10
2017
Grunner e-bike mixes massive range with punchy performance
The specs of the Grunner e-bike A look at the electric goodies behind the Grunner The frame of the Grunner e-bike A look inside the battery casing of the Grunner e-bike Like the most powerful offerings from Stealth and Rimac, the Grunner looks more li
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2017
Fingervision is robot skin made from cheap, off-the-shelf components
Fingervision isn’t much to look at. At first glance, it appears as though someone MacGyvered a GoPro case out of some clear food wrap and bits of plastic, attaching the creation to the end of a $25,000 industrial robot — and honestly, that’s not all that
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2017
Self-learning robot hands
Even though the robot hands are strong enough to crush the apple, they dole out their strength for a fine-touch grip that also won’t damage delicate objects. This is made possible by connecting tactile sensors developed at CITEC with intelligent software.
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2017
Toyota's support robot helps paralyzed war veteran
Toyota has been developing industrial robotics since the 1970s but it wasn't until 2004, with the announcement of its "Partner Robot" project that it started to move from the industrial and into the domestic
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2017
Removable Nuviz HUD has motorcyclists in its sights
In 2013, Nuviz successfully completed a crowdfunding campaign for a head-up display (HUD) device for motorcyclists that would attach directly to an existing helmet. Four years later, the device is ready for release, putting customizable information close
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2017
Autonomous Airbus Helicopter Makes its First Flights
Although Airbus' passenger-carrying autonomous drones may still be years away from reality, that hasn't stopped the aerospace company from getting an autonomous helicopter off the ground. A demonstrator version of the VSR700 Optionally Piloted Vehicle (OP
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2017
Space Robots to the Rescue! How NASA Will Service Aging Satellites
Satellites were built to last, but how might space agencies service them if they run low on fuel?
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2017
Stanford engineers design a robotic gripper for cleaning up space debris
Researchers combined gecko-inspired adhesives and a custom robotic gripper to create a device for grabbing space debris.
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2017
Facebook's Aquila drone nails second test flight
Facebook's plan to bring the entire world online using a solar-powered, internet-beaming aircraft has taken another step forward
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2017
Sit behind the wheel of a self-driving race car
RoboRace is shaping up as an intriguing motorsport category, but there's still plenty of work to be done before autonomous racers are trading paint like their human-driven counterparts. This fact is resoundingly proven by
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