Robotic ‘SuperLimbs’ Could Help Moonwalkers Recover from Falls

A new MIT system could help astronauts conserve energy and extend missions on the lunar surface. Jennifer Chu | MIT News Need a moment of levity? Try watching videos of astronauts falling on the moon. NASA’s outtakes of Apollo astronauts tripping and stumbling as they...

Helicopter Empennage Design Receives FAA Approval

Robinson Helicopter secured the approval for its newly designed empennage for the R22 helicopter. TORRANCE, Calif.—Robinson Helicopter Company, a manufacturer of civilian rotorcraft, recently secured FAA approval for its new empennage design for the R22 helicopter....

Startup Builds Unified Platform to Connect Fragmented Defense Systems

Picogrid’s technology helps connect sensors, cameras, and unmanned systems with the software systems that increasingly depend on them. EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—Defense technology startup Picogrid is working to create an open system of defense technology suppliers by...