Self-driving shuttles are coming to the University of Michigan

The University of Michigan is a hotbed for self-driving car research, so it stands to reason that students and faculty should use self-driving vehicles to get around, right? The university clearly thinks so. Mcity (the university's public-private p...

Driverless pods begin ferrying the public around Greenwich

It's been almost a year since the UK's Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) opened sign-ups for a driverless pod trial in Greenwich. The original plan was to start before Christmas, but given today's date that obviously didn't happen. Still, better la...

Next Gen Robotic Space Exploration

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Say hello to Henry – Independence-X Aerospace’s submission for the Google Lunar Prize competition for low-cost methods of robotic space exploration. This minimalist spacecraft is designed to visit the moon by 2017, move 500 meters and transmit HD images back to earth. The compact, lightweight design utilizes space grade materials such as aluminium and carbon fiber. Powered by solar electricity, it features an integrated satellite and 360HD tower camera for pioneering lunar photography.

Designer: Bostami Ahmad

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Beverly Hills is creating its own fleet of self-driving cars

Picture the streets of Beverly Hills and you probably imagine seas of ultra-luxurious cars piloted by celebrities or their chauffeurs. However, you may have to get used to a new sight in the future: hordes of vehicles with no drivers at all. The ci...

Driverless pods to hit the streets of Greenwich

As you stroll past the Royal Observatory in Greenwich and that place where Thor fought in The Dark World, you'll soon see driverless pods gliding next to you. That's the plan, anyway. The GATEway project, which has already been experimenting with a s...

Take Home The Latest Fanless Mini-PC From Shuttle

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Shuttle has listed a new fanless mini-PC ‘XS 3500BB V4′ on its product page. Measuring W37.5mm x D25mm x H16mm and weighing 2.1kg, this ultra-compact PC is configured with a 2.0GHz Intel Celeron J1900 quad-core processor, an Intel HD Graphics, a 2GB DDR3 RAM (up to 8GB) and a 32GB SSD.

The system also has an integrated card reader (SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards support), 1x USB 2.0 port – front, 3x USB 2.0 ports, 1x USB 3.0 port, 3x video outputs (DisplayPort, HDMI and VGA) and Gigabit Ethernet. Running on Windows 8.1 with Bing 64-bit OS (upgradable to Windows 10), the XS 3500BB V4 provides WiFi 802.11 b/g/n for connectivity.

The Shuttle XS 3500BB V4 is currently available in Europe for 287 Euro (about $311). [Product Page]

Shuttle’s Latest Single-Bay NAS Server With Built-in WiFi Hotspot

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Shuttle is offering you their latest single-bay NAS server ‘OMNINAS KS10′ that comes with a built-in WiFi hotspot for establishing communication with wireless devices. Powered by an 800MHz Marvell 88F6707 processor, this fanless NAS server is equipped with a 256MB DDR3 RAM, one 3.5-inch SATA HDD bay (up to 4TB capacity), a built-in SD/SDHC/SDXC card reader in the front panel, 2x USB 2.0 ports (front & rear), 1x Gigabit LAN port, WiFi and runs on embedded Linux OS. The OMNINAS KS10 is available now for 81 Euro (about $112). [Shuttle]