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Roads
RoadBotics’ AI Could Change the Way Cities Maintain Roads
ieee.org - Prachi Patel
By automating assessments of road conditions, RoadBotics could help cities save time and money‘Tis the season for potholes. When temperatures drop, …
Robotics
Video Friday: AMBIDEX Cable-Driven Robot Arm, and More
ieee.org - Evan Ackerman, Erico Guizzo and Fan Shi
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videosVideo Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your Automaton bloggers. …
Remote Controls
A Smart Device Needs to be Useful, Not Just Clever
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Central Nervous System
A 3D Bioprinter Makes a Spinal Cord Implant in 1.6 Seconds
ieee.org - Megan Scudellari
The implant restored leg movement in rats and could be scaled to fit humansThree-dimensional bioprinting—building tissues by putting down layers of …
Breakthroughs
New Connectivity Solutions Enable Better Wearables
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Learn about current trends in wearables and take a deep dive into breakthrough technology for emerging applications.Download this free 34-page Trend …
Automotive Research User Handbook
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Discover a select set of case studies showing how researchers and industrial partners are revolutionizing transportation.Download this free handbook …
Human Rights
Zimbabwe Government Blocks Internet to Suppress Protests, Cuts Power as a Result
ieee.org - Robert N. Charette
This latest example of a government restricting Internet access to control its citizenry had unintended consequencesThe government of Zimbabwe cut …
USDOT
May Mobility's Self-Driving Shuttles Hit the Streets of Ohio
ieee.org - Maria Gallucci
Columbus is piloting a fleet of autonomous electric shuttles as part of a multimillion-dollar smart transportation initiativeVisitors to Columbus, …
Delivery Drones Use Bird-Inspired Legs to Jump Into the Air
ieee.org - Evan Ackerman
Passerine's fixed-wing drones can take off (and land) using a pair of legsDrones have a fundamental design problem. The kind of drone that can carry …
Prototyping
Introduction to the NI mmWave Transceiver System Hardware
ieee.org - National Instruments
The number of new wireless devices continues to escalate and the amount of data consumed continues to grow at an exponential rateOverviewWireless …
Salaries & Wages
Demand and Salaries for Data Scientists Continue to Climb
ieee.org - Tekla S. Perry
Data-science job openings are expanding faster than the number of technologists looking for them, says job-search firm IndeedBack in August, a …
Perovskite
Hail the Perovskite Transistors
ieee.org - David Schneider
Researchers have created a field-effect transistor using a single-crystal, “paint-on” perovskiteTransistors, and the conductive traces that connect …
UC Berkeley
A Choice of Grippers Helps Dual-Arm Robot Pick Up Objects Faster Than Ever
ieee.org - Evan Ackerman
Dex-Net 4.0 enables "ambidextrous" robots to choose the best gripper for the jobWe’ve been following Dex-Net’s progress towards universal grasping …
San Diego
San Diego’s Smart Streetlights Yield a Firehose of Data
ieee.org - Tekla S. Perry
San Diego’s installation of 3,200 smart streetlights is slightly behind schedule, but the city has already ordered moreSan Diego’s network of smart …
A Novel Design for Gallium Nitride LEDs Could Lead to Brighter, More Efficient Displays
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Mobile
Zoom and Focus: These Familiar Video Features are Coming to Audio
ieee.org - Tekla S. Perry
Imagine taking photos or videos without the ability to zoom and focus. Nokia says audio recording should have the same toolsI’ve certainly shot …
Built Environment
IoT for Buildings Creates a Hot Job Market
ieee.org - TEECOM
Electrical engineers are finding a powerful niche in low-voltage technology systems designSmart buildings. Smart cities. Smart infrastructure. What …
Oil and Gas Companies
Simulation of Ultrasonic Borehole Imaging
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Robotics
Airbags Could Protect Humanoid Robots From Catastrophic Falls
ieee.org - Evan Ackerman
Walking robots will always turn into falling robots, and wearable airbags could help keep them safeHumanoid robots are generally designed with the …
CES
CES 2019: The Largest and Smallest Smart Inkjet Printers
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CES
CES 2019: Heat, Pulse, or Vibrate? Wearables Take Different Approaches to Stress Relief
ieee.org - Tekla S. Perry
These gadgets, made to be worn on the wrist or held in the hand, promise to calm you downGadgets that promise stress relief aren’t new to CES, the …
Medical Conditions
Face-Scanning AI Identifies Rare Genetic Disorders
ieee.org - Emily Waltz
Deep learning algorithms spot genetic disorders better than doctors can by analyzing a patient's facial features WebvampThe photograph is cropped …
Toyota
Video Friday: China's Jueying Quadruped Robot, and More
ieee.org - Evan Ackerman, Erico Guizzo and Fan Shi
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videosVideo Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your Automaton bloggers. …
CES
CES 2019: Has Dimenco Cracked the Code for Glasses-Free 3-D?
ieee.org - Tekla S. Perry
Dimenco needs display manufacturers and developers to take it from sweet demo to immersive productNine years ago, 3D was touted as the next big thing …
China
China’s State Grid Corp Crushes Power Transmission Records
ieee.org - Peter Fairley
State Grid's 1.1 million volt DC line pushes power from Xinjiang to eastern megacities over 3000 kilometers to the eastChina’s primary grid operator …
Electric Bikes
Keysight & DesignCon 2019
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Let’s discuss how we can work together to anticipate challenges and accelerate your ability to create products.Let’s discuss how we can work together …
Quantum Computing
The Race to Develop the World’s Best Quantum Tech
ieee.org - Jeremy Hsu
The United States and China both see quantum technologies as key to national security and economic progressA few days before Christmas, U.S. …
The Brain
ElliQ, A Social Home Robot for Older Adults, Now Available for Pre-Order
ieee.org - Evan Ackerman
After nearly a year of beta testing, ElliQ is the latest robot wanting to be a part of your lifeIntuition Robotics has been working on its ElliQ …
CES
CES 2019: LG Wins CES Media Day with High-Tech Home Beer Brewery and Disappearing OLED TV
ieee.org - Tekla S. Perry
Other TV manufacturers tweak traditional flat screen technology to get blacker blacks on more affordable displaysThe product announcements greeted …
India
Lucas Laursen
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RoadBotics’ AI Could Change the Way Cities Maintain Roads

Video Friday: AMBIDEX Cable-Driven Robot Arm, and More

A Smart Device Needs to be Useful, Not Just Clever

A 3D Bioprinter Makes a Spinal Cord Implant in 1.6 Seconds

New Connectivity Solutions Enable Better Wearables

Automotive Research User Handbook

Zimbabwe Government Blocks Internet to Suppress Protests, Cuts Power as a Result

May Mobility's Self-Driving Shuttles Hit the Streets of Ohio

Delivery Drones Use Bird-Inspired Legs to Jump Into the Air

Introduction to the NI mmWave Transceiver System Hardware

Demand and Salaries for Data Scientists Continue to Climb

Hail the Perovskite Transistors

A Choice of Grippers Helps Dual-Arm Robot Pick Up Objects Faster Than Ever

San Diego’s Smart Streetlights Yield a Firehose of Data

A Novel Design for Gallium Nitride LEDs Could Lead to Brighter, More Efficient Displays

Zoom and Focus: These Familiar Video Features are Coming to Audio

IoT for Buildings Creates a Hot Job Market

Simulation of Ultrasonic Borehole Imaging

Airbags Could Protect Humanoid Robots From Catastrophic Falls

CES 2019: The Largest and Smallest Smart Inkjet Printers

CES 2019: Heat, Pulse, or Vibrate? Wearables Take Different Approaches to Stress Relief

Face-Scanning AI Identifies Rare Genetic Disorders

Video Friday: China's Jueying Quadruped Robot, and More

CES 2019: Has Dimenco Cracked the Code for Glasses-Free 3-D?

China’s State Grid Corp Crushes Power Transmission Records

Keysight & DesignCon 2019

The Race to Develop the World’s Best Quantum Tech

ElliQ, A Social Home Robot for Older Adults, Now Available for Pre-Order

CES 2019: LG Wins CES Media Day with High-Tech Home Beer Brewery and Disappearing OLED TV

Lucas Laursen