Ethical Concerns Rise Over the Future of Autonomous Vehicles
Automated machinery is remarkable, though it comes with risks associated with the lack of human supervision and interference. The death of a pedestrian hit by one of Uber’s driverless cars […]
Robotics Company Receives $820 Million in Funding
Robotics company UBTECH recently closed a massive deal which landed the company a sum of $820 million. The fund was led by Tencent, as well as various other investors. The […]
Southwest Requested More Time for Inspections, Second Engine Explosion Results in Tragedy
It was meant to be a day like any other as passengers boarded a Southwest flight bound for Dallas. Unfortunately, the plane experienced engine trouble, which resulted in an explosion […]
Scientists Develop Plastic-Eating Enzyme
Researchers from the University of Portsmouth and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory developed an enzyme by sheer accident while examining the structure of a natural enzyme […]
Burger-Flipping Robt Gets Canned for Being Too Good at Its Job
A burger-flipping robot, fittingly named Flippy, was unveiled in 2017 as a high-tech helper for restaurant kitchens. The robot, built by Miso Robotics, is described on the company’s website as […]
Bionic Arms Make Kids Feel Like Superheroes
UK-based startup tech company Open Bionics aims to change the way we see prostheses, providing 3D-printed prosthetic parts at affordable prices so as to make them available to those who […]
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Ripped Hole in Ionosphere During 2017 Launch
On August 24, 2017, SpaceX successfully launched the Falcon 9 rocket. The launch seemed to go off without a hitch, and everything was going according to plan. However, it has […]
Scientists Create Robotic Fish for Observation of Sea Life in Their Natural Habitats
Scientists from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have engineered a robotic fish capable of swimming naturally alongside fish in open water and record them in their natural […]
TESS SpaceX Launch
The search for extraterrestrial life is one that intrigues and inspires. Are we truly alone in the universe? Although the definition of extraterrestrial life is as vastly different as the […]
Flying Brain to Assist Astronauts Aboard Space Station
The International Space Station is gearing up for the introduction of a new assistant in the form of a spherical, floating robot named CIMON (Crew Interactive Mobile Companion), which is […]
Tiangong-1 Update
China’s prototype space station has reportedly lost control, and it is on a collision course with Earth. The website Satview has been tracking the space station, and reentry is estimated […]
SpaceX and ULA Score Major Air Force Contracts
SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA) were each awarded major Air Force launch contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars. SpaceX was issued a contract with a fixed price of […]
