Robotic bees that, don't worry, don't sting, just buzz around; #AI #robot chef makes some sweet potato chips; #Wing #drones reveal (almost!) what they sound like; and #Microsoft teaches bots to dance with the humans—all in this week's #VideoFriday ! spectrum.ieee.org/video-friday-r…

#ShadowRobotCompany ’s #ShadowHand has arguably been the gold standard for robotic manipulation. But Shadow Robot has spent the last half-decade working on a new, three-fingered Shadow Hand, which the company unveiled today. spectrum.ieee.org/robot-hand-sha…

In the post- #ISS space station world, #BlueOrigin and partners are developing #OrbitalReef , which aims for more expansive quarters, courtesy of rugged, inflatable modules that can be much larger than the rockets that carry them up into space. spectrum.ieee.org/space-station-…

As part of The Institute’s exclusive career advice series in partnership with IEEE TEMS, IEEE Senior Fellow Tariq Samad and Life Fellow Gus Gaynor weigh each career option’s pros and cons. spectrum.ieee.org/management-ver…

Why not stick solar power plants where the sun always shines? The European Space Agency’s former chief engineer for power systems explains why futuristic ideas for sending solar power plants into orbit and beaming the energy back remains a pie in the sky. spectrum.ieee.org/space-based-so…

By 2050, as many as 160 million tonnes of photovoltaic panels will have reached the end of their lifespans. Researchers from NREL have now used femtosecond laser pulses to weld the PV panel glass together directly, creating easier to recycle solar cells. spectrum.ieee.org/solar-panel-re…

Will you have a robot at ICRA next week? If so, let me know, IEEE Spectrum and I want to meet it!

A new augmented reality prototype technology uses a micro-scale technology called #metamaterials for 3D stereoscopic vision. The tech represents a promising new direction, researchers say, for ultra-thin eyeglass-like displays. spectrum.ieee.org/augmented-real…

The #Dresden -based startup #SpiNNcloud Systems has just unveiled a computer that can simulate 10 billion neurons—close to the human brain's 100 million. The design emphasizes functionality over exacting replication of spiking #neuralnets . spectrum.ieee.org/neuromorphic-c…

The U.S. National Science Foundation’s Engineering Research Visioning Alliance primes the pump for tech visionaries. spectrum.ieee.org/engineering-ne…

Artificial general intelligence ( #AGI ) and extraterrestrial intelligence: both are speculative and poorly understood phenomena that could have a transformative impact on humanity... if they exist. The SETI Institute spectrum.ieee.org/artificial-gen…

#Python , #Julia and #C ++ are among the top #QuantumComputer programming languages today. #Microsoft has its Q# (pronounced 'Q-sharp'). And #MIT has Twist. Does quantum demand its own language, or are Python and C++ and the like sufficient to the task? spectrum.ieee.org/quantum-progra…

How do you fix a coding error from 24 billion kilometers away? Very slowly and very carefully, which is exactly how NASA stopped Voyager 1 from sending gibberish back to Earth. spectrum.ieee.org/voyager-1?shar…

Even as Waymo lays off employees, Cruise loses money, and Argo AI shuts down entirely—to say nothing of Tesla's Full Self-Driving troubles—there's another opportunity for cars, regardless of whether or not they're autonomous: Connect them to everything. spectrum.ieee.org/v2x-cars?share…

The wings of the common, ordinary fruit fly are anything but. Researchers at Caltech had to install a panoramic LED display and five separate cameras to capture terabytes of data in order to study the tiny insects' specialized wing hinges. spectrum.ieee.org/fruit-flies?sh…

Marking its 120th anniversary, the IEEE–Eta Kappa Nu honor society for engineers opens chapters in Ecuador and India spectrum.ieee.org/ieees-honor-so…

Introducing Sparkles, who is (kind of?) a new #quadruped from #BostonDynamics . #FieldAI develops independent operations for #robots in locations without prior maps. And #ElectricSheep mow, mow, and mow— all in this week's #VideoFriday ! spectrum.ieee.org/video-friday-l…

A company in #France has upped the #satellite #internet ante—creating a smart material-based array that cuts cost and trims energy budget to 1/10 that of traditional tech. Satellite internet in a car or on a drone could now perhaps feasibly be possible. spectrum.ieee.org/satellite-ante…

With some used hardware and free software you can take surprisingly detailed images of the heavens without expensive telescopes or mounts. buff.ly/44kK9BM

Professors are changing the way they teach software engineers in response to AI coding copilots. They're prioritizing skills like debugging and breaking down problems and de-emphasizing traditional introductory skills like syntax. spectrum.ieee.org/ai-coding?shar…