Author Archives: Marshall Smith

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Technology, engineering, and design enthusiast.

Company Behind Helper Robot Baxter, Rethink Robotics, Secures $26.6M In New Funding

A SEC filing shows that Boston-based robotics giant, Rethink Robotics, has secured $26.6 million in new funding, with the total offering amount in the filing being closer to $39.9 million. The company will not divulge details…

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After Tragic, Mysterious Year In Aviation, Qantas Named Safest Airline In The World For 2015

AirlineRatings.com has released its top 10 safest airlines for 2015 and Australia’s Qantas leads the pack, a ringing endorsement for Qantas as 2014 was a tragic year in aviation, not to mention a mysterious one. The…

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LAPD Just Invested In 3,000 Smart Tasers Capable Of Automatically Activating Body Cameras

Shortly after announcing its plan to purchase upwards of 8,000 body cameras from Taser, the LAPD reportedly ordered 3,000 of Taser’s X26P smart weapons that work in conjunction with the body cameras. As a matter…

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Government Shoots Down Sierra Nevada’s Space Taxi Deal Protest

Sierra Nevada Corp’s protest of NASA awarding $6.8 billion in contracts to SpaceX and Boeing to develop space taxis has reportedly been rejected by the Government Accountability Office. Boeing’s contract is worth $4.2 billion while…

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1000 MPH Model Kit: Building The BLOODHOUND Supersonic Car

The BLOODHOUND Supersonic Car kit contains over 3,500 components, many custom-made, including: a state-of-the-art Rolls-Royce EJ200 jet engine – normally found in the Eurofighter Typhoon jetfighter; a cluster of Nammo hybrid rockets – developed to…

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Think You Have What It Takes To Take On This Sharpshooting Beer Pong Robot?

A Boston-based company, Empire Robotics, has successfully developed a beer pong playing robot sure to be the envy of any party. Empire Robotics explains how Versaball works below: The green ball is filled with a sand-like…

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Landing Aborted Due To ‘Thrust Vector Control Actuator’ Issue

SpaceX was forced to abort the company’s highly-anticipated attempt at landing its Falcon 9 rocket on a barge in the ocean one minute before launch due an issue with a “thrust vector control actuator.” The…

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Carnegie Mellon Created A Crazy Modular Robot Called ‘Snake Monster’… But Resembles a Spider?

The latest thing to come out of the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Biorobotics Laboratory is a robot called Snake Monster, even though the six-legged modular robot is more spider-like than it is snake. The creepy…

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US Navy’s GhostSwimmer Robot Is a Super Stealthy Unmanned Underwater Vehicle

Boston Engineering has developed a shark-like unmanned underwater vehicle called the GhostSwimmer as part of the US Navy’s NEMO project. GhostSwimmer Specs: Weighs 100 pounds 5 feet long Emulates the swimming style of a “large…

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17,416 Pound BRDM-2 Armored Military Vehicle Being Used As TAXI In Russia

If you are visiting Russia any time soon, don’t be surprised if your TAXI comes in the form of a BRDM-2 Armored Military Vehicle. According to Russia Today, the BRDM APC (Combat Command and Reconnaissance…

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Author Archives: Marshall Smith

About Marshall Smith

Company Behind Helper Robot Baxter, Rethink Robotics, Secures $26.6M In New Funding

After Tragic, Mysterious Year In Aviation, Qantas Named Safest Airline In The World For 2015

LAPD Just Invested In 3,000 Smart Tasers Capable Of Automatically Activating Body Cameras

Government Shoots Down Sierra Nevada’s Space Taxi Deal Protest

1000 MPH Model Kit: Building The BLOODHOUND Supersonic Car

Think You Have What It Takes To Take On This Sharpshooting Beer Pong Robot?

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Landing Aborted Due To ‘Thrust Vector Control Actuator’ Issue

Carnegie Mellon Created A Crazy Modular Robot Called ‘Snake Monster’… But Resembles a Spider?

US Navy’s GhostSwimmer Robot Is a Super Stealthy Unmanned Underwater Vehicle

17,416 Pound BRDM-2 Armored Military Vehicle Being Used As TAXI In Russia

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