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AerospaceTopicSlideshowTypeSpecial Reports

A Team of Engineers, a Hardy Robot, the Moon

A day in the life of a Carnegie Mellon robotics team-and its lunar rover

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Photo: Bill Cramer/Wonderful Machine
UNDER THE HOOD: Field-test engineers Charlie Munoz [left] and Ethan Minogue remove the rover’s main cover to inspect its electronics. The current prototype uses mostly off-the-shelf hardware, including a PC-based system to control its two mast-mounted cameras. <
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A yellow drone carrying a red AED case
RoboticsTopicNewsType

Drones Deliver Defibrillators Faster Than Ambulances

4 min read
An aerial shot shows dirt roads criss crossing a landscape with mines and mountains. Many large buildings that are small in the overview show the immense scale of the operation.

The Coming Boom in Rare Earths

11 min read
black and blue stacked images on top of an aerial view of a lake area
Climate TechTopicTypeNewsTelecommunications

When Waters Rise, Satellites Now Lag

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