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Mechanical Design & Robotics

Oxford Robots Target Nuclear Jobs Humans Should Not Do

Thomas Caldwell
Mechanical Design & Robotics

Laundry-Folding Bots and Billion-Dollar Valuations: Humanoids Go Mainstream

Jonathan Barrett
Mechanical Design & Robotics

AI-Driven Tendon-Based Robotic Hands Redefine Dexterity and Training Speed

Jonathan Barrett
Mechanical Design & Robotics

China Launches First Urban Zone for Real-World Humanoid Robot Training

Jonathan Barrett
Mechanical Design & Robotics

Mechanical Mustangs Earn Dual Robot Design Honors in FTC Events

Jonathan Barrett
Mechanical Design & Robotics

Humanoid Robotics Poised to Reshape Construction Productivity

Jonathan Barrett
Mechanical Design & Robotics

Cornell’s Bold Integration of AI into Mechanical Engineering Education

Thomas Caldwell
Mechanical Design & Robotics

Vine-Inspired Soft Robot Achieves Gentle Closed-Loop Lifting

Thomas Caldwell
Mechanical Design & Robotics

MIT’s Hydrogel Tendons Boost Biohybrid Robot Power by 30x

Jonathan Barrett
Mechanical Design & Robotics

NVIDIA’s DoorMan Achieves Zero-Shot Humanoid Door Opening

Jonathan Barrett
Mechanical Design & Robotics

Midea’s Six‑Arm MIRO U Targets 30% Factory Changeover Boost

Jonathan Barrett

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Aerospace & Spaceflight

Why SpaceX Now Sees the Moon as the Faster Bet

David Whitaker
Drones & Unmanned Systems

Pizza Delivery Drones Are Finally Carrying Family-Sized Orders

Stephen Wallace
Drones & Unmanned Systems

Why Emergency Drone Fleets Now Need Automatic Flight Records

Stephen Wallace
Drones & Unmanned Systems

FAA’s Faster Drone Penalties Raise the Stakes for Rule Breakers

Stephen Wallace
David Whitaker

Why SpaceX Now Sees the Moon as the Faster Bet

In the case of Mars, there was always the promise of a city built on another world. Reusable rockets, heavy launchers, orbital fueling systems, and even the cashflow generated by Starlink have all supported the dream of a settlement in a distant star system. But what has changed is...