NASA tests rocket engine, a big step in sending humans into deep space
The space agency today for the first time successfully tested its new deep space RS-25 rocket engine. The engine was fired up for 500 seconds, or about 8.5 minutes.
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Connected cars gather too much data about their drivers, say motorists associations
Car drivers may imagine they have greater privacy than public transport users, but that isn't necessarily the case in modern, connected cars, European motoring organizations warn.
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Lonely on the road? What about a robotic driving companion?
After testing human-robot cooperation in space with its Kirobo robot, Toyota is working on a smaller version – actually a cup-holder sized robot – that can keep people company while they drive.
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Motorcycle-riding robot may take on world champion racer
Yamaha is working on a humanoid, motorcycle-riding robot that engineers say will use machine learning to one day ride better than a world champion human racer.
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In Pictures: The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories
We’re talking Pluto, Earth 2.0, Brain algorithms, software coding and tons more.