Source: Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press, September 25, 2018 With an eye on future lunar exploration, Canada’s space agency is calling on companies to present their ideas for everything from moon-rover power systems to innovative mineral prospecting techniques. The Canadian Space Agency issued the tender this week for projects that will put Canada in a position to… Continue reading Canada sets eyes on Mars, calls on companies to develop future space technologies
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The World’s Smallest Computer Is the Size of a Grain of Salt
Source: John Dyer, Seeker.com, April 3, 2018 IBM has developed the world’s smallest computer, which could help track objects, foil counterfeiters, and boost efficiency. A computer as big as a grain of salt could transform shipping that crisscrosses the planet, said IBM researchers who recently unveiled the experimental device. Using blockchain technology that would provide a secure… Continue reading The World’s Smallest Computer Is the Size of a Grain of Salt
Scientists Put the Brain of a Worm Into a Robot… and It MOVED
Source: Seeker.com, January 11, 2018 This robot has the digitized brain of a worm in it and it functions autonomously. Here’s what it means for the future of AI. Worms are weird, primitive creatures that seem to just squirm around senselessly. However, this simplistic behavior is exactly what we are looking for in our endeavours… Continue reading Scientists Put the Brain of a Worm Into a Robot… and It MOVED
Technology can help breed better cattle
Source: Barbara Duckworth, Producer.com, December 28, 2017 REGINA — Keeping up with technology could be the biggest challenge facing purebred cattle breeders. Genomically enhanced expected progeny differences, genetic databases and new algorithms are complicated and hard to understand but all are necessary to improve cattle and make better selection decisions, said Bob Weaber, cow-calf extension… Continue reading Technology can help breed better cattle
ARE EXOSKELETONS THE FUTURE OF PHYSICAL LABOR?
Source: Lauren Goodie, TheVerge.com, December 5, 2017 Ford and others are experimenting with wearable robotics There are 3,500 people working in Ford’s final assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan, where a steady stream of car husks are transformed into drivable vehicles hundreds of times a day. Paul Collins sticks out along the final assembly line because… Continue reading ARE EXOSKELETONS THE FUTURE OF PHYSICAL LABOR?
Cutting-edge technology gives hope to Regina man fighting deadly cancer
Source: CBC News, November 28, 2017 NanoKnife treatment offered on trial basis at University of Saskatchewan A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer hit Regina’s Mobashar Ahmad hard last year. For decades, such a diagnosis has been a virtual death sentence, as three-quarters of patients diagnosed with this kind of cancer don’t survive past a year. “It was… Continue reading Cutting-edge technology gives hope to Regina man fighting deadly cancer
One small backflip for a robot is one giant leaping backflip for humankind
Source: Paul Miller, TheVerge.com, November 17, 2017 It’s a barely-believable jump forward for the state of the art. It’s astonishing. It’s a moon landing, basically, except instead of all of the people of Earth gathering around tube televisions to witness it, it just popped up on our social feeds yesterday afternoon without warning. Read full… Continue reading One small backflip for a robot is one giant leaping backflip for humankind
THE MOON EXPRESS MX-1E LANDER IS HEADING FOR THE MOON OR BUST
Source: Justice Namaste Science, Wired.com, November 17, 2017 GOOGLE CAN’T RESIST a moon shot, but this one is literal: A decade ago, the company announced the Google Lunar X Prize—$20 million for the first private firm to build a robot that can soft-land on the surface of the moon, travel 500 meters, and beam hi-def video back… Continue reading THE MOON EXPRESS MX-1E LANDER IS HEADING FOR THE MOON OR BUST
New and Improved RoboBee Flies, Dives, Swims, Then Flies Again
Source: Glenn McDonald, Seeker.com, November 1, 2017 A Harvard engineering lab has been building a robotic bee for more than 25 years, and it can now do things that even real bees can’t manage. For more than 25 years now, a quiet little design lab at Harvard has been working on a unique robotics project… Continue reading New and Improved RoboBee Flies, Dives, Swims, Then Flies Again
Boston Dynamics’ latest robot dog is slightly less terrifying
Source: Nick Statt, TheVerge.com, November 13, 2017 Robot maker Boston Dynamics, now owned by Japanese telecom and tech giant SoftBank, just published a short YouTube clip featuring a new, more advanced version of its SpotMini robot. SpotMini, first unveiled in June 2016, started out as a giraffe-looking chore bot that was pretty terrible at performing tasks around… Continue reading Boston Dynamics’ latest robot dog is slightly less terrifying