Future caregiving robots will adapt to the elderly person’s culture
Caregiving robots in the future will assist the elderly while adapting to their culture. Roboticists are testing prototype caregiving robots in retirement homes within...
Florida home insurance rates fall
Florida home insurance rates are set to fall, says Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, after announcing that the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation approved the...
US fighter jets with laser guns and shields by end of decade
US fighter jets will probably be equipped with laser guns and possibly a shield too, meaning they will be able to take out small...
US Air Force planes armed with laser guns soon and maybe shields too
US Air Force planes could be armed with Star Wars type laser guns by the end of this decade, and maybe shields that protect...
Boeing profits increase by 26% to $1.23bn in Q4 2013
Boeing profits for the fourth quarter of 2013 increased by 26% to $1.23 billion, and revenue rose 7% to $23.79 billion.
However, the company added...
US military satellite blew up after a power system temperature spike
At the end of February, a 20-year old US military satellite registered a power system temperature spike and then mysteriously exploded, blasting debris in...
US tech firm unveils military drone equipped with machine-gun and grenade launcher
US tech firm Duke Robotics has developed a drone equipped with a machine-gun and grenade launcher designed to handle “potentially dangerous situations quickly and...
War in space between superpowers or terrorists attacking space tech possible
War in space between superpowers or terrorists attacking spy satellites and space tech are possible, and could become a reality soon, say defence analysts. With...
Samsung sells stakes in chemical and defense firms to Hanwha for $1.72 billion
Samsung Group announced that it is selling stakes in four chemical and defense firms to Hanwha Group in a deal worth 1.9 trillion won...
Northrop Grumman to acquire missile and rocket maker Orbital ATK for $7.8 billion
Virginia-based Northrop Grumman announced plans to acquire missile and rocket maker Orbital ATK for $7.8 billion in cash plus the assumption of $1.4 billion...