atlas
-
Recent Explosion Means ULA’s Big New Rocket Won’t Launch For a While
Following a disturbing explosion that swept over NASA’s test facility in Alabama, United Launch Alliance (ULA) doesn’t expect its Vulcan rocket to fly until the winter.
-
Spaceflight Shakeup: Leading Rocket Company ULA Is Reportedly Up for Sale
Ars Technica spaceflight reporter Eric Berger writes that prominent launch provider ULA is up for sale and that investment firm Morgan Stanley and consulting firm Bain & Company are overseeing the transaction. As to ULA’s potential suitor, we can only speculate.
-
MIT’s Boston Dynamics Is Suing Ghost Robotics Over Robot Dog Plagiarism
Boston Dynamics wants to ensure its place in the creepy robot dog market. The tech company has filed a complaint against Philadelphia-based Ghost Robotics claiming that the latter has infringed on Boston Dynamics’ patents.
-
Kawasaki’s Rideable Robotic Goat Is the Electric Car for Wandering Cowpokes
We’re more or less still at the point of robotics where engineers are throwing anything at the wall and hoping to find a design that sticks. Or at least, that seems like the best explanation for why Kawasaki created a four-legged walking Ibex — a species of wild goat — that can haul cargo or…