Robotics, 3-D Printing, Drones Lead Tech Innovations
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="waning">waning</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="advances">advances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="hardware">hardware</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="software">software</span>, <span word="mechanical">mechanical</span> <span word="devices">devices</span>, <span word="sensors">sensors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="robotic">robotic</span> <span word="future">future</span>.</p><p><span word="Electric">Electric</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2015. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="mileage">mileage</span> <span word="models">models</span>; <span word="some">some</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Honda">Honda</span>, <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="alternate">alternate</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="uses">uses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="connects">connects</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hydrogen">hydrogen</span> <span word="power">power</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span>, <span word="Tahakiro">Tahakiro</span> <span word="Hachigo">Hachigo</span>.</p><p><span word="Self">Self</span>-<span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="use">use</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="truck">truck</span>, <span word="built">built</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mercedes">Mercedes</span>, <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="navigate">navigate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="highway">highway</span>.</p><p><span word="Wolfgang">Wolfgang</span> <span word="Bernhard">Bernhard</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Daimler">Daimler</span> <span word="AG">AG</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="division">division</span>, <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> "<span word="take">take</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steering">steering</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="track">track</span>."</p><p>3-<span word="D">D</span> <span word="printing">printing</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="abound">abound</span></p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="front">front</span>, 3-<span word="D">D</span> <span word="printing">printing</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> – <span word="from">from</span> <span word="pastries">pastries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>.</p><p><span word="Divergent">Divergent</span> <span word="Microfactories">Microfactories</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="startup">startup</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Palo">Palo</span> <span word="Alto">Alto</span>, <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> 3-<span word="D">D</span> <span word="printed">printed</span> <span word="chassis">chassis</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="weighs">weighs</span> "<span word="only">only</span> 102 <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frame">frame</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="steel">steel</span>," <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="designer">designer</span> <span word="Brad">Brad</span> <span word="Balzer">Balzer</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 3-<span word="D">D</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="resolving">resolving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="Yihe">Yihe</span>, <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="WinSun">WinSun</span> <span word="Decoration">Decoration</span> <span word="Design">Design</span> <span word="Engineering">Engineering</span> <span word="Co">Co</span>.</p>
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