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Jan 3, 2025 · This year, NASA said goodbye to one of its most exciting experiments to date. The Ingenuity helicopter, the first-ever aircraft to fly on another planet, conducted its last flight on January 18. During the flight, the NASA team confirmed that one or more of Ingenuity’s rotor blades had sustained damage during a previous emergency landing, …

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Jan 13, 2024 · AV24 rolls into the showroom. The Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) had an impressive booth in the automotive hall of CES 2024, surrounded by well-known brand names. On display was a fully functional version of the newest AV24 autonomous racecar, showing off the integration of an entirely new autonomy stack in the vehicle.. The IAC has partnered with many of the leading automotive technology ...

Dec 5, 2024 · In this special episode of The Robot Report Podcast, Steve Crowe and I talk to author and illustrator Peter Brown to discuss his children’s books series The Wild Robot.. Peter takes us through his creative writing process, the background research he did about robotics, and how he pulled the plot together for a robot named Roz that finds itself shipwrecked on an island filled with wild animals.

Dec 26, 2024 · PUDU D9 humanoid builds on recent releases. Developed by the Pudu X-Lab, the PUDU D9 follows the releases of the semi-humanoid robot PUDU D7 and the dexterous hand PUDU DH11, marking the third product from the team this year.Standing at 170 cm (66.9 in.) tall and weighing 65 kg (143.3 lb.), the PUDU D9 features 42 degrees of freedom across its joints, with a maximum joint torque of 352 Nm.

Nov 15, 2024 · NRL aims to unlock satellite servicing opportunities. Currently, spacecraft face significant challenges, in part because of the inability to perform in-orbit repairs or upgrades.

Dec 19, 2024 · Google DeepMind builds robot brains. Google DeepMind said its robotics team brings together expertise in machine learning, engineering, and physics simulation to address the hardest challenges facing the development of AI-powered robots.

Dec 20, 2024 · In Episode 178 of The Robot Report Podcast, we present our annual end-of-the-year review show. This episode features the voices of our entire editorial staff, including Steve Crowe, Mike Oitzman, Gene Demaitre and Brianna Wessling.. The staff recalls the good, the bad, and the ugly in 2024.

Nov 3, 2024 · Due to high interest rates, elevated inventory, and sluggish demand, the global machinery industry has been facing a tough year in 2024. This has affected sales of industrial automation components to machine builders and OEMs, including motion control products, said Interact Analysis.