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Oh good, the humanoid robots are running even faster now
Step aside, Atlas: A new bipedal bot reportedly laid claim to the world’s fastest full-sized humanoid…
What Boeing’s door-plug debacle says about the future of aviation safety
This article was originally featured on MIT Press. On January 6, as Alaska Airlines Flight 1282,…
Odie the lunar lander is not dead yet
Despite landing on its side and struggling to maintain power, Odysseus, the first US spacecraft to…
A 3D-printed titanium ‘metamaterial’ design solved a longtime engineering issue
Cellular structures made from metal alloys could strengthen everything from bone implants to rocket parts—if they…
SLIM lives! Japan’s upside-down lander is online after a brutal lunar night
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced on Monday that its historic Smart Lander for Investigating Moon…
Researchers taught a robot dog to open a door with its leg
Four legged, dog-inspired robots have grown in popularity among scientists and first responders in recent years…