Driverless cars could force other road users to drive more efficiently

Cars controlled by AI drive smoothly and more efficiently, and a computer model suggests the effect spreads to nearby drivers too Technology 24 May 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Self-driving cars may bring benefits to other drivers Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images Autonomous cars are predicted to improve fuel efficiency for everyone on the road – … Read more

US Army scientists create a formula for the perfect walking robot

By David Hambling The Llama walking robot, being developed by NASA ARL Public Affairs The current generation of robots with legs are significantly less efficient than they could be, which means the future for such machines may be bright. Alexander Kott at the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) in Adelphi, Maryland, and his colleagues have … Read more