Autonomous underwater robots are taking a deep dive into the world’s marine ecosystems
From monitoring the health of coral reefs to maintaining water infrastructure, autonomous underwater vehicles are helping engineers learn more about ...
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Is Australia ready for self-driving cars?
Australia leads the world in regulatory support for autonomous vehicles, but has to catch up to other countries’ overall readiness ...
Are trackless trams here to help solve our light rail problems?
It's not a bus and it's not a light rail – trackless trams are a mix of both, and they ...
Meet the engineer using rats to teach robots how to find their way
Humans have often looked to nature to build better machines. Professor Michael Milford discusses what path-finding robots can learn from ...
Can we create crash-free driverless cars? One engineer is pursuing the tech
Ryan Eustice is creating a self-driving car that will never cause an accident.
New tech helps autonomous cars get their bearings day or night
Visual semantics allow robots to recognise places from opposing viewpoints.Place recognition is vital for robots and autonomous cars, but the ...
Drones deliver vaccines to remote areas of the South Pacific in world-first trial
A Melbourne-based startup founded by a robotics engineer and former RAAF pilot has bagged world-first commercial contracts to ship vaccines ...
The past five years have been big ones for autonomous vehicles
The world of connected and autonomous vehicles is going through a period of tremendous change, but now protocols need to ...
Australia’s automotive engineering graduates get a $5 million boost
Car manufacturing has moved overseas, but Australia’s automotive industry is looking to secure a talent pipeline to work on the ...
Ground penetrating radar for driverless cars – not just a fair weather friend
Fog and icy roads make for challenging driving conditions. A localising ground-penetrating radar system could give driverless cars an edge ...
