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      TransportationTopicMagazineTypeJanuary 2023The Big Picture

      Amazon Shows Off Lofty Plans for Delivery by Drone

      Delivering the Future event showcases e-commerce giant's same-day-delivery efforts.

      Willie Jones
      15 Dec 2022
      2 min read
      The Big Picturedronesrobotsmoon roverfuel cell

      The Big Picture features technology through the lens of photographers.

      Every month, IEEE Spectrum selects the most stunning technology images recently captured by photographers around the world. We choose images that reflect an important advance, or a trend, or that are just mesmerizing to look at. We feature all images on our site, and one also appears on our monthly print edition.

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      Amazon Shows Off Lofty Plans for Delivery by Drone

      Pictured here are attendees at a 10 November 2022 Amazon showcase event called Delivering the Future. They were viewing a VR presentation about enhancements to Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery service. Expanding its smart drone fleet will allow Amazon to scale up its same-day delivery service so the option is available for more products in more cities.

      M. Scott Brauer/Bloomberg/Getty Images

      Robots in the Sewer-Worker Pipeline

      There is a shortage of skilled labor to fill sewer worker jobs. But on the way to unclog the pipeline of sewer workers is the SPD1 “Spider Bot” prototype from Kyoto-based Tmsuk Co. The multi-legged robot can work alongside humans, and can be sent to work in spaces too small for humans.

      Tmsuk Co

      Moon Rover’s Test Run

      Part of the preparation for the future moon missions to take place under the heading of the Artemis project is testing equipment such as this moon rover prototype on the volcanic soil of Black Point Lava Flow near Flagstaff, Ariz.

      Olivier Touron/AFP/Getty Images

      Hydrogen Canisters for Carbon-Free Fill-Ups

      An engineer at GM’s Propulsion Systems Engineering Center in Pontiac, Mich., is monitoring a machine that applies a special coating to the metal canisters that will plug in to fuel cell vehicles and deliver enough pressurized hydrogen gas to keep the wheels turning for dozens of kilometers.

      Steve Fecht/General Motors

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