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DIYTopicTypeSlideshow

iCandy: Remote Control

Gadgets that reach where we can’t go, help the imperiled, and spot problems both physical and cognitive

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tools and toystype:slideshowShandong Electric Power Research InstituteNASA’s Curiosity roverUAVsSant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa

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The SmartCopter ZN-2 unmanned remote-controlled helicopter, developed by the Shandong Electric Power Research Institute, is being used to inspect a 220-kilovolt electric power transmission line in Shouguang, in China’s Shandong province. One worker who helps maintain the line says the tool has cut inspection time by more than 90 percent.
tools and toystype:slideshowShandong Electric Power Research InstituteNASA’s Curiosity roverUAVsSant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa
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MagazineTypeThe Big Picture

We’re the New Renewables

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RoboticsTopicTypeNews

Video Friday: Lunar Base

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Artificial IntelligenceTopicTypeNews

Protecting AI Models from “Data Poisoning”

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