Wheels Are Better Than Feet for Legged Robots by Evan Ackerman on 2020-12-09 23:20 (#5BF0T) ANYmal demonstrates how hybrid mobility can benefit quadrupedal robots
Adhesives can be effective to handle variations in thermal expansion on 2020-12-09 22:00 (#5BEWA) Why is the CTE of Adhesives Important for Assembly Reliability?
Light-driven sonar could survey the oceans from the air by Prachi Patel on 2020-12-09 20:14 (#5BEP7) Drones or airplanes might be able to quickly map seafloors and inspect shipwrecks using the photoacoustic method
New Electronic Warfare Signal Generation Solutions Reduce Costs on 2020-12-09 19:16 (#5BBQS) Simulate Early for Better EW Results
Startup’s New Type of Magnetic Sensor Could Make High-Performance Brain Imaging More Affordable and Portable by Prachi Patel on 2020-12-09 19:00 (#5BEKM) Sonera Magnetics’ imaging system could improve medical diagnostics and brain-machine interfaces
Photonic Quantum Computer Displays "Supremacy" Over Supercomputers by Jeremy Hsu on 2020-12-09 16:55 (#5BEGB) A milestone Chinese demonstration with photonic quantum computing comes just a year after Google's quantum advantage claim
High Quality Asphere Manufacturing from Edmund Optics on 2020-12-09 16:33 (#5B5AE) Learn more about Edmund Optics’ extensive aspheric manufacturing capabilities from design, to prototype, to volume production.
Uber Sells its Robocar Unit by Philip E. Ross on 2020-12-09 16:00 (#5BECX) It says it's just joining forces with the buyer, Aurora, but that still leaves one less player in the game
Tiny Ultralight Insulators, At the Push of a Button by Michael Dumiak on 2020-12-09 15:00 (#5BE9B) Materials researchers in Switzerland are using 3D printing to make tiny components from aerogel
5G Cellular Spectrum Auction—Can’t Tell the Players Without a Scorecard by Steven Cherry on 2020-12-08 20:30 (#5BD5T) Who will gain in the FCC’s next big spectrum auction? How will consumers gain, and what will we lose?
AlphaFold Proves That AI Can Crack Fundamental Scientific Problems by Payal Dhar on 2020-12-07 20:06 (#5BBKS) DeepMind's breakthrough demonstrates deep learning's potential to dramatically accelerate scientific discovery
Ready for a Career Change? Become a Photonics Technician by Joanna Goodrich on 2020-12-07 19:00 (#5BBFC) IEEE, MIT, and other universities in Massachusetts have developed a training and certification program to increase the number of workers
Semiconductor Industry Forecast: Sunny and Bright with Few Clouds in Sight by Tekla S. Perry on 2020-12-07 15:30 (#5BB69) Semiconductor industry mavens gather (virtually) to review the current state of the industry and challenges on the radar
Japan Prepares to Welcome Home Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa2 by John Boyd on 2020-12-06 21:02 (#5B8AD) Return of the space probe launched six years ago could help answer the question of how life began on Earth
Video Friday: Japan's Gundam Robot Takes BIG Step Forward by Evan Ackerman on 2020-12-04 23:47 (#5B8K8) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
These AIs Can Predict Your Moral Principles by Michelle Hampson on 2020-12-04 19:56 (#5B8AE) The models assess a person’s choice of words to determine their stance on five key principles of morality
COVID Moonshot Effort Generates “Elite” Antivirals by Megan Scudellari on 2020-12-04 16:12 (#5B7YR) The open-science initiative produced four promising compounds that kill coronavirus. Now, they’re prepping those drugs for human trials.
What’s in Store for Next Year’s IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Virtual Conference by Heather Quinn on 2020-12-04 16:00 (#5B7YS) Speakers are being sought on topics such as AI, communications, career management, and empowerment
This New IEEE Volunteering Platform Lists Opportunities Around the World in One Place by Flavia Dinca on 2020-12-03 19:00 (#5B6P5) Users can search by location, type of position, or length of project
Learn the fundamentals of brushless DC motors (BLDC motors) on 2020-12-03 18:30 (#5B6JR) An Introduction to Brushless DC Motor Control
App Aims To Reduce Deaths From Opioid Overdose by Michelle Hampson on 2020-12-03 18:03 (#5B6P6) The UnityPhilly app alerts local volunteers to deliver naloxone when an overdose is occurring
Australian Team Running Its Own DARPA-Style Cave Challenge to Test Robots by Evan Ackerman on 2020-12-02 21:12 (#5B571) In preparation for the DARPA SubT finals, Team CSIRO Data 61 has found a cave to test its robots
Polling Is Too Hard—for Humans by Steven Cherry on 2020-12-02 20:00 (#5B555) Pollsters claimed they had fixed the errors of 2016, and then got the 2020 presidential election wrong. AI did better.
IEEE President's Column: Amid Global Uncertainty, IEEE Steps Up by Toshio Fukuda on 2020-12-02 19:00 (#5B556) In a year of unprecedented challenges, IEEE’s essential efforts continue
UX Design - A Competitive Advantage for Robotics Companies by Rocos on 2020-12-02 18:30 (#5B557) UX-led approach is critical in designing and building robotics
Noisy and Stressful? Or Noisy and Fun? Your Phone Can Tell the Difference by Tekla S. Perry on 2020-12-02 15:01 (#5B4RY) Qualcomm’s latest smart phone chips will be able to identify soundscapes thanks to a small UK startup
Advanced Wide Band Gap High-Power Semiconductor Measurement Techniques Webinar by Keysight on 2020-12-01 21:30 (#5B3S6) Wide Band Gap Device Advanced Characterization
In-Shoe Sensors and Mobile Robots Keep Seniors Active by Stevens Institute of Technology on 2020-12-01 18:30 (#5B3F4) Multidisciplinary researchers at Stevens and Columbia team up on an assistive device to help seniors with balance and motion
McMaster Engineering: Transforming Engineering Education and Fostering Research with Impact by McMaster Faculty of Engineering on 2020-12-01 14:00 (#5B2Z0) By adding new faculty and developing innovative approaches to its curriculum, McMaster solidifies its world leading position in engineering
MIT Spinoff Building New Solid-State Lidar-on-a-Chip System by Josué J. López on 2020-12-01 14:00 (#5B2YZ) Our team at Kyber Photonics is developing a lidar chip to enable the next generation of autonomous robots and vehicles
Accelerating the journey to autonomous for carmakers by ARM Automotive on 2020-11-30 21:30 (#5B23A) Heterogeneous hardware, open, flexible software are keys to improved safety and efficiency for automotive industry
Quadriplegic Pilots Race for Gold in Cybathlon Brain Race by Emily Waltz on 2020-11-30 19:25 (#5B1XN) Close finish in the brain-computer interface race at world's second cyborg Olympics
Quantum Dot Paint Could Make Airframe Inspection Quick and Easy by Rahul Rao on 2020-11-30 19:00 (#5B1VA) The paint, when scanned with ultraviolet light, can quickly reveal strains on the surface underneath
NYU Spearheads Project to Help Chemical Industry Go Green by NYU Tandon School of Engineering on 2020-11-30 18:30 (#5B1VB) NYU leads multi-year project to reduce carbon emissions in chemical manufacturing
Sunshine Comes Out to "Manage the Mundane" by Tekla S. Perry on 2020-11-30 13:00 (#5B18V) Marissa Mayer’s startup is all about “nice”
Video Friday: These Giant Robots Are Made of Air, Fabric by Evan Ackerman on 2020-11-27 16:11 (#5AY8Z) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
Optical Conversion Tech Images Infrared "In Color" by Jeff Hecht on 2020-11-27 12:12 (#5AXZE) Sensors and smartphone cameras armed with this will one day see unseen regions of IR spectrum
Ford's 2021 F-150 Pickup Is a Mobile Power Station by Lawrence Ulrich on 2020-11-25 18:01 (#5AVPP) The truck's Pro Power Onboard system can supply kilowatts of electricity to contractors, campers or hard-partying tailgaters
GM Opens Up a New Front in Its Battle With Tesla: Batteries by Lawrence Ulrich on 2020-11-25 16:00 (#5AVFP) A new $2.3 billion plant cranks out Ultium cells to power GM’s upcoming line of electric vehicles
Painless FPGA Programming by Stephen Cass on 2020-11-24 20:00 (#5ATBW) The Alchitry Au kit can simplify projects that need a lot of input/output
Can Detroit Catch Tesla? by Steven Cherry on 2020-11-24 17:00 (#5ATFP) As the traditional automakers finally steer toward an all-electric future, batteries will be essential. GM hopes a second-mover advantage will let it catch up to Tesla and pass it on the straightaway
Turning the Body Into a Wire by Shreyas Sen on 2020-11-24 16:00 (#5AT92) When the human body is the communications channel, it’s hard to hack the data
Does AI in Healthcare Need More Emotion? by Megan Scudellari on 2020-11-24 13:00 (#5ASP3) Emotion AI, also known as affective computing, is rare in certain healthcare applications. Should emotion be included as a parameter?
Boston Dynamics' Spot Is Helping Chernobyl Move Towards Safe Decommissioning by Evan Ackerman on 2020-11-23 21:30 (#5ARWN) Legged robots are uniquely qualified for sensing around what's left of Chernobyl's Reactor 4
Why the Web Spreads Information and Misinformation Equally Well by Mark Pesce on 2020-11-23 20:00 (#5ARSS) Ted Nelson’s transclusion of source materials might have worked better
Want to be a Global Entrepreneur? Here’s How You Can Do It by Kathy Pretz on 2020-11-23 19:00 (#5ARPY) Venture advisor says it’s never been easier for your startup to have an international presence
Goodbye, Centralized Power Grid. Hello, Autonomous Energy Grids by Benjamin Kroposki on 2020-11-23 16:00 (#5ARCX) How to build a massively decentralized power grid with AI, renewable energy, and energy storage
Quantum Memory Milestone Boosts Quantum Internet Future by Jeremy Hsu on 2020-11-23 12:00 (#5AR3P) Record efficiency in storing and retrieving quantum entanglement paves the way for connecting quantum internet nodes
Video Friday: Matternet Launches Urban Drone Delivery in Berlin by Evan Ackerman on 2020-11-20 22:45 (#5ANQC) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
Why We Need a Robot Registry by Stacey Higginbotham on 2020-11-20 20:00 (#5ANHA) At-a-glance identifiers will tell us who’s operating bots in public