Our own quick take on the latest in robots, drones and AI hardware — short briefings, updated daily.
Powerus has introduced Guardian-3, an autonomous system designed to detect and intercept unauthorized drones without human intervention. The release represents a progression in the company's development of autonomous counter-drone technology for defense applications.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is examining reports that Tesla's automated robotaxis have exceeded speed limits in active school zones. The inquiry reflects broader scrutiny of autonomous vehicle safety, as Waymo's robotaxis have also faced similar investigations involving school-area incidents.
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Mind Robotics, a startup supported by Rivian, has hired Doug Field, an engineer who previously led development of the Tesla Model 3 and worked on Apple's car project. Field's appointment signals the robotics company's ambition to recruit talent with deep experience in advanced manufacturing and vehicle engineering.
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Industrial Next is developing factory automation solutions that enable robots to switch between complex, delicate manufacturing tasks in minutes rather than weeks. The approach aims to reduce the time and cost typically required to reprogram and reconfigure industrial robots, making automation more adaptable to diverse production demands.
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DJI is phasing out the Phantom 4 Pro V2.0, a flagship model that featured a 1-inch sensor, mechanical shutter, and 4K/60fps video capability. The aircraft represented a key moment in making professional-grade aerial photography accessible to mainstream users, though it now faces competition from smaller, more portable drone designs.
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Elsight has introduced a new positioning system designed to enable drones and uncrewed ground vehicles to determine their location without relying on GPS. The technology addresses vulnerabilities inherent to satellite navigation, including signal jamming and spoofing attacks, allowing autonomous systems to operate reliably in GPS-denied environments.
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Users can improve graphics processing performance on existing hardware by adjusting software settings rather than replacing equipment. With targeted configuration changes, older GPUs can maintain high frame rates in applications, though some advanced visual features may need to be disabled.
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A white paper outlines how separating motion planning from motion tracking allows humanoid robots to preserve professional athletic movement styles while reliably performing ball-sport tasks. The approach uses motion data from broadcast video and motion-capture recordings, adapted and corrected for safe robot execution, with adaptive speed-aware control addressing the simulation-to-reality transfer problem.
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Fervo Energy has begun commercial operations at its Cape Station project in Utah, marking the first utility-scale engineered geothermal facility to supply power to the grid. The initial 33-megawatt unit will deliver carbon-free electricity to Shell Energy, with the full project targeting 500 MW capacity through artificially created geothermal systems rather than relying on naturally occurring hot water and steam.
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An engineer at Anthropic is building infrastructure to understand how Claude processes information and generates responses to complex queries. The work aims to ensure the AI system's outputs remain reliable and trustworthy while safeguarding private data integrity.
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President Trump has proposed rebranding artificial intelligence as "super intelligence," and some prominent Silicon Valley figures have begun using the new term despite limited broader adoption. The shift highlights how industry leaders respond to high-profile political figures' language preferences, though the general population and most of the tech sector continue using the conventional "AI" term.
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A regulatory obstacle preventing self-driving truck operations has been cleared, opening a pathway for commercial deployment. The development reflects growing regulatory acceptance of autonomous vehicle technology in the freight sector, though specific details on the nature of the regulatory change remain limited in the source material.
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