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How to Dig a Hole With Two Drones and a Parachute

7 Ιανουαρίου 2019 by paulkokos

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A small drone equipped with a digging tool gets a lift from a larger drone to travel long distancesThe NIMBUS Lab at the University of Nebraska has been developing drones that have the unique ability to dig holes in the ground and then fill those holes with sensors. If this…

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Flying Cars, Bullet Trains, and Moon Shots: 2019’s Top Tech Quick Hits

7 Ιανουαρίου 2019 by paulkokos

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A dozen tantalizing tech projects debuting this year .multipleCredit .xlrg .hi-cap { margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; } .mobileShow { display: none;} /* Smartphone Portrait and Landscape */ @media only screen and (min-device-width : 320px) and (max-device-width : 480px){ .mobileShow { display: inline;} } .mobileHide { display: inline;} /* Smartphone Portrait…

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SpaceX Confident About Its Starlink Constellation for Satellite Internet; Others, Not So Much

6 Ιανουαρίου 2019 by paulkokos

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Despite technical glitches, SpaceX plans to launch the first of nearly 12,000 satellites in 2019.mobileShow { display: none;} /* Smartphone Portrait and Landscape */ @media only screen and (min-device-width : 320px) and (max-device-width : 480px){ .mobileShow { display: inline;} } .mobileHide { display: inline;} /* Smartphone Portrait and Landscape */…

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Lasers vs. Microwaves: The Billion-Dollar Bet on the Future of Magnetic Storage

5 Ιανουαρίου 2019 by paulkokos

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Seagate and Western Digital are pursuing rival technologies to push the limits of hard disk drives.mobileShow { display: none;} /* Smartphone Portrait and Landscape */ @media only screen and (min-device-width : 320px) and (max-device-width : 480px){ .mobileShow { display: inline;} } .mobileHide { display: inline;} /* Smartphone Portrait and Landscape…

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Machine-Learning Wizards Vie for Zillow’s $1 Million Prize

5 Ιανουαρίου 2019 by paulkokos

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Early this year, the real-estate giant will reward the team that best predicts home prices.mobileShow { display: none;} /* Smartphone Portrait and Landscape */ @media only screen and (min-device-width : 320px) and (max-device-width : 480px){ .mobileShow { display: inline;} } .mobileHide { display: inline;} /* Smartphone Portrait and Landscape */…

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CES 2019: Advances in AI, Connectivity, and Memory Will Power New Products

5 Ιανουαρίου 2019 by paulkokos

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What to expect from Las Vegas next weekNext week, Las Vegas is hosting the massive annual CES tradeshow. It will be a showcase for innovative technology that will soon impact our lives in many ways, including transportation, health services and entertainment.  In addition, the 2019 IEEE International Conference on Consumer…

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Startup Says Direct-Drive Motors Are the Future of Robot Actuators

4 Ιανουαρίου 2019 by paulkokos

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Genesis Robotics is developing a stronger, faster direct-drive motor for robots.mobileShow { display: none;} /* Smartphone Portrait and Landscape */ @media only screen and (min-device-width : 320px) and (max-device-width : 480px){ .mobileShow { display: inline;} } .mobileHide { display: inline;} /* Smartphone Portrait and Landscape */ @media only screen and…

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Video Friday: H-Muscle Hydraulic Robot Actuator, and More

4 Ιανουαρίου 2019 by paulkokos

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Your weekly selection of awesome robot videosVideo Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your Automaton bloggers. We’ll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here’s what we have so far (send us your events!): Robotic Arena – January…

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Power From Commercial Perovskite Solar Cells Is Coming Soon

4 Ιανουαρίου 2019 by paulkokos

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Oxford PV’s tandem silicon-perovskite solar modules aim to beat the best panels on the market.mobileShow { display: none;} /* Smartphone Portrait and Landscape */ @media only screen and (min-device-width : 320px) and (max-device-width : 480px){ .mobileShow { display: inline;} } .mobileHide { display: inline;} /* Smartphone Portrait and Landscape */…

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Swarm Wants to Send Hundreds of Tiny CubeSats Into Orbit

3 Ιανουαρίου 2019 by paulkokos

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Notorious start-up asks FCC for permission to launch 150-strong constellation of small IoT satellitesA day after being whacked with a $900,000 FCC fine for launching four tiny CubeSats without permission, Silicon Valley start-up Swarm Technologies sought permission for dozens more of its controversial small satellites, according to documents obtained by IEEE…

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