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MIT researchers developed a soft-rigid robotic finger that incorporates powerful sensors along its entire length, enabling them to produce a robotic hand that could accurately identify objects after only one grasp
Robotics & UAVs

MIT robotic hand identifies objects in single grasp

Abandoned vehicle inside the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
Civil & structural

UK-Ukraine team to boost Chornobyl radiation monitoring

Aerospace

Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy in the US

The team explored three methods of 'gaze-based' smartphone interaction in its research study
Electronics

Eye-tracking study paves way for gaze-based phone interaction

Aerospace

UK space sector income reaches £17.5bn

Automotive

Government unveils decarbonisation package for EVs and aviation

Communications

Collaboration to bring machine-learning and AI into social housing maintenance

Aerospace

Leonardo launches future fighter AI challenge

Angelo Cangelosi and his team have been awarded funding to develop the next generation of smart robots who will be able to better understand humans by appreciating our feelings through improved language skills
Robotics & UAVs

Manchester team aims for more empathetic robots

Energy & environment

Glass sensors being developed to withstand fusion environment

Lister Drive facility
Energy & environment

ABB grid balancing facility comes online

Concept rendering of Recyclus' proposed mobile battery recycling system
Materials

Recyclus to create a mobile lithium-ion battery recycling system