The Kawada group, based in Japan, knows that the age of robots is here. More robotic creations are taking over menial jobs, like sorting items or packing them for shipment. The problem, in their eyes at least, is that we treat these robots as “equipment,” when they should be more like partners. That’s why they […]
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If you’ve ever seen the Disney-Pixar film Wall-E, you’re familiar with EVE’s goal: find signs of life on the same planet the titular robot is on. I won’t spoil which planet it is*, but it’s the same function that many real-life bots will one day have. And these will include little HEXA. Built and developed […]
Nothing can prepare you for a flood. Sometimes you have time to grab the few things that are most important to you and you’re left walking away from the life you’ve spent decades building. Whether they’re predicted floods or a flash flood, the devastation can leave a community feeling helpless. There are, however, new countermeasures […]
If you want to send a satellite into orbit, you have to launch it. This can be accomplished by hitching a ride with a rocket or space shuttle. Unfortunately, launching either of those is expensive and time-consuming. This is where the Spaceplane comes in. The XS-1 Spaceplane is a proposed booster of sorts designed to […]