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May 21, 2021

We’ve created oxygen on Mars

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With Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, also known as MOXIE, the high-tech instrument converts carbon dioxide in the Mars atmosphere and convert it into oxygen.

May 21, 2021

Samples of an Asteroid are Headed Back to Earth on This Week @NASA – May 14, 2021

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It’s been a busy week!

🚀 Samples of a 4.5-billion-year asteroid head to Earth on our #OSIRISRex mission.
🔭 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope checks off a key prelaunch milestone.
⛈️ Scientists develop a way to view satellite data in 3D to gain a better understanding of severe weather.

Watch This Week at NASA for details on these stories and more: youtu.be/mplLzUMYKuM

May 21, 2021

China’s Mars rover lands on red planet

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China’s Mars rover Zhu Rong successfully landed on the red planet after “nine minutes of terror”.

Read the full report: https://sc.mp/504e

May 21, 2021

Geometric deep learning enables 3D kinematic profiling across species and environments

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A Nature Methods paper reports DANNCE, which enables robust 3D tracking of animals’ limbs and other features in naturalistic environments by making use of a deep learning approach that incorporates geometric reasoning. Read the paper: https://go.nature.com/3gsk39b

May 21, 2021

ROBOTS IN RESTAURANTS: As the hospitality industry begins to rebound, some short-staffed eateries are turning to robots to help overworked staff

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ABC’s Megan Tevrizian has more.

May 21, 2021

Roxo, the FedEx SameDay Bot and Team

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Roxo™, the FedEx SameDay Bot is another step closer to being delivery-ready! Meet some of the brilliant team members behind the development of our first autonomous delivery bot.

May 21, 2021

Basketball Playing Robot

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You’ve Never Seen A Robot That Can Play Basketball 😵 😍

May 21, 2021

Kirigami shoe grippers

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These kirigami shoe grippers could help you keep your footing.

May 21, 2021

U.S. Army Teases Footage of New Night-Vision Goggles

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The U.S. Army teased footage of its new night-vision goggles — and it’s straight out of an RPG video game. This is the first-person POV of a soldier participating in a live training exercise.

May 21, 2021

Killer Whale Watercraft

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This killer whale-inspired watercraft is the aquatic equivalent of aerobatic airplanes.