Boston Dynamics shows off new hybrid robot
Posted on 2 Feb 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
US-based robotics company Boston Dynamics has shown off a new hybrid robot design in a presentation to investors.
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Uber partners with Daimler on autonomous vehicles
Posted on 31 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
Mobility company, Uber Technologies, has announced today that it will partner with German automotive manufacturer, Daimler, to work on autonomous vehicles.
UK innovation to halve hospital infection rates
Posted on 31 Jan 2017 by Jonny Williamson
Warwickshire-based 3P innovation has been awarded funding from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) to bring an innovative new, infection-cutting medical device to market. Cafe X debuts robotic barista
Posted on 31 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
US robotics startup Cafe X has debuted a fully robotic barista at a cafe in San Francisco's Metreon shopping center.
Toyota Australia confirms manufacturing plant will shutdown permanently in October
Posted on 31 Jan 2017 by Tim Brown
Toyota Australia has today announced that its final day of vehicle production at its Australian-based, Altona manufacturing plant, will be Tuesday 3 October 2017. Boeing shows off new spacesuit design
Posted on 29 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
US aerospace company Boeing has this week shown off a new advanced and lightweight spacesuit design.
ITER fusion reactor slowly moves forward
Posted on 26 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
The world's largest nuclear fusion project, known as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, or ITER, has taken another step closer to completion this month.
Airbus announces flying car development
Posted on 25 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
European aerospace manufacturer Airbus Group has announced plans to develop and build practical flying cars.
Trump talks with Tesla and Apple about making US manufacturing great again
Posted on 25 Jan 2017 by Aiden Burgess
With Donald Trump now sworn in as the 45th President of the United States of America, questions remain as to how the new administration will implement its manufacturing and trade policies and what impact these will have. Arconic envisages smog-eating skyscrapers
Posted on 22 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
Materials science company Arconic is investigating the technology behind building skyscrapers which can suck pollution out of the air.