Robotics
How intelligent integrated remote operations centres are optimising the value chain
It’s been 15 years since Rio Tinto successfully pioneered the world’s first remote operation centre in mining. Since then, technology...
These cutting-edge “cardboard drones” could be the future of autonomous systems
How engineers and military strategists are preparing to defend against drones that swarm like bees – and pack a mighty...
Meet the Australian company giving robots a sense of touch
Using machine learning and optical sensors, Contactile is developing robotic grippers that can adjust their strength based on real-time feedback...
“My $500 million Mars rover mistake”: A NASA engineer’s failure story
Aerospace engineer Chris Lewicki shares the moment he realised he’d made a massive mistake working at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
WATCH: These Australian companies are helping to keep Australians safe from bushfires
Could drones help detect and fight bushfires? Here are two Australian companies developing technologies to do exactly that.
WATCH: New homegrown robotics lab promises to spearhead AI innovation
Industry leader Advanced Navigation has recently unveiled their latest tech lab promising development in the manufacturing of navigation technologies.
Becoming a robotic dog whisperer
How an electricity distributor in South Australia trained a robotic dog called Spot through reinforcement learning, priming its workforce to...
Webuild’s first robot factory to boost tunnel segment output
Webuild’s robot factory will produce one slab every seven minutes to help build a major railway line, compared with the...
3D bioprinting inside the human body could be possible thanks to new soft robot
Engineers from UNSW Sydney have developed a miniature and flexible soft robotic arm that could be used to 3D print...
Our future could be full of undying, self-repairing robots. Here’s how
If we’re going to put an AI brain somewhere, it’s likely going to be a robot. The next step –...
