09
2016
ESA plans next major space mission to detect gravity waves
The problem with gravity waves is that having finally detected them after a century of trying, scientists now have to figure out what to do with them. To this end, ESA is soliciting proposals from European scientist for its eLISA L3 space mission slated t
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2016
Alexa-powered household robot puts a face to the name
Despite its chatty demeanor, Amazon's Alexa personal assistant has, up until now, remained faceless. That has now changed courtesy of a family focused robot by the name of Yumi, which manufacturer Omate claims is the first robot to be powered by the artif
read more07
2016
GE Aviation fires up engine made from 35 percent printed parts
3D printing has come a long way since the certification of a single printed part for aircraft was big news. General Electric Aviation has gone considerably further in the development of its Advanced Turboprop (ATP) for the Cessna Denali single-engine airc
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2016
Geek Speak: Sarvesh
It’s a rather lazy sunday afternoon. After quite a long and tiresome week, most of us would be unwinding and engaging in a much sought after nap to gear ourselves for the next week. But back at Kidobotikz, there’s no such resting. It’s roboting, rob
read more06
2016
Elevate: Uber plans to add 170-mph VTOL flying taxis to its on-demand transport mix
Uber has profoundly disrupted the taxi business with its ride sharing model, and has made it clear it wants to be a key player in future autonomous taxi services. Now, it's released a fantastic 97-page white paper detailing exactly how it wants to integra
read more05
2016
Optical segment of James Webb Space Telescope completed
The optical and science segment of the largest space telescope ever now stands complete in the largest clean room on the planet, at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Now poised to undergo rigorous pre-flight testing ahead of its 2018 launch, the James W
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2016
Geek Speak: Ankith Motha
What best defines a Saturday evening? It’s an ideal day to kick back with some robotics before you need to catch up with your assignments on Sunday. Kidobotikz is usually a place where robotics is used to kick back from the tiresome rigours of the week. T
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2016
Geek Speak: Pranav Marimuthu
Now that Diwali has been long gone, things are finally back to hunky-dory with all the cracker bursting fun coming to a close. Whatever remains will probably be used up for Karthigai Deepam and New year’s eve. Meanwhile back at Kidobotikz, after the Diwal
read more04
2016
Tesla's solar roof solution hides in plain sight
Tesla CEO, SolarCity chairman and general billionaire tycoon Elon Musk wants to see every rooftop go solar, but in a way that you don't see where the roof ends and the solar panels start. At an event in California on Friday evening, Musk unveiled a handfu
read more03
2016
Lidar-based system to let Mars rovers sniff out signs of life
One of the Curiosity rover's main missions is to determine the likelihood that Mars could support life, either now or in the past, and a new instrument developed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center could function as "a rover's sense of smell" to aid the
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