Materials & Manufacturing China’s 3D Printing Surge Reshapes Aerospace, Robotics, and Global Markets Stephen WallaceDecember 18, 2025December 18, 20250 When “over 90% of the world’s entry-level 3D printers originate from one country,” it means that there is more involved…
Mechanical Design & Robotics Kansas City Lumberyard Inferno Spurs Robotic Firefighting and Safety Debate Jonathan BarrettDecember 18, 2025December 18, 20250 A lumber yard within the Kansas City area erupted within the early morning hours of a devastating fire as puffs…
Mechanical Design & Robotics Laundry-Folding Bots and Billion-Dollar Valuations: Humanoids Go Mainstream Jonathan BarrettDecember 18, 2025December 18, 20250 “Through collaborating with each other, humans and robots can solve major issues such as providing greater access to education, taking…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Rocket Lab Accelerates U.S. Space Force STP-S30 Electron Launch David WhitakerDecember 18, 2025December 18, 20250 How often does a private space company push the launch date up in a military program? Also noteworthy in relation…
Aerospace & Spaceflight AI-Driven Inspection and Digital Thread Transform Aerospace Quality Engineering David WhitakerDecember 18, 2025December 18, 20250 How might aerospace quality engineers progress from defect detection to making defects obsolete entirely? The key to doing so lies…
Mechanical Design & Robotics AI-Driven Tendon-Based Robotic Hands Redefine Dexterity and Training Speed Jonathan BarrettDecember 18, 2025December 18, 20250 In the Soft Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich, robotic hands are being completely reinvented. Instead of rigid, motor-driven joints, Professor…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Ariane 6, Falcon 9, Atlas V, Electron Lead Record-Breaking Launch Week David WhitakerDecember 18, 2025December 18, 20250 Over the course of one week, an unprecedented demonstration of worldwide spaceflight capability will unfold with no less than 13…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Starship and China’s 2026 Lunar Rocket Signal New Era in Heavy-Lift Race David WhitakerDecember 18, 2025December 18, 20250 The Starship is indeed rewriting the scaling of rockets, being about 52 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty, and…
Aerospace & Spaceflight “Circular Economy Meets Space: ‘I’ve Never Seen It Presented This Way’” David WhitakerDecember 17, 2025December 17, 20250 Space debris has suddenly moved from being a remote and theoretical threat to the ever-increasing new space age, where mega-constellations…