Tesla has revealed a new Roadster featuring rocket thrusters that enabled it to hover and spin mid-air during a recent demonstration, though the display leaves several practical questions unanswered.
Top Stories This Week
- Did Tesla Really Just Unveil A Flying Car?
- AI Lab Offers Free Plumbing And HVAC Repairs Across Three Cities To Train AI Robots
- Mach9 Raises $34M After Pivoting To AI CAD Software
- Delivery Robots Accused Of Sharing Biometric Data Without Consent
- Ex-Meta Founders’ AI Wearable Startup Nirva Raises $25m
- Unitree’s Guardian Humanoid Robot Lift Cars And Saves People In Dramatic Video
- China Is Making Advanced Memory Chips Without The World’s Best Tools
- Japan Launches Ambitious Robotic Mission To Land On Martian Moon Phobos, Return Samples To Earth
- Engineer Builds Tiny 3D-printed Single-motor Drone In Their Bedroom
- Team Develops Embodied Robotic Arm ‘EmArm’ With Human-like Touch Sensing
- UC Berkeley Releases OpenCAL, An Open-source Volumetric 3D Printer, With Formlabs And Prusa
Hardware Business News
AI Lab Offers Free Plumbing And HVAC Repairs Across Three Cities To Train AI Robots
An AI lab is providing free plumbing, HVAC, and other home repairs in three major cities as part of an initiative to train robots using real-world footage from wearable sensors.
Mach9 Raises $34M After Pivoting To AI CAD Software
Mach9 has secured $34 million in Series A funding after shifting from hardware to AI-driven CAD software, aiming to accelerate civil engineering workflows and reduce costs.
Delivery Robots Accused Of Sharing Biometric Data Without Consent
Two Chicago residents have filed class-action lawsuits against delivery robot companies, alleging that their machines collected and shared biometric data without proper consent in violation of Illinois law.
Ex-Meta Founders’ AI Wearable Startup Nirva Raises $25m
Nirva, a startup founded by ex-Meta engineers, has secured $25 million to launch an AI-powered wearable pendant that listens to its user and filters out surrounding voices.
Hardware Engineering News
Unitree’s Guardian Humanoid Robot Lift Cars And Saves People In Dramatic Video
Unitree has showcased its H2-X humanoid robot performing high-impact rescue tasks like lifting cars and confronting attackers in a new demonstration video, but the company has not shared technical details or confirmed how autonomous these actions are.
China Is Making Advanced Memory Chips Without The World’s Best Tools
Despite lacking access to the industry’s most advanced tools, China’s CXMT has begun mass production of its fifth-generation DRAM, achieving a notably dense 11.95 nm half-pitch and a 50% increase in chips per wafer.
Japan Launches Ambitious Robotic Mission To Land On Martian Moon Phobos, Return Samples To Earth
Japan has launched the $350 million MMX mission to collect samples from Phobos, Mars’ largest moon, aiming to resolve questions about its true origin through direct analysis.
Hardware R&D News
Engineer Builds Tiny 3D-printed Single-motor Drone In Their Bedroom
A home-built 3D-printed drone using just a single motor and a hinged rotor has demonstrated real-time pitch and roll control through rapid firmware adjustments, all from a bedroom workshop.
Team Develops Embodied Robotic Arm ‘EmArm’ With Human-like Touch Sensing
Researchers at HKUST have developed EmArm, a robotic arm featuring embedded optical tactile skin and real-time sensorimotor integration that allows human-like touch sensitivity and adaptive manipulation.
Open-Source Hardware News
UC Berkeley Releases OpenCAL, An Open-source Volumetric 3D Printer, With Formlabs And Prusa
UC Berkeley has unveiled OpenCAL, a fully open-source volumetric 3D printer that forms entire parts in minutes using accessible hardware, open software, and a dedicated resin now manufactured by Formlabs and distributed by Prusa Research.
