The space junk slammed into the ISS’s ‘Canadarm2’ in mid-May, the Canadian Space Agency confirmed in a press release last week, noting that while the “utmost precautions” are taken to avoid collisions, “impacts with tiny objects do occur.” “One such hit was noticed recently during a routine inspection of Canadarm2 …
Read More »China launches robotic mission to haul Moon rocks back to Earth, first in over 40 years
The China National Space Administration’s (CNSA) Chang’e-5 mission blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in a pre-dawn launch on Monday, putting the advanced robotic craft and its Long March-5 carrier rocket – the largest of its kind in China – on course for the Moon. If all goes …
Read More »Ford is testing a robotic couriers
American automaker Ford has begun testing package delivery works Digit. “Ford, which is better known for its cars, SUVs and pickups, experimenting with something completely different — work, delivering packages”, — stated in the message, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to ukrinform.ru. As reported in the company-automaker, working under the …
Read More »France will be the world’s first robotic taxi
Autonomous taxi plans to start by the end of 2018. Electric and Autonomous taxi that seats 6 people, will appear in Paris by the end of next year. The model, called Autonom Cab and developed by the Lyon company Navya differs from previous versions of the Autonomous car Autonom Shuttle, …
Read More »In China, work took robotic nurses
The Chinese are not afraid to take a marvelous device. Medical center for mother and child in China has decided to partially replace nurses with robots. The state has already taken eight of robot nurses. They are used for auxiliary operations: distribution of medicines, equipment, medical records, case histories. Each …
Read More »In the airports of Singapore appeared robotic wheelchair
This innovation should make life easier for people with special needs. This summer there are two varieties of robotic wheelchairs, one in a Singapore hospital, one in a Japanese airport. SMART research team from Singapore and the us, MIT has developed a self-driving wheelchair, which began operating in Singapore Changi …
Read More »The Ukrainian military has unveiled a robotic weapons platform. Video
Ukraine has tested a new weapons platform “Weasel”.In the Zaporozhye region tested a new ground combat robotic platform (BRP) “Weasel”, which is planning to apply in a mechanized (motorized infantry) parts of the Land forces of the APU. It is reported by Ukrainian Military Pages. It is noted that the …
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