored text on five complete wraps of the animal skin scroll, which will most likely never be physically opened for inspection, with the help of technology. -
Video: Engineers Create Biomedical Smart Fabrics to Save Lives
22 Sep 2016Source: Nicolette EmminoEngineers, designers, scientists and doctors at Drexel University have all teamed up to produce biomedical textiles to create a new line of smart clothing that could potentially save lives. -
Video: Robot Collisions Could be a Thing of the Past and more!
21 Sep 2016Source: Rich NorthrupResearchers at Georgia Tech say they have found a way to get multiple robots to work more closely together by developing what they call “minimally invasive” safety algorithms.
