IEEE Spectrum

• Food Service Robots Just Need the Right Ingredients July 11, 2024
  Food prep is one of those problems that seems like it should be solvable by robots. It’s a predictable, repetitive, basic manipulation task in a semi-structured environment—seems ideal, right? And obviously there’s a huge need, because human labor is expensive and getting harder and harder to find in these contexts. There are currently over a […]
  Evan Ackerman
• Edith Clarke: Architect of Modern Power Distribution July 10, 2024
  Edith Clarke was a powerhouse in practically every sense of the word. From the start of her career at General Electric in 1922, she was determined to develop stable, more reliable power grids. And Clarke succeeded, playing a critical role in the rapid expansion of the North American electric grid during the 1920s and ’30s. […]
  Amanda Davis
• Sea Drones in the Russia-Ukraine War Inspire New Tactics July 10, 2024
  Against all odds, Ukraine is still standing almost two and a half years after Russia’s massive 2022 invasion. Of course, hundreds of billions of dollars in Western support as well as Russian errors have helped immensely, but it would be a mistake to overlook Ukraine’s creative use of new technologies, particularly drones. While uncrewed aerial […]
  Bryan Clark
• Notice to Membership July 9, 2024
  The IEEE Ethics and Member Conduct Committee (EMCC) received complaints through its Ethics Reporting Line against Mr. Mojtaba Sharif Zadeh [also known as Sharif Zadeh], a member of the IEEE. Following an EMCC investigation, a hearing board appointed by the IEEE Board of Directors found cause that Mr. Zadeh violated Section I and Section II, […]
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