Out in the California sun, a new kind of farmhand is hard at work. Powered by solar energy and guided by artificial intelligence, the solar-powered weeding robot for cotton fields is offering farmers ...

The world’s hunger for energy is growing at an unprecedented rate thanks to growing manufacturing and AI data centers. And our current electric generation capabilities just can’t cope with the demand.

AMES, Iowa – The small robots in Ran Dai’s basement lab at Iowa State University look like fancy electronic toys. But they’re really very smart. And they’re getting smarter. Dai, an Iowa State ...

In the thick of summer—when pools are in constant use, temperatures are high, and debris builds up by the hour—cleaning becomes less of a chore and more of a time sink. Manual skimming, tangled cables ...

Workers observe as solar robots by Rosendin install photovoltaic solar modules on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at the Sequoia Solar Facility in Cisco. Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer CALLAHAN COUNTY ...