New robot falls like a maple seed then sails like a boat once it hits water
Researchers built a robot that turns a fall from the sky into a sailing trip.
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Researchers built a robot that turns a fall from the sky into a sailing trip.
Individual listeners stand to gain total privacy in crowded spaces as engineers successfully beam sound directly to a single person.
Voyager 2, launched in 1977, has just cheated death again, but for how long?
A 43-foot steel beam weighing 15,890 pounds is descending into an old South Dakota gold mine, one of 2,100 pieces to be installed this summer.
BMW is testing a next-generation M3 prototype that maintains a pure combustion inline-six engine and potentially a manual clutch.
MIT researchers have developed a flapping robot capable of diving, swimming, and flying to mimic the mechanics of diving birds.
The Space Shuttle Endeavour is set to launch into a new role as a public exhibit this year.
Ford is reversing course on AI, rehiring engineers to fix quality issues.