Robotics research: How Asia, Europe and America invest – Global Report 2023

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Countries around the world invest in robotics to support developments in industry and society. What are the exact targets of robotics research funding programs (R&D) officially driven by governments in Asia, Europe and America today? This has been researched by the International Federation of Robotics and published in the 2023 update paper of “World Robotics …

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10 Industries That Can Benefit Greatly from Robotic Palletizing

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Robotic palletizing has become an essential tool for companies in many industries over the last few years. By using robots to automate the stacking and organizing of items for shipment, companies can ship products more efficiently and make better use of their human workers. The uptake of robotic palletizing has varied across industries. Some industries …

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Astronauts complete spacewalk to prep for new ISS solar arrays

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Astronauts Koichi Wakata (left) and Nicole Mann (right) outside the International Space Station on Friday’s spacewalk. Credit: NASA Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata and NASA astronaut Nicole Mann suited up and floated outside the International Space Station Friday for a spacewalk to prepare the lab for arrival of another pair of new solar arrays later this …

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SpaceX orbits 51 more Starlink satellites in year’s first launch from Vandenberg

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SpaceX launched 51 more Starlink satellites Jan. 19 on the first launch of the year from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX’s first launch of the year from California, and fourth mission overall in 2023, added 51 more satellites to the Starlink internet constellation Thursday, keeping pace with the company’s goal of 100 …

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GPS navigation satellite set for launch on SpaceX rocket

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Artist’s concept of a GPS 3 satellite in space. Credit: Lockheed Martin SpaceX’s second launch for the U.S. military in three days is set to blast off from Florida and deliver a GPS navigation satellite into orbit Wednesday, reinforcing the global positioning and timing network as four more GPS spacecraft are in storage at a …

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Falcon Heavy hauls military satellites to high orbit after spectacular sunset launch

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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket fires away from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida with two U.S. Space Force satellites. Credit: SpaceX A U.S. military data relay satellite and a rideshare platform with its own suite of payloads rocketed into a sunset sky over Florida’s Space Coast Sunday on a Falcon Heavy launcher, putting …

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Interview with Hae-Won Park, Seungwoo Hong and Yong Um about MARVEL, a robot that can climb on various inclined steel surfaces

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Prof. Hae-Won Park (left), Ph.D. Student Yong Um (centre), Ph.D. Student Seungwoo Hong (right). Credits: KAIST We had the chance to interview Hae-Won Park, Seungwoo Hong and Yong Um, authors of the paper “Agile and versatile climbing on ferromagnetic surfaces with a quadrupedal robot”, recently published in Science Robotics. What is the topic of the …

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U.S. military payloads mated to SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for weekend launch

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Jan. 14 with one-day launch delay. Falcon Heavy’s 27 Merlin engines. Credit: SpaceX Two U.S. military satellites set to ride SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket into geosynchronous orbit more than 22,000 miles above Earth were mated with their launch vehicle Friday at Kennedy Space Center ahead of a scheduled sunset launch this weekend. Launch …

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