Burn, drown, or smash your phone: Forensics can extract data anyway
Even if criminals try to destroy the evidence, NIST finds forensic experts can still extract data from a damaged phone. This is how they do it.
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Intel says manufacturing is sexy again
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Scientists use fiber-optic cables to monitor quakes, measure ocean waves, and understand fault lines.
SoftBank Robotics launches a $499 monthly robotic vacuum service
Known for its humanoid robot Pepper, SoftBank Robotics now introduces Whiz, an automated commercial vacuum service. Pricing starts at $499 per month.
How scientists are using machine learning to study the planet
Geoscientists invented a machine learning tool to sift through satellite data.
Robotic excavators get a boost with $33 million for Built Robotics
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How bacteria could improve soft robots
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Your next personal trainer could be a robot
A new study from Zurich demonstrates that people learned new rowing skills faster when a robot taught them how to do it.
Can we expect to start seeing robots on construction sites?
The automotive industry has been revolutionized by incorporating robots to their work. Now, architects want to try out applying robots to construction sites.
Architects anticipate robots on construction sites
So, why would an architecture firm bother experimenting with robots? The automotive industry was revolutionized by robotics, but it's a lot harder to apply robotics to buildings.