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Deciding when robocars should let the driver take the wheel
A robocar needs to know if the person behind the steering wheel is ready to drive or not.
Raspberry Pi + Lego + e-paper = Mini Macintosh
A programmer has built a classic Macintosh out of Lego, a Raspberry Pi Zero, and an e‑paper display.
The first autonomous robot fighting competition is coming
Autonomous robot fighting tournament to take place in Japan.
Siemens acquires Mentor Graphics and launches into automated driving
Siemens completed a $4.5bn acquisition of the Oregon-based firm, Mentor Graphics, and is launching into the crowded…
A digital dig in the archives discovers Ancient Greek gymnasium
A digital dig in the archives uncovers an ancient gymnasium.
Octopus robot grips and sucks objects with tentacles
The octopus has no skeleton and is made almost entirely of soft muscle, it is also extremely flexible and…
Desalination sieve could provide clean water for millions
Graphene-oxide membranes have been made capable of sieving common salts for new filtration technologies.
Hexagonal panel speakers create a fixed soundstage
The BeoSound speakers from Bang & Olufsen create a fixed soundstage.
Formula 1: Engineer vs. Driver
The changes to spark the most debate among engineers are the 2017 regulations for Formula 1.
Giant research balloon tests likelihood of microbial survival on Mars
Nineteen miles up, a NASA experiment reveals Earth microbes' likely fate on Mars.