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National Robotics Week, held from April 5–13, 2025, continues to highlight the importance of robotics in modern technology and encourage students to explore careers in robotics and STEM fields. Founded in 2010, the week-long event is celebrated with hundreds of activities across the U.S., aimed at engaging students and raising awareness about robotics. MassRobotics hosted … Read more
Samsung SmartThings puts smart home hubs right where you need them—built into the devices you already own. Not long ago, setting up a smart home meant buying a separate hub, plugging it in, and hoping it would work with all your devices. Hubs were the essential link, helping smart lights, locks, thermostats, and more to … Read more
Glen-Gery Corporation, a leading brick manufacturer under Brickworks North America, has introduced Emerald Green as the latest color in its Venetian Glass Brick collection. This launch is positioned to address current architectural and design trends that emphasize the resurgence of bold color and the strategic use of natural light in built environments. According to … Read more
The Armstrong robot. Credit: Network for Exploration and Space Science The future of moon exploration may be rolling around a nondescript office on the CU Boulder campus. Here, a robot about as wide as a large pizza scoots forward on three wheels. It uses an arm with a claw at one end to pick up … Read more
Invenergy has begun commercial operations at the Fairbanks Solar Energy Center, a 250 MW generation facility in Sullivan County, Indiana. Courtesy: Invenergy I read somewhere this week that President Trump’s new 50% tariff on copper is going to make stealing the pipes out of walls a more lucrative career choice for young Americans than most. … Read more
RWE and marine nature-inclusive design specialist ARC Marine have launched a pilot project to install ARC Marine’s reef cubes at the Rampion offshore wind farm in the UK. The reef cubes are designed to both protect the wind turbine foundations and enhance marine biodiversity, according to the two companies. Photo courtesy RWE The companies last … Read more
An unexpected heat wave is hitting your area. Most people react with last-minute grocery runs or by cranking up the A/C and grumbling about what it will do to their next bill. But if you work in the utility industry, you know this affects you differently. It means usage is spiking across the grid. Smart … Read more
The main patent for Ohtuvayre, the COPD drug at the heart of Verona’s $10 billion sale, expired in 2020. For Merck to make good on the deal, other secondary patents will need to hold up.
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Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. IFAC Symposium on Robotics: 15–18 July 2025, PARIS RoboCup 2025: 15–21 July 2025, BAHIA, BRAZIL … Read more
