The Vanguard
The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week
Robots performing spinal surgery. Robots wandering about and asking for directions. A mysterious series of shifts in the earth’s magnetic field. Are conditions on Earth getting a little too strange in this week’s 5 Coolest Things? Fear not: At least we may be closer to figuring out hyperspace travel.
Uncertain Waters Ahead for Unmanned Ships
Driverless transport seems poised to disrupt.
Amazon and pizza companies are conducting early tests to use airborne drones for bringing packages to customers’ doors. Google and others are building autonomous cars that don’t take sick days or get paid by the hour. Trucking analysts, meanwhile, anticipate the day when convoys of robotic semis haul freight over highways.