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Amazon Shows Off Lofty Plans for Delivery by Drone
Pictured listed below are attendees at a ten November 2022 Amazon showcase occasion referred to as Delivering the Future. They have been viewing a VR presentation about enhancements to Amazon’s Prime Air drone supply service. Expanding its sensible drone fleet will enable Amazon to scale up its same-day supply service so the choice is obtainable for extra merchandise in additional cities.
M. Scott Brauer/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Robots within the Sewer-Worker Pipeline
There is a scarcity of expert labor to fill sewer employee jobs. But on the best way to unclog the pipeline of sewer employees is the SPD1 “Spider Bot” prototype from Kyoto-based Tmsuk Co. The multi-legged robotic can work alongside people, and could be despatched to work in areas too small for people.
Tmsuk Co
Moon Rover’s Test Run
Part of the preparation for the longer term moon missions to happen below the heading of the Artemis mission is testing gear resembling this moon rover prototype on the volcanic soil of Black Point Lava Flow close to 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 particular coating to the metallic canisters that can plug in to gas cell autos and ship sufficient pressurized hydrogen fuel to maintain the wheels turning for dozens of kilometers.
Steve Fecht/General Motors