NASA announced that it’s chosen private space station manufacturer Axiom Space to build the first “commercial launch destination” — space hotel for the…
JAPAN IS BUILDING A MASSIVE WALKING GUNDAM ROBOT
Japan is building a massive humanoid robot modeled after those in the “Gundam” sci-fi franchise. The robot will be a replica of RX-78-2 Gundam,…
NEW TECHNIQUE TURNS NUCLEAR WASTE INTO “DIAMOND BATTERIES”
To make use of the radioactive waste from nuclear plants, University of Bristol scientists have an unusual plan: turn it into diamonds…
EXPERTS CALL FOR SYSTEM PREVENTING SATELLITE COLLISIONS
SpaceX is planning to launch more than 40,000 tiny Starlink satellites to bring broadband internet service to the entire globe. Elon Musk-led…
INDIA WANTS TO SEND THIS LEGLESS HUMANOID ROBOT INTO SPACE
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has unveiled a legless robot called “Voymmitra” that it wants to send into space on an…
ULTRASONIC HANDS COULD GIVE ROBOTS A LIGHTER TOUCH
A Swiss researcher has created a prototype robot hand that moves objects without ever touching them. The system exploits a phenomenon that’s been around for 80…
SCIENTISTS MADE A DRONE FLY BETTER USING REAL PIGEON FEATHERS
Researchers at Stanford University have built a drone called PigeonBot, with wings coated in real pigeon feathers. And it flies so deftly, New…
NEW YORK WILL BE HOME TO A NEW PARTICLE COLLIDER
The United States Department of Energy announced plans to build a cutting-edge nuclear physics research facility called the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) at…
PANASONIC’S VR GLASSES ARE UNLIKE ANY YOU’VE SEEN BEFORE
Virtual reality headsets might soon become far less cumbersome. At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Japanese electronics corporation Panasonic…
US AIRLINE DELTA IS TESTING POWERED EXOSKELETONS FOR LUGGAGE WORKERS
U.S. airline Delta is partnering with Utah-based exoskeleton company Sarcos Robotics to test whether its powered suits can help employees at lifting luggage and…