Curiosity is checking out banded terrain on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover is studying subtly banded terrain in Valle Grande with contact instruments, ChemCam and Mastcam mosaics.
Robotics
NASA finds early Mars water was messier than one shoreline
NASA and JPL say Perseverance observations reveal complex early-Mars water systems, sharpening where scientists look for habitable environments.
Microchip folds Hailo into its edge AI stack
Microchip completed its Hailo acquisition, giving its embedded-systems portfolio a dedicated edge AI and vision-processing layer.
Isaac ROS 5.0 brings agents into robot development
NVIDIA's Isaac ROS 5.0 release brings agent-ready workflows to ROS developers while extending GPU-accelerated robotics packages across Jetson hardware.
Intrinsic Core opens a shared robotics stack
Intrinsic Core gives robotics teams an open ROS-compatible base for robot control, simulation and machine-tending reference workflows.
Waymo Nashville rides now test a two-app robotaxi service
Lyft riders in central Nashville can now match with Waymo vehicles, creating the first market where one autonomous fleet serves both companies’ ride-hailing apps.
Cybercab's no-wheel launch gets a federal audit
NHTSA opened AQ26002 into Tesla's Cybercab self-certification after Austin deployment, focusing on how a vehicle without conventional controls fits federal safety standards.