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May 7, 2022
Hyundai has kicked-off production on novel 4×4 vehicles with robotic legs
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
They may be the only cars to go more viral than Cybertruck.
Remember that Hyundai concept 4×4 with robotic legs?
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May 6, 2022
A new approach to reproduce human and animal movements in robots
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
In recent years, developers have created a wide range of sophisticated robots that can operate in specific environments in increasingly efficient ways. The body structure of many among these systems is inspired by nature, animals, and humans.
Although many existing robots have bodies that resemble those of humans or other animal species, programming them so that they also move like the animal they are inspired by is not always an easy task. Doing this typically entails the development of advanced locomotion controllers, which can require considerable resources and development efforts.
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May 6, 2022
NASA’s X-57 ‘Maxwell,’ Its First Electric Airplane, Will Start Test Flights Next Month
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: transportation
Meanwhile, the agency’s supersonic X-59 QueSST has completed wind-tunnel and stress tests.
May 6, 2022
Inventor Says He’s Built a Real Life Flying Motorcycle
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: transportation
David Mayman, CEO of JetPack Aviation, sells his new flying motorcycle to global militaries and billionaires. He’s also terrified of heights.
May 6, 2022
Job interest in Twitter skyrocketed more than 250% since Elon Musk moved to take over. But current employees are nervous
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation
Elon Musk cast Twitter’s future into uncertainty when he made a successful $44 billion bid to acquire the company last month. He will take over as temporary CEO once the deal is complete, CNBC reported Thursday morning.
While countless Musk fans, and a slight majority of Americans—59%—approve of the takeover according to recent data from The Harris Poll, some current Twitter staff worry that it will dramatically change the company’s culture, and overall direction.
It’s still unclear how a Musk-run Twitter might impact the company’s ability to retain current staff and recruit new employees. The company presented the takeover as a potential threat to its staffing abilities in an SEC filing Monday.
May 5, 2022
Apple adds one of Ford’s best to its ambitious electric car team
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: engineering, sustainability, transportation
May 4, 2022
Elon Musk Strikes Again: New Tweets Send Bitcoin Crashing
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation
May 3, 2022
NASA’s pursuit of commercial hypersonic flight was just given an AI-powered boost
Posted by Gemechu Taye in category: transportation
Though NASA’s aircraft may prove why electric flight isn’t the way to go. NASA is edging nearer to its first flight test for its all-electric experimental “X-plane” X-57 Maxwell after completing ground tests on the aircraft, a blog post from the space agency reveals.
May 1, 2022
Giant VR-operated humanoid robot used to fix power lines in Japan
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: robotics/AI, transportation, virtual reality
The West Japan Rail Company (or JR West) unveiled its Gundam-style heavy equipment robot for carrying out repairs.
The robot takes on the appearance of a humanoid upper body mounted on the end of a hydraulic crane arm, which rides around on the rail system atop a specially braced rail car. The rail car can deploy stabilizing legs when it arrives at its destination along the line, allowing the robot to manipulate heavy equipment around the rail system instead of workers “to improve productivity and safety.”
