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2017
BAE envisions spinning fixed-wing drones
This UAV would fly with both of their motor/propeller units facing forward when in fixed-wing mode...
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2017
This Robot Tractor is ready to disrupt construction
ZIPPING AROUND LIKE a bumblebee, the little black-and-yellow tractor claws its bucket into one of San Francisco’s few vacant lots, kicking up a puff of dust. Payload secured, it backs up—beep, beep, beep—whips around, and speeds to its dirt pile, stopping
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2017
Quantum Computing Will Change Everything, and Sooner Than You Expect
When we say an emerging technology represents a “paradigm shift,” it’s often hyperbole. In the case of quantum computers, it’s an understatement.
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2017
Robotic Hand That Can ‘Feel’
Human engineering is often seen as the pinnacle for technological achievement, be it the wheel, the steam engine or the space rocket. Human-engineering has also come a long way, especially in recent times. While the reality of fiction such as RoboCop is s
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2017
A Semi-Automatic Road Laying Robot
Engineers are always busy finding simpler solutions to problems and strive to decrease the time that a particular activity requires.
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2017
Smartwatches of the Future Could Use Ultrasound Technology to Sense Hand Gestures
Scientists at the University of Bristol have found a way to implement ultrasound tech into a smartwatch.
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2017
Therapy robot starts giving massages in Singapore
It was just last year that we first heard about Emma – or Expert Manipulative Massage Automation – a robot designed to conduct massage therapy on human patients. At the time, it was undergoing clinical trials. Now, two generations later, Emma 3.0 has ente
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2017
Maker of the Month: RAGHAVENDRAN SRINIVASAN
The wait is over for SPRW Community members! We are here to announce the “Maker of the Month” for September edition.
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2017
SpiderMAV Drone Shoots Webs for Perching and Stabilization
Perching is turning out to be a very desirable skill for aerial robots. The ability to land on walls or ceilings, rather than having to go to the ground, gives a drone the advantage of being high up in the air (probably why you’re using a drone in the fir
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2017
Intel unveils an AI chip that mimics the human brain
Lots of tech companies including Apple, Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Intel itself have created chips for image recognition and other deep-learning chores.
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