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Autonomous ‘Roboats’ to debut in Amsterdam

A group of Roboats forming an ad-hoc bridge. Image courtesy of AMS.

Posted on 28 Sep 2016 by Michael Cruickshank

The Dutch city of Amsterdam will play host to one of the world’s first projects to develop autonomous capabilities for boats.

Melbourne scientists make breakthrough against antibiotic resistant superbugs

A scientist looks at a bacteria culture - image courtesy of DFC. Antibiotic resistant bacteria are a significant concern for human-beings.

Posted on 21 Sep 2016 by Aiden Burgess

Melbourne scientists have made a major breakthrough in combating antibiotic resistant superbugs which threaten to be one of the greatest risks to human health in the 21st century.

China launches Tiangong-2 space laboratory

A model of the Tiangong-2 space lab docked with Shenzhou-11. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Posted on 18 Sep 2016 by Michael Cruickshank

China has successfully launched its Tiangong-2 space laboratory this week as part of its accelerating space program.

NASA launches seven-year mission to retrieve asteroid sample

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin, was successfully launched on Sept. 8 on its mission to the Bennu Asteroid - image courtesy of Lockheed Martin and NASA

Posted on 14 Sep 2016 by Aiden Burgess

NASA’s first asteroid sampling mission launched into space last week, beginning a journey which could revolutionise our understanding of the early solar system.

RDM Group’s pilotless pod goes public

Autonomous Vehicle - The Pod Zero is being showcased for the first time - image courtesy of RDM - Autonomous Vehicles

Posted on 14 Sep 2016 by Fred Tongue

RDM Group is set to break new ground today when it completes the UK’s first ever public demonstration of a ‘first and last mile’ fully autonomous pod.

Manufacturers sought to join The Manufacturer Thought Leadership Network

The Manufacturer Thought Leadership networks

Posted on 14 Sep 2016 by The Manufacturer

The Manufacturer Thought Leadership Network has been relaunched after many months of continuous development. We are delighted to be sharing our new online network with members past, present and new, and are confident the network is bigger and better than its predecessor.