Typically ESA's shaker tables are used to replicate the take-off vibrations of a satellite-lifting rocket. The large object seen here is not a satellite at all but an 8-tonne cooling system being subjected to a simulated ...
Space Exploration
May 9, 2018
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The expectation that automated vehicles will make drivers' jobs easier, especially if they've been behind the wheel for an extended period, may be more than a little flawed, according to a study by human factors/ergonomics ...
Other
May 8, 2018
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While companies might reap significant gains in productivity from automating certain jobs, this won't necessarily lead to pay rises for everyone. The evidence suggests businesses might pass on the gains to some workers, but ...
Other
Feb 5, 2018
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One of the biggest trends of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this year was companies taking digital smart assistants – think Apple's Siri, Google's Assistant and Amazon's Alexa – and incorporating them ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 25, 2018
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Instead of taking you home from work, your self-driving car delivers you to a desolate road, where it pulls off on the shoulder and stops.
Security
Jan 5, 2018
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The idea of driverless cars continues to make headlines across the world, including the recent revelation that researchers drive around wearing car seat costumes to observe how the public interacts with cars that appear driverless. ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 22, 2017
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When the robots came to online retailer Boxed, dread came, too: The familiar fear that the machines would take over, leaving a trail of unemployed humans in their wake.
Business
Oct 29, 2017
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Most Americans believe their jobs are safe from the spread of automation and robotics, at least during their lifetimes, and only a handful says automation has cost them a job or loss of income.
Other
Oct 4, 2017
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Security guard Eric Leon watches the Knightscope K5 security robot as it glides through the mall, charming shoppers with its blinking blue and white lights. The brawny automaton records video and sounds alerts. According ...
Robotics
Sep 4, 2017
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At least 40% of Australian households now have at least one home "Internet of Things" device. These are fridges, window blinds, locks and other devices that are connected to the internet.
Internet
Jun 8, 2017
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