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Transportation & Robotics

The transition to 5G will affect every device connected to the internet, including drones. | Adobe Stock/Andy Dean

Mar 25, 2021

A new initiative aims to ensure 5G networks are reliable and secure

Computation & Data, Security, Transportation & Robotics

Researchers trained the learning robot — the goalie — to block more than 90% of the shooter robot’s attempts. | Image courtesy of Dorsa Sadigh

Nov 20, 2020

To cooperate better, robots need to think about hidden agendas

Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics

Advances in robotic automation allow for more precise, intuitive movement. | Photo by Drew Kelly

Oct 28, 2020

Assistive Feeding: How AI can improve the control of robot arms

Transportation & Robotics

A penguin colony | Unsplash/Hubert Neufeld

Oct 28, 2020

Algorithms guide aerial drones to map penguin colonies in Antarctica

Environment, Transportation & Robotics

Could great storytelling help us meet our fitness goals? | Unsplash

Aug 6, 2020

A fitness app with a story to tell: Can narrative keep us moving?

Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics

“Delivery drones are the future.” | iStock/krugli

Jun 30, 2020

Could drones deliver packages more efficiently by hopping on the bus?

Computation & Data, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics

A conventional (clear) electrolyte on the left and the novel Stanford electrolyte of the right | Image courtesy of Zhiao Yu

Jun 25, 2020

A new battery electrolyte may boost the electric vehicles’ performance

Energy, Environment, Transportation & Robotics

The more autonomy in the car, the less attentive the driver | Unsplash/chuttersnap

May 28, 2020

Why self-driving cars shouldn’t be too autonomous

Computation & Data, Transportation & Robotics

It could be years before wireless chargers become embedded in highways, but there are fewer roadblocks for robots and aerial drones. | Unsplash/Kimi Lee

May 5, 2020

How we might recharge an electric car as it drives

Electronics & Networking, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics

A new chip-based navigation technology could make autonomous cars economically viable. | ScienceSource/Andrzej Wojcicki

Apr 14, 2020

Could shrinking a key component make autonomous cars affordable?

Electronics & Networking, Transportation & Robotics

Graduate student Delaney Miller runs on a treadmill aided by the ankle exoskeleton emulator. Fellow graduate student Guan Rong Tan controls the emulator and monitors Miller’s gait and respiration.

Mar 30, 2020

A group of engineers show how an ankle exoskeleton aids running

Health, Transportation & Robotics

Graduate students Zachary Hammond, left, and Nathan Usevitch with the isoperimetric robot | Photo by Farrin Abbot

Mar 27, 2020

A team of engineers create a shape-changing, free-roaming soft robot

Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics

Birds of a feather flock together — but how? | Unsplash/Nathan Dumlao

Mar 6, 2020

Nick Ouellette: What flocks of birds can tell us about engineering

Computation & Data, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics

An artist’s interpretation of space trash objects orbiting the Earth | Adobe Stock/dottedyeti

Feb 13, 2020

Simone D’Amico: “The Swarm” is coming to an orbit near you

Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics

A class of engine now used to keep satellites in stable orbits could be adapted to power long-distance space probes. | NASA/JPL-Caltech/Science Source

Feb 11, 2020

How better propulsion systems can help improve space exploration

Transportation & Robotics

MARTY, the autonomous drifting DeLorean. | Jonathan Goh

Jan 22, 2020

How an autonomous, drifting DeLorean can improve driver safety

Transportation & Robotics

To understand the future of space flight, it helps to think about a flock of birds flying in a tight formation. | Stocksy/Giorgio Magini

Jan 14, 2020

Could tiny satellites explore space by flying in flocks?

Transportation & Robotics

On a busy freeway, how does a self-driving car make the right decision? | iStock/Art Wager

Sep 27, 2019

Marco Pavone: Autonomous cars will have to manage unpredictable road behavior

Artificial Intelligence, Transportation & Robotics

Could this be a boon for the development of next-generation electric vehicles? | Shutterstock/Scharfsinn

Sep 9, 2019

A new coating brings lithium metal batteries closer to reality

Electronics & Networking, Transportation & Robotics

By studying natural systems that have evolved over millions of years, a sense of what’s possible emerges. | Image courtesy of Kurt Hickman

Aug 9, 2019

What makes birds so good at sticking their landings?

Transportation & Robotics

The team's work provides a step toward better understanding what people want or expect from a robot. | Getty Images/filo

Jul 5, 2019

Can we make it easier for humans to communicate clearly with robots?

Artificial Intelligence, Transportation & Robotics

Zac Manchester has long sought to send tiny satellites into space. With NASA, he recently put 105 of them into orbit. | Image courtesy of Linda Cicero

Jun 20, 2019

Researchers bust cost barriers by putting $100 satellites into orbit

Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics

The combustion chamber inside a jet engine funnels a hurricane of heat into the thrust that pushes planes through the atmosphere. | iStock/Dexion5

May 22, 2019

Can we reduce jet engine pollution while improving fuel efficiency?

Transportation & Robotics

A study of jackdaws offers insights as designers work to orchestrate the motions of drones and autonomous cars.| iStock/TT

May 6, 2019

What can autonomous vehicles learn from the flight behavior of birds?

Transportation & Robotics