Mechanical Design & Robotics Pennsylvania Professor Arrested Blocking Uber Eats Robot Required to Yield Jonathan BarrettNovember 3, 2026November 3, 20260 Pennsylvania gives autonomous delivery robots the legal status of pedestrians, but it does not put them ahead of people on…
Mechanical Design & RoboticsMSN_Only Ukrainian Commander Says Ground Robots Survive Just Three or Four Missions Jonathan BarrettSeptember 18, 2026September 18, 20260 Ukraine is rapidly expanding its ground-robot fleet, but one commander says machines operating near Kupiansk now survive only three or…
Drones & Unmanned Systems Northwestern Drone Reduces Its Visual Profile by Spinning 25 Times a Second Stephen WallaceAugust 5, 2026August 5, 20260 The propeller turns one way while the aircraft carrying it turns the other. That counter-rotation is the central mechanism behind…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics U.S. Arctic Vehicles Failed in 30 Minutes; $20,000 Optics Also Broke David WhitakerAugust 3, 2026August 3, 20260 A seven-nation military exercise in Canada earlier in 2026 found that U.S. all-terrain Arctic vehicles stopped working after 30 minutes…
Mechanical Design & Robotics Nauticus Subsea Arm Enters Load Testing After Software-Control Validation Jonathan BarrettJuly 29, 2026July 29, 20260 Nauticus Robotics completed its first three-joint prototype of a modular electric subsea manipulator during the first half of 2026 and…