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US Marines secure $7.3 million contract for ground robots
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (486+ words) American Rheinmetall, the US arm of German defense company Rheinmetall, has secured a $7.28 million contract to supply autonomous ground vehicles to the US Marine Corps. The company will manufacture and deliver 12 Mission Master SP Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles (A-UGVs), five…...
The Austin company building long-range autonomous cargo planes
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (257+ words) There is a company in Austin, Texas flying cargo aircraft with no pilot on board and nobody on the ground holding a joystick either. It is called Skyways, started in 2017 by a former Google engineer named Charles Acknin. The aircraft…...
Robotic military vehicle packs in-wheel motors and solid-state battery
2+ week, 1+ day ago (114+ words) Photos: Robotic military vehicle packs 1,000 Nm in-wheel motors, solid-state battery Interesting Engineering Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) are increasingly used in military operations, but existing models often struggle on rough terrain. Most electric military vehicles rely on civilian-style drivetrains with gearboxes…...
The humanoids that stole the show in Beijing
2+ week, 5+ day ago (297+ words) The second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing draws to a close, with 2,056 robots from 666 teams and 16 countries across 51 events. A robot went under Usain Bolt’s 100 metre record, another jumped 7.97 metres, and several wrecked themselves at the finish line. Here’s…...
How a Chinese humanoid beat Usain Bolt
2+ week, 6+ day ago (293+ words) A humanoid robot called Tiangong Ultra ran 100 metres in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, going under Usain Bolt’s 9.58 second world record from 2009. A Chinese humanoid robot just ran 100 metres in 9.39 seconds. Usain Bolt’s world record is…...
The Battlefield Robot Can Carry 750Kg & Fire A Machine Gun
3+ week, 4+ day ago (164+ words) Interesting Engineering The Battlefield Robot Can Carry 750Kg & Fire A Machine Gun The THeMIS UGV is a modular battlefield robot capable of carrying 750 kg, evacuating casualties, transporting supplies, and supporting combat missions while keeping soldiers away from dangerous areas. The THeMIS…...
Meet the 420-pound robots patrolling America
3+ week, 5+ day ago (371+ words) Knightscope’s K5 autonomous security robot stands five foot four, weighs 420 pounds, tops out at three miles an hour and patrols parking lots and campuses with 360-degree HD video, lidar, thermal imaging and number plate reading. There are robots patrolling car parks…...
How Does This Drone Change Shape Mid-Air?
4+ week, 1+ day ago (154+ words) Interesting Engineering How Does This Drone Change Shape Mid-Air? The PteroDynamics X-P4 Transwing combines helicopter-like vertical takeoff with airplane-style flight, using folding wings to operate autonomously from ships without requiring conventional runways or pilots. The PteroDynamics Transwing is a radically different…...