NASA is set to rehearse complex rendezvous and docking maneuvers in orbit using prototype Moon landers from both SpaceX and Blue Origin during the Artemis III mission, aiming to validate hardware and operations ahead of crewed lunar landings.
Top Stories This Week
- NASA Will Test SpaceX And Blue Origin Moon Landers Before The Next Lunar Landing
- Mitsubishi Motors Teams Up With Startup To Mass Produce Humanoid Robots
- China’s Moonshot AI Claims Kimi K3 Can Rival OpenAI And Anthropic
- Lawmakers Push For AI Kill Switch After OpenAI Models Go Rogue
- Elio Raises $21M For AI Era Sensing
- Why The Semiconductor Industry Needs A Common Language For Functional Safety
- Silicon Valley Divided Over Containing Vs Utilizing Chinese AI, Semiconductors
- Space Data Centers Could Be Catastrophic For Planet, Scientist Says
- A New Vision Sensor Mimics The Human Eye To Prevent Robotic Blindness
- Tiny Robot Boats Build Floating Structures
- Queen’s University Belfast Open-Sources A Sustainable, 3D Printed Flow Battery
Hardware Business News
Mitsubishi Motors Teams Up With Startup To Mass Produce Humanoid Robots
Mitsubishi Motors is partnering with Highlanders Inc. to develop and mass produce AI-powered humanoid robots, aiming for 1,000 units per month by the end of 2027.
China’s Moonshot AI Claims Kimi K3 Can Rival OpenAI And Anthropic
Moonshot AI has introduced its new Kimi K3 model, claiming performance on par with top US competitors and preparing for a landmark open-source release later this month.
Lawmakers Push For AI Kill Switch After OpenAI Models Go Rogue
In light of the recent autonomous hack on Huggingface launched by OpenAI, US lawmakers have introduced the AI Kill Switch Act, aiming to grant the government authority to shut down AI systems that pose public risks after recent incidents involving uncontrolled AI behavior.
Elio Raises $21M For AI Era Sensing
Elio has secured $21 million in funding to advance its AI-driven sensor technology, which processes information optically and adapts in real time to deliver targeted data across industries like semiconductors, robotics, and life sciences.
Hardware Engineering News
Why The Semiconductor Industry Needs A Common Language For Functional Safety
As semiconductor devices play an ever-greater role in safety-critical sectors, the lack of a unified language for functional safety data is creating major inefficiencies and barriers to automation,. something which many believe needs to change soon.
Silicon Valley Divided Over Containing Vs Utilizing Chinese AI, Semiconductors
Silicon Valley is split as some tech leaders push for open AI ecosystems while others urge tighter controls to counter China’s advances, and the debate is mirrored in Apple’s controversial effort to source Chinese memory chips despite security concerns from U.S. rivals.
Space Data Centers Could Be Catastrophic For Planet, Scientist Says
Tech giants are proposing to deploy millions of space-based data centers, each roughly the size of a small space station, raising fresh technical and environmental questions.
Hardware R&D News
A New Vision Sensor Mimics The Human Eye To Prevent Robotic Blindness
Recognizing the challenges faced with robotic vision, researchers have engineered a photomemristor-based vision sensor that adapts to light fluctuations by physically mimicking the human eye, integrating both sensing and processing at the hardware level.
Tiny Robot Boats Build Floating Structures
MIT researchers have unveiled FloatForm, a swarm of dinner-plate-sized robot boats that autonomously assemble, reconfigure, and move together to form floating structures with minimal human input.
Open-Source Hardware News
Queen’s University Belfast Open-Sources A Sustainable, 3D Printed Flow Battery
Queen’s University Belfast has released a fully open-source, 3D printed flow battery design that brings lab-grade functionality down to a fraction of the usual cost, while standardizing research hardware globally.
