Automotive Engineering 30+ New EVs, One Big Problem: Selling Electric on Strengths Robert McKinneyJanuary 13, 2026January 13, 20260 When more than 30 new EVs are queued up for 2026 and the industry is still debating how to talk…
Mechanical Design & Robotics CES Puts Humanoids Center-Stage as Physical AI Gets Real Jonathan BarrettJanuary 13, 2026January 13, 20260 CES has made dancing humanoid robots the most salient benchmark for “physical AI,” even though the hard part starts after…
Mechanical Design & Robotics I Held Atlas’s Hand and Noticed Its Most Human Choice Jonathan BarrettJanuary 12, 2026January 12, 20260 The closest contact with Boston Dynamics’ new Atlas at CES 2026 was not a dramatic demo it was a quiet,…
Mechanical Design & Robotics Humanoid Robots Steal CES 2026 Spotlight Engineering Still Decides Jonathan BarrettJanuary 12, 2026January 12, 20260 Humanoid robots have become the most persuasive kind of trade-show spectacle: machines that look familiar, move in public, and imply…
Mechanical Design & Robotics Boston Dynamics’ “48-Hour Task” Standard for Factory Humanoids Jonathan BarrettJanuary 12, 2026January 12, 20260 How quickly can a six-foot humanoid become useful on a factory floor without becoming a constant engineering project? Boston Dynamics…
Mechanical Design & Robotics CES 2026’s surprise theme: machines that listen, watch, decide Jonathan BarrettJanuary 9, 2026January 9, 20260 “At Nvidia we built three computers and open software stacks for developers to build physical AI, and now Caterpillar is…
Automotive Engineering Tesla’s factory hangover is nudging cars toward robots Jonathan BarrettJanuary 9, 2026January 9, 20260 Tesla’s weakest manufacturing metric is no longer battery chemistry or drivetrain efficiency it is empty space on the factory floor….
Mechanical Design & Robotics CES Robots Fold Laundry, Snap Photos, and Chase the “Zero Labor” Home Jonathan BarrettJanuary 9, 2026January 9, 20260 “Making housework a thing of the past” is a line that sounds like it belongs on a detergent bottle, not…
Automotive Engineering Ultra-fast chargers, much faster than traditional installs, reshape deployments Thomas CaldwellJanuary 9, 2026January 9, 20260 What happens when an ultra-fast EV charger can be deployed much faster than traditional installs, without waiting on utility-side construction…