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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

May 3, 2019

A safe landing on Mars depends in part on an effective parachute

Transportation & Robotics

Shelley, Stanford’s autonomous Audi TTS, performs at Thunderhill Raceway Park. | Photo credit: Kurt Hickman

Apr 2, 2019

An autonomous car goes to driver’s ed

Transportation & Robotics

Gender equality in science isn’t only about fairness; it’s about producing better outcomes. | iStock/solarseven and Drea Sullivan

Mar 12, 2019

Londa Schiebinger: Why does gender matter?

Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics

The OceanOne robot that can dive and recover objects at depths where humans can’t operate. | Image courtesy of Frederic Osada and Teddy Seguin/DRASSM

Mar 5, 2019

Oussama Khatib: My group has always been inspired by the human example

Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics

At the STAN (Society, Technology, Art and Nature) event in 2011, Ng spoke about his work with autonomous helicopters. | Photo credit: L.A. Cicero

Mar 5, 2019

Andrew Ng: Deep learning has created a sea change in robotics

Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics

Okamura, left, celebrates a successful project with students. | Photo credit: L.A. Cicero

Mar 4, 2019

Allison Okamura: I wasn’t one of those kids that always loved robots

Artificial Intelligence, Health, Transportation & Robotics

Lentink holds an example of the models his students are making to simulate birds in flight. | Photo credit: L.A. Cicero

Mar 4, 2019

David Lentink: We want to fly anywhere, regardless of turbulence

Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics

Salomon Trujillo, John Ulmen, Alan Asbeck, and Cutkosky observe the Stickybot III in a trial run on a glass surface. | Photo credit: L.A. Cicero

Mar 4, 2019

Mark Cutkosky: The work in my lab centers around bio-inspired robots

Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics

The underlying principles behind flight at extreme speeds could help propel people across the globe or to distant planets. | iStock/sweetandsour

Feb 27, 2019

It’s a bird...It’s a plane...It’s hypersonic flight

Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics

Could paraffin wax, the stuff candles are made of, fuel future NASA missions? | Adobe Stock/Tim Bird

Feb 26, 2019

A rocket fuel made of … wax?

Transportation & Robotics

But first, researchers must train algorithms to recognize images of orbiting satellites. | Pixabay

Feb 14, 2019

Artificial intelligence may one day guide ‘tow trucks’ in space

Artificial Intelligence, Transportation & Robotics

The ruins of Chavín de Huántar preserve remnants of a civilization that flourished from 1300 to 500 B.C. | Photo courtesy of John Rick

Dec 5, 2018

Robots help archaeologists to explore pre-Incan ruins in Peru

Transportation & Robotics

An artist’s illustration shows the InSight lander on Mars. | Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Nov 28, 2018

Q&A: The InSight and MarCO satellites land on Mars

Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics

The technology makes it possible for robots to touch a delicate berry or handle a pingpong ball without squashing them. | Image credit: Bao Lab

Nov 21, 2018

An electronic glove gives robots a sense of touch

Transportation & Robotics

The tiny robots could potentially move pieces of debris or position a camera to evaluate a treacherous area. | Image credit: Kurt Hickman

Oct 25, 2018

Heavy objects and closed doors are no match for these flying robots

Transportation & Robotics

Small changes in commute routines could reduce the negative effects of congestion. | Reuters/Eric Thayer

Oct 4, 2018

Balaji Prabhakar: Can digital incentives help alleviate traffic?

Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics

Hovering requires an animal to generate enough lift to consistently support their own body weight. | Video courtesy of the Lentink Lab

Oct 1, 2018

What can hovering animals teach us about flying robots?

Transportation & Robotics

Euglena swim in polygons to avoid light which may help scientists understand biological systems in a mathematical way. | Video by Riedel-Kruse Lab

Oct 1, 2018

Tiny pond dwellers could help scientists design swimming robots

Environment, Health, Transportation & Robotics