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April Glaser

April Glaser

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    Latest articles by April Glaser

    Drones are playing a new role in the recovery efforts after Hurricane Matthew
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    Insurance and telecom companies are using drones to inspect where floodwater is too high to drive.

    By April Glaser
    These ‘soft robots’ demonstrate how lifelike robotic movement will become
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    Researchers are creating wearable devices that mimic human muscles.

    By April Glaser
    The world’s supposed first drone delivery program is bringing blood to remote Rwandan clinics
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    Zipline partnered with UPS and Gavi to launch the program.

    By April Glaser
    You can buy a robot to plow your driveway this winter
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    But it won’t dig out your parked car.

    By April Glaser
    WeChat made a drone that flies around and streams video to your friends
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    The most popular social messaging platform in China now has its own foldable drone.

    By April Glaser
    These industrial robots teach each other new skills while we sleep
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    It takes days to reprogram an industrial robot. With artificial intelligence, it could take only a few hours.

    By April Glaser
    AT&T technicians use drones to test signal strength and find birds’ nests
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    Drones will be the new normal.

    By April Glaser
    A White House report says AI will take jobs but also help solve global problems
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    The U.S. needs to figure out how to grapple with artificial intelligence while humans are still behind the wheel.

    By April Glaser
    Wireless charging could keep drones in the air for much longer
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    Most drones currently carry enough juice to fly for only about 20 minutes before needing to land to recharge.

    By April Glaser
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    Impossible Foods makes fake meat burgers with plant blood (and they’re actually not bad)Impossible Foods makes fake meat burgers with plant blood (and they’re actually not bad)
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    The company reverse engineered real burgers to figure out how to make synthetic meat tastier.

    By April Glaser