Engineer creates robotic glove to help strengthen grip
An engineer came up with the idea after seeing his aunt, who has multiple sclerosis, struggle with tasks......»»
Emulation community expresses defiance in wake of Nintendo’s Yuzu lawsuit
"EmuDev" coders cite precautions, legal differences they say will offer protection. Enlarge / Power (glove) to the people. (credit: Aurich Lawson) Nintendo's recent lawsuit against Switch emulator maker Yuzu seems writte.....»»
Berkshire and Lilly race to shake tech"s grip on trillion-dollar club
Big Tech stocks created, and have so far dominated, the trillion-dollar club in the U.S. For the first time, there's a race brewing for an outsider to join their ranks......»»
CarGurus aims to tap CarOffer wholesale digital marketplace"s full potential
CarGurus now fully owns CarOffer, a wholesale digital marketplace, and the vehicle listings company plans to strengthen operations between platforms......»»
China names its capsule and lander for its upcoming human lunar missions
In a recent announcement, the Chinese Space Agency (CSA) unveiled the names for its forthcoming lunar mission components. The CSA have been working toward sending humans to the moon through a series of robotic missions. The 22-ton capsule that is tak.....»»
Google’s hidden AI diversity prompts lead to outcry over historically inaccurate images
Inserting depictions of diversity into AI images creates revisionist history, critics say. Enlarge / Generations from Gemini AI from the prompt, "Paint me a historically accurate depiction of a medieval British king." (credit: @s.....»»
Tesla"s stainless-steel Cybertruck is not rusting, company engineer says after complaints
Some Cybertruck owners say orange-tinted specks on their bare-steel pickups look like rust. Tesla engineer Wes Morrill said it's surface contamination that can be cleaned off easily......»»
Guinness video celebrates robotic record breakers
Guinness World Records says more and more robots are entering the record books and it's knocked together a video to celebrate the fact......»»
Cadillac Lyriq receiving software update in March
Cadillac is rolling out a software update for the 2023 Lyriq EV in March that will include improvements to its universal remote and glove box controls. The software will be updated at the dealership......»»
Lab study creates artificial magnetosphere to explore spontaneous excitation of chorus emissions
A dipole magnetic field, created by a ring current, is the most fundamental type of magnetic field that is found both in laboratories and in space. Planetary magnetospheres, such as Jupiter's, effectively confine plasma......»»
Programming cells to organize their molecules may open the door to new treatments
Researchers can engineer cells to express new genes and produce specific proteins, giving the cells new parts to work with. But, it's much harder to provide cells with instructions on how to organize and use those new parts. Now, new tools from Unive.....»»
The rise of robo-retail: Who gets left behind when retail is automated?
Canada's first robotic cafe, RC Coffee, opened in Toronto in October 2020. The flagship location of the coffee chain revived the long-dormant retail concept of the automat: a restaurant where food and drinks are served by technology, rather than huma.....»»
Camera Manufacturer “Silent Sentinel” now Belongs to Motorola Solutions
It looks like the acquisition serves to strengthen the company's approach to security hardware platforms. The post Camera Manufacturer “Silent Sentinel” now Belongs to Motorola Solutions appeared first on Phandroid. Motorola So.....»»
NASA Mars rover looks up, sees its strange moon eclipsing the sun
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover captured an image of the Martian moon Phobos eclipsing the sun. The robotic rover is looking for evidence of past life on the Red Planet's surface. There aren't any Martians around to watch eclipses on Mars. But t.....»»
Watch SpaceX stack its Starship rocket in super-quick time
SpaceX has shared a cool video showing its robotic Mechazilla launch tower stacking its Starship rocket ahead of the vehicle's third test flight......»»
Into the belly of the rover: VIPER"s final science instrument installed
A team of engineers is preparing to integrate TRIDENT—short for The Regolith Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain—into the belly of NASA's first robotic moon rover, VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)......»»
Engineering a coating for disease-free produce
Dr. Mustafa Akbulut, professor of chemical engineering, has teamed up with horticultural science professor Luis Cisneros-Zevallos to engineer longer-lasting, bacteria-free produce......»»
Every Noise at Once innovative music encyclopedia threatened by Spotify layoff
Last year was a pretty brutal time for many Spotify employees, with thousands of jobs cut in three separate rounds of layoffs. But the loss of one particular engineer is threatening the future of the innovative music encyclopedia Every Noise at Once.....»»
Researchers: Australians would rather save a single human life than prevent an entire species from becoming extinct
Australia is in the grip of an escalating extinction crisis. Since colonization, 100 native plant and animal species have become formally listed as extinct due to human activities. The actual number is undoubtedly far higher......»»
Former Apple engineer who stole Project Titan trade secrets sentenced to prison
For the last six years, we’ve been following the case of Xiaolang Zhang, a former Apple engineer who pled guilty to stealing Project Titan trade secrets. This week, Zhang has officially been handed his sentencing: 120 days of imprisonment and 3.....»»
Hubble detects celestial "string of pearls" star clusters in galaxy collisions
When spectacular cosmic events such as galaxy collisions occur, it sets off a reaction to form new stars, and possibly new planets that otherwise would not have formed. The gravitational pull that forces the collisions between these galaxies creates.....»»