Autonomous wheelchairs arrive at Japanese airport

Passengers with limited mobility will soon be able to navigate airports

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Ultra-thin material turns minor movements into electricity

In the future, we might overcome anxiety about a dying phone battery by doing a few star jumps. Researchers are developing an ultra-thin device that can generate electricity from motions as subtle as sitting down, opening up possibilities of clot

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Hyperloop One passenger pod rides above the rails in first tube test

A few weeks back, Hyperloop One revealed a prototype of a pod that it hopes will eventually ferry passengers through near-vacuum tubes at around the speed of sound. Today, the company has announced the first successful tests of this futuristic capsule, in

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MIT’s Cheetah 3 robot is built to save lives

MIT has created a new version of its famous Cheetah robot that is specially built for saving lives.

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Cocktail Bot

The Cocktail Bot 4.0 consists of five robots with one high-level goal: Mix one more than 20 possible drink combination for you! But it isn’t as easy as it sounds. After the customer composed his drink by combining liquor, soft drink and ice in a web inter

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USS Gerald R Ford launches first aircraft using electromagnetic catapult

The USS Gerald R Ford scored a double first less than a week after commissioning, as the nuclear-powered supercarrier launched and recovered a fighter plane for the first time using an electromagnetic catapult. On July 28, an F/A-18F Super Hornet piloted

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Researchers Have Developed the World’s First Battery-Free Cellphone

Researchers have developed a working phone with absolutely no battery

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"THOR" hybrid UAV hovers like a helicopter, flies like a plane

Conventional multicopter drones are excellent at hovering and VTOL, but they can't cover long distances as efficiently as fixed-wing aircraft. A team from the Singapore University of Technology and Design is trying to get the best of both worlds with the

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Body feedback could make assisted walking easier

Researchers are using feedback from the human body to develop designs for exoskeletons and prosthetic limbs.

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New Robot Can Detect Leaks in Any Pipe System

PipeGuard, can find a leak in any pipe material using pressure sensors and onboard locating equipment to locate leaks in any type of pipe matrix

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