Meet Figure AI: The company behind the humanoid robot hosted by Melania Trump
[ad_1] First lady of Sierra Leone Fatima Jabbe-Bio, Polish first lady Marta Nawrocka, French first lady Brigitte Macron, and U.S. first lady Melania Trump look at a humanoid robot during the Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2026. Oliver Contreras […]
Teaching Robots to Fly Like Birds | Newswise
[ad_1] BYLINE: Kitta MacPherson Newswise — A bird banking in a crosswind doesn’t rely on spinning blades. Its wings flex, twist and respond instantly to its environment. Engineers at Rutgers University have taken a major step toward building bird-like drones that move the same way, flapping their wings like real birds, using electricity-driven materials instead […]
UAH to Host Southeast Aerial Drone Competition Regional Championship April 17–18 for Middle and High School Students | Newswise
[ad_1] BYLINE: Russ Nelson Newswise — The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, will host the Southeast Aerial Drone Competition (ADC) Regional Championship April 17–18 at Spragins Hall on the UAH campus. The event will bring middle and high school students from across the Southeast to Huntsville […]
Five Georgia Tech Faculty Named to NAI Senior Members Class of 2026 | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — Five faculty members from Georgia Tech have been elected as senior members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). As members, they are recognized as distinguished academic inventors with a strong record of patenting technologies, licensing IP, and commercializing their research. Their innovations have made, or have the potential to make, meaningful impacts on society. “The election […]
Qualcomm CEO sees robotics as a ‘larger opportunity’ within 2 years
[ad_1] Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon delivers a keynote speech at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, May 19, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters BARCELONA, Spain — Robotics will become a “larger opportunity” for Qualcomm within the next two years, CEO Cristiano Amon told CNBC, as the chip giant continues its foray into areas beyond the smartphone. In […]
A Generational ‘Moonshot’: INL’s Mining Enhancements Extract Vital Resources From Rocks | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — One of the United States’ most urgent challenges is securing a reliable domestic supply of critical materials and minerals essential for technologies like smartphones, satellites, computer chips, rechargeable batteries and advanced weapons systems. Although the U.S. has deposits of nearly all critical materials, domestic mining is unable to meet demand, which is […]
AI robots may outnumber workers in a few decades as firms ramp up investment
[ad_1] Digital generated image of multiple robots working on laptops siting in a raw. Andriy Onufriyenko | Moment | Getty Images AI robots will exceed the working population within a few decades as more firms adopt AI agents and continue to squeeze costs, a former Citi executive warned on Monday. Rob Garlick, Citi Global Insights’ […]
Light-Based 3D Printing Method Lets Scientists Program Plastic Properties at the Microscale | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have co-developed a new way to precisely control the internal structure of common plastics during 3D printing, allowing a single printed object to seamlessly shift from rigid to flexible using only light. In a paper published today in Science, the researchers describe a technique called […]