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Xwing and U.S. Air Force demonstrate fully autonomous cargo aircraft

Robotics Business Review

has demonstrated fixed-wing cargo-carrying capability in a point-to-point flight between two airbases using a specially modified Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. In air freight alone, just under 16 million metric tons of cargo was flown worldwide in 2023. For many airlines, cargo represents up to one-third of revenue. kg) payload.

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Virtual Incision’s mini surgical robot arrives at ISS

Robotics Business Review

A screen grab from a NASA broadcast shows a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station on Jan. Source: NASA Virtual Incision’s MIRA surgical robot system has made it to the International Space Station (ISS). More about the Virtual Incision MIRA platform The MIRA surgical robot.

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Power and Innovation for the Canadian Surface Combatant

MEM

It offers countless possibilities for ship operators – from storage of all types of cargo, containerised mission modules, to hydraulic robotic arms that will efficiently and safely deploy and retrieve manned/unmanned surface vessels, eliminating the need for a dockside crane.

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NVIDIA picks 6 noteworthy autonomous systems of 2023

Robotics Business Review

Top row, from left to right: the Ella smart stroller, Soft Robotics’ food packer, and the TM25S. Source: NVIDIA Outside the glare of the klieg lights that ChatGPT commanded this past year, a troupe of autonomous machines nudged forward the frontiers of robotics, according to NVIDIA. It can carry 8 lb.

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Flying cars and hyperloops?

E&T

Belgium reported the average age increasing from 14 to 17 years from 2012 to 2020. One option for kickstarting the use of ammonia as a maritime fuel is to adapt the tankers that carry the gas to plants that make fertiliser: they can simply divert some of the cargo to the fuel lines. Why is ammonia better?

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Investment Trends in Decarbonization

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

India – Plans to triple its installed renewable energy capacity by 2030 i.e., from 163 GW in 2022 to 500 GW by 2030 USA – Plans to have 100% carbon pollution-free electricity by 2030 [5] Germany – Plans to generate at least 80% of its electricity from renewables by 2050; up from 50% in 2020.