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Engineers develop soft robot that crawls, climbs, and shape-shifts to move in new directions
A new type of soft robot can crawl like a worm, climb cables, and suddenly snap into a completely different shape to move in a new direction—all controlled by a single air input. This breakthrough, ...
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Modular robot design uses tethered jumping for planetary exploration
Recent technological advances have opened new possibilities for the development of robotic systems, including spacecraft for ...
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier 3 times on final test flight (video, photos)
The XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its 13th and final test flight, which lifted off Monday from the Mojave ...
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Airplane Maker Stumbles Upon Way to Make Boomless Supersonic Flight Over Land Possible
Supersonic aircraft maker Boom Supersonic announced its XB-1 test plane managed to perform a Mach cutoff maneuver that makes boomless flight possible ...
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Boom Supersonic: Our Flights Can Break Sound Barrier Without a Sonic Boom
During the second supersonic flight of the XB-1 technology demonstrator today, the jet exceeded Mach 1 three times without a boom being detected by microphones on the desert floor below.