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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.

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Vertiia: Australian aerospace vertical takes-off

Manufacturer's Monthly

Vertiia has attracted local and international interest from operators that address both critical applications, including casualty evacuation, air ambulance services, emergency response operations, and regional freight and passenger transport over long distances. It can carry four or five passengers and has a 500 kg payload capacity.

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Top 10 robots seen at CES 2024

Robotics Business Review

A self-leveling box on top of the robot keeps the cargo level, so your drinks and food don’t spill out of their containers. Glidance guides people with vision impairments The latest prototype of the Glidance device is fully functional for public demos and includes a camera in the handle and radar sensors in the base.

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Five minutes with… Stephen Mallett, Head of Sales, Schmitz Cargobull UK & Ireland

SMMT

Schmitz Cargobull has introduced Electronic Brake Performance Monitoring System (EBPMS) functionality on its Manchester-made trailers. We expect this new functionality to prove very popular amongst road transport operators. Why do so now? EBPMS is now an option out of the factory gate on our UK made trailers, the S.CS Freepost, S.CS

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View from India: Mixed tech makes IR journey memorable

E&T

Wabtec Corporation is a global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for the freight and transit rail industries. Along with that, a sustainable rail cargo may be worthwhile, as there could be fewer parts to assemble and the locomotive weight is reduced.

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Nature-inspired tech to move transport towards net-zero

E&T

Its aim was to come up with an aesthetically attractive, functional and affordable alternative to conventional solar panels that will look (almost) as pleasing as a natural tree in a car park or front garden, and mimic nature to reverse hundreds of years of environmental damage.

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View from India: Logistics carriers are economic lifeline of the country

E&T

While this trend is expected to continue, streamlining of the functional aspects such as ease of movement, common interfaces/platforms for service providers and users, and skill development focused on the logistics vocations was imperative. Understandably, 40 air cargo terminals have been built to facilitate exports.