Mechanical Design & Robotics Boston Dynamics Atlas Brings AI Language Prompts to Factory Picking Jonathan BarrettJanuary 6, 2026January 6, 20260 A factory floor is one of the least forgiving places: parts are cumbersome, bins are moved, there is change in…
Mechanical Design & Robotics Atlas’ New Body and Brain: What Factory Humanoids Need Next Jonathan BarrettJanuary 6, 2026January 6, 20260 Atlas can rotate its arms, head, torso, and other joints a full 360 degrees. That one mechanical detail says more…
Aerospace & Spaceflight L3Harris 60% Stake Sale Values Rocketdyne Unit at $845M David WhitakerJanuary 6, 2026January 6, 20260 For an industry that treats engine names like family heirlooms, few moves make as loud a statement as the decision…
Automotive Engineering Take a City Spin With Mercedes Drive Assist Pro Jonathan BarrettJanuary 6, 2026January 6, 20260 Urban driver assistance has ceased to be a highway party trick. Mercedes-Benz’s latest system is designed to handle the slow,…
Aerospace & Spaceflight L3Harris and AE Industrial Set $845 Million Rocketdyne Carve-Out David WhitakerJanuary 6, 2026January 6, 20260 The RL10 is of an age which means that it has seen many generations of launch vehicles come and go,…
Mechanical Design & Robotics Apple Alumni’s “Visual Brain” Playbook for Safer Robot Motion Jonathan BarrettJanuary 6, 2026January 6, 20260 Robots hardly crash they crash because they lack context. The framing in the background is behind Lyte AI Inc., which…
Mechanical Design & Robotics Qualcomm’s bendy-backed humanoid play is really an edge-AI bet Jonathan BarrettJanuary 6, 2026January 6, 20260 Robotics is emerging as a testing ground of edge computing and when Qualcomm chose to demonstrate a humanoid with a…