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Descubre las noticias más relevantes del mundo de la movilidad eléctrica y la tecnología en este nuevo episodio de Daily News. Analizamos el cambio de estrategia de Volkswagen con el nuevo ID.Tiguan, que sustituirá a los actuales ID.4 e ID.5, y las mejoras tecnológicas del Mazda EZ60 con sensor LiDAR. Además, repasamos el hito de producción de 200.000 unidades alcanzado por el MG4 Urban, el retraso en la demostración del Tesla Roadster y la llegada de la quinta plaza al BYD Dolphin Surf 2026. Cerramos con la expansión del Full Self-Driving supervisado de Tesla en Croacia. Encuentra más información y detalles en somoselectricos.com y acompáñanos en el próximo episodio para seguir al día con las últimas novedades. Apoya este podcast en IVOOX: https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-somos-electricos_sq_f1627406_1.html

Với tham vọng trở thành cường quốc robot, Trung Quốc đã đầu tư mạnh vào ngành công nghiệp đầy tiềm năng này trong thời gian gần đây. Từ các xưởng sản xuất robot quy mô lớn đến các « trường đào tạo robot », Bắc Kinh hiện được cho là đang dẫn đầu ngành, khi thường xuyên ra mắt những kỹ năng mới của người máy, liên tục phá vỡ các kỷ lục. Vào năm 2050 theo ước tính của Morgan Stanley, thế giới dự kiến có khoảng 1 tỷ người máy.  90% trong số đó sẽ thay thế các công việc thủ công và lặp đi lặp lại trong công nghiệp. Và Trung Quốc sẽ sở hữu đội quân robot lớn nhất thế giới với hơn 302 triệu robot hình người. Các hãng robot của Trung Quốc như Unitree, Agibot, UBTech hiện đang thống trị thị trường toàn cầu. Bắc Kinh cũng mạnh mẽ thúc đẩy thị trường mới nổi này. Robot được cho là giải pháp hữu hiệu đối với các vấn đề như thiếu hụt lao động trong tương lai, cải thiện năng suất… Các robot không chỉ đảm đương các công việc thủ công, mà cả phần giải trí thể thao. Các kỷ lục về khả năng của robot liên tục bị phá vỡ. Ví dụ như người máy A2 của Agibot, đi bộ 100 km từ Tô Châu đến Thượng Hải, lập kỉ lục Guiness vào năm 2025. Vào tháng 08/2026, robot Superman của Unitree đã đạt tốc độ chạy 12,66 mét/ giây, khiến cổ phiếu công ty này tăng vọt gần 500 %. Vào tháng 8 vừa qua, một lần nữa các người máy Trung Quốc lại gây bất ngờ bởi các màn trình diễn thể thao tại Thế vận hội người máy (World Humanoid Robot Games) ở Bắc Kinh. Không chỉ trong khả năng vận động, các công ty như UBTech cũng đã cho ra mắt hồi tháng Sáu 2026 mô hình người máy có thể cá nhân hóa, hướng tới việc đưa người máy trở thành người bạn đồng hành, kết hợp Trí tuệ Nhân tạo (AI) để có thể trò chuyện như ChatGPT. Sản phẩm chưa chính thức ra thị trường đã nhận được hơn 13 000 đơn đặt hàng (có giá từ 15 000 euro đến 125 000 euro). Theo The Economist, các công ty Trung Quốc dự trù bán 50 000 robot trong năm nay, cao gấp 3 lần so với năm ngoái. Ngoài việc phát triển phần cứng, các công ty cũng chạy đua trong việc phát triển phần mềm, tích hợp các công nghệ cho phép robot linh hoạt hơn, có thể nghe, nhìn, nhận biết đồ vật và không gian tốt hơn. Trung Quốc cũng đang dẫn đầu trong việc thu thập dữ liệu, nhằm cải tiến người máy. Ví dụ như tại Trung tâm đào tạo người máy ở Hồ Bắc, hơn 100 robot dành hàng giờ mỗi ngày để quan sát bắt chước con người. Ước tính có khoảng 50 cơ sở đào tạo đã được xây dựng trong hai năm qua, và hơn 30 cơ sở khác đang trong quá trình xây dựng, phần lớn được Nhà nước Trung Quốc tài trợ, theo The Econonomist. Không chỉ dừng lại ở thị trường Trung Quốc, hiện 90 % các robot hình người trên toàn thế giới được bán ra sản xuất tại Trung Quốc. Tại hội chợ công nghệ Viva Tech diễn ra ở Paris, Pháp vào mùa hè 2026, « Robot có mặt khắp nơi », như nhận định của một khách tham quan. Gian triển lãm của hãng Trung Quốc Agibot luôn tấp nập người xem các màn trình diễn của những người máy, được ví như những ngôi sao của sự kiện, trình diễn các màn vũ đạo sôi động. Nhân sự kiện này RFI Tiếng Việt đã phỏng vấn đại diện của Agibot ở Pháp, ông Pierre Asséo. Được thành lập vào năm 2023, Agibot nay đã được biết đến rộng rãi trong ngành công nghiệp robot. Liệu ông có thể nói về những tiến bộ về công nghệ đối với người máy mà công ty đã thực hiện gần đây nhất ? Qua từng năm, chúng tôi đã đạt được những cải tiến đáng kinh ngạc trong công nghệ di chuyển và vận hành cho robot. Mẫu người máy này được thiết kế theo phong cách thân thiện, gần gũi, trang bị 2 camera trước trán, 2 camera trước ngực, và đặc biệt là một camera phía sau đầu ; điểm mà con người không có giúp nó quan sát toàn diện phía sau. Cảm biến Lidar ở giữa thân cho phép nó định vị không gian. Nếu tôi lập trình sẵn bản đồ triển lãm và yêu cầu người máy đi tới gian hàng SNCF, nó có thể tự di chuyển đến đó chính xác. Về độ linh hoạt, mẫu robot này có tới 29 độ tự do (tương ứng với số khớp động cơ). Động cơ càng ngày càng mượt mà và chuẩn xác, thậm chí đủ sức xoạc chân ngang. Tại triển lãm này, chúng tôi mang đến những dòng robot rất hợp cho mảng giải trí, tiếp đón hay sự kiện, vì ngoài khả năng vũ đạo điêu luyện, chúng còn giao tiếp rất tốt. Còn dòng robot đằng xa kia thì chuyên phụ trách việc nâng hạ, vận chuyển hàng hóa nặng. Mọi người phản ứng thế nào về công nghệ này? Thường có hai luồng thái độ: nhiều người rất hào hứng, nhưng cũng không ít người e ngại. Một phần do ảnh hưởng từ điện ảnh và phim viễn tưởng, khiến người ta có cảm giác là người máy đang bước ra khỏi màn ảnh để đi vào đời thực, và thường trong phim thì chúng hay gây sợ hãi. Tuy nhiên, điều cốt lõi chúng tôi cần truyền tải là: người máy sinh ra là để phục vụ và hỗ trợ con người. Hãy nhìn vào thực tế, riêng ngành vệ sinh công nghiệp tại Pháp hiện đang thiếu hụt tới 100.000 nhân sự. Rất nhiều công việc nặng nhọc dễ gây chấn thương cơ - xương - khớp mà người máy có thể đảm nhiệm tốt hơn con người. Trong các môi trường độc hại, nguy hiểm, thay vì rủi ro tính mạng con người, dùng máy móc là giải pháp tối ưu. Chúng ta đang bước vào một kỷ nguyên mới, đó là kỷ nguyên của AI hiện hình (AI incarnée). Những gì mọi người  thấy hôm nay mới chỉ là khởi đàu của một thời đại robot mà 20 năm nữa nhìn lại, chúng ta sẽ coi đó là những nét sơ khai nhất. Việc kết hợp các mô hình Trí tuệ Nhân tạo vào người máy, giúp chúng học hỏi nhanh hơn, giải quyết nhiều bài toán vận động phức tạp. Khi ông đề cập đến AI hiện hình, Agibot định vị mình như thế nào trong cuộc đua này ? Hệ sinh thái Trí tuệ Nhân tạo hiện hình gồm hai phần phần cứng (máy móc) và phần mềm (các mô hình AI đóng vai trò như bộ não). Agibot tập trung sản xuất phần cứng, đồng thời hợp tác với các nhà phát triển mô hình AI. Tại Pháp, có không ít doanh nghiệp tiềm năng trong lĩnh vực này. Ngành robot tương lai là một chuỗi liên kết hoàn chỉnh: chúng ta cần chuyên viên lắp đặt, bảo trì, lẫn kỹ sư lập trình. Do đó, sự phát triển này không tiêu diệt mà chuyển dịch việc làm. Sẽ có rất nhiều ngành nghề mới xuất hiện nhờ sự bùng nổ của robot. Nhiều ông lớn AI như OpenAI hay Anthropic từng quan ngại về rủi ro và kiến nghị tạm dừng nghiên cứu. Agibot nhìn nhận vấn đề này ra sao? Hiện tại, Trí tuệ Nhân tạo hiện hình mới chỉ ở giai đoạn khởi đầu. Dù người máy đã làm được một số việc, nhưng danh sách những điều chúng chưa thể làm đuợc vẫn còn rất dài. Chúng ta vẫn còn đủ thời gian để tính toán và cân nhắc các quan ngại này. Agibot kỳ vọng gì vào tương lai của ngành công nghiệp robot ? Dự báo đến năm 2050, toàn cầu sẽ có khoảng 1 tỷ robot, và Agibot quyết tâm trở thành một trong những thương hiệu dẫn đầu. Đây là thị trường hứa hẹn sẽ vượt cả quy mô ngành ô tô. Trước áp lực dân số già hóa cùng sự bứt phá của ngành cơ - điện tử và AI, chắc chắn robot sẽ bước ra khỏi màn ảnh để hiện diện trong cuộc sống thường nhật của chúng ta. Lịch sử robot hình người Trên thực tế, robot hình người đã ra đời từ những năm 1970. Các nhà nghiên cứu tại đại học Waseda của Nhật Bản đã giới thiệu mẫu người máy đầu tiên trên thế giới - WABOT-1, gồm các « khung xương » bằng kim loại và cần đến 45 giây để thực hiện một bước chân. Đến những năm 2000, người máy Asimo của Honda có thể đi bộ bằng hai chân, dù khó giữ được thăng bằng. Đến năm 2016, mô hình Atlas của Boston Dynamics đã cho thấy những tiến bộ về khớp động cơ và thuật toán, với những pha nhào lộn parkour. Xét đến sự trỗi dậy của ngành công nghiệp người máy ở Trung Quốc, ông Tịch Việt (Xi Yue) nhà sáng lập của Robot Era, có trụ sở tại Bắc Kinh, nhận định, đà phát triển từ 12-18 tháng qua, được thúc đẩy bởi ba yếu tố :  Môi trường chính sách hỗ trợ và nguồn vốn dồi dào, chuỗi cung ứng phần cứng vững chắc và phần mềm cũng ngày càng phát triển mạnh mẽ. Sự kết hợp của ba yếu tố giúp ngành này được « nâng lên tầng cao chưa từng có ». Người máy được cấu tạo bởi phần cứng, bao gồm phần khớp nối động cơ, dây điện, bộ truyền động, hộp số, và quan trọng nhất là chip điện tử. Vốn có ngành công nghiệp ô tô điện phát triển mạnh, Trung Quốc cũng có lợi trong việc sản xuất những linh kiện robot, với nhiều chi tiết tương tự như trong động cơ ô tô điện. Liên quan đến phần mềm, « các bộ não AI » phân tích dữ liệu ngày càng siêu việt, giúp chuyển các lệnh sang hành động dễ dàng. Tuy nhiên, dù đã có nhiều cải tiến, nhưng điểm yếu của các người máy Trung Quốc là không được tiếp cận vào các loại chip điện tử tiên tiến từ các công ty như Nvidia. Người máy Trung Quốc vẫn gặp khó khăn trong di chuyển, đặc biệt là khi tương tác với nhóm người dễ tổn thương như người già và trẻ em. Thời lượng của bình điện cũng là một điểm yếu khác, thường chỉ kéo dài vài giờ. Hiện nay, Hoa Kỳ được cho là chiếm ưu thế về năng lực robot điều khiển bằng AI. Các công ty như Tesla và Boston Dynamics vẫn là những nhà sản xuất tiên tiến nhất thế giới về khả năng nhận thức, mô phỏng và tự động ở mức độ cao hơn.

RVs are homes that go 60 miles an hour. That changes everything about what goes inside them.Chris sits down with Sean Petterson, CEO of Supersede, a company combining recycling and manufacturing in an unexpected way - turning recycled plastic into structural building materials. Supersede started with boats, where wood has an obvious problem - boats get wet!From there, the company moved into RVs, where the materials face constant movement and thermal cycling, on a production line that can build an entire RV in a couple of hours.Sean also explains the thinking behind Supersede's manufacturing model, including why he'd rather build 10 smaller plants than one big one.In this episode, find out:How running production lines in mirrored pairs cuts the distance operators walk across the floorWhy an RV, built to go 60 miles an hour, is a harder test for a material than a house that never movesHow Supersede built its own ERP with zero software developers, piecing it together through Slack, Jira, and GitHub insteadHow a pre-sold capacity threshold - already dropping fast - decides when Supersede builds its next plantHow embedding machine vision and LiDAR on the line replaces a QA machine that would otherwise cost far moreWhy Sean thinks manufacturers who didn't start using AI a year ago are already a decade behindEnjoying the show? Please leave us a review here. Even one sentence helps. It's feedback from Manufacturing All-Stars like you that keeps us going!Tweetable Quotes:"If you hadn't gotten on the AI bus 12 months ago, you're a decade behind." - Sean Petterson, CEO of Supersede“A big contributor to those inefficiencies is, frankly, just legacy that gets embedded.” - Sean Petterson, CEO of Supersede“In manufacturing, things can move slow, and we just have the unique benefit of making sure that we're investing effectively, but very efficiently.” - Sean Petterson, CEO of SupersedeLinks & mentions:Supersede is a manufacturing company turning recycled plastic into structural building materials, starting with its Marine Board product for the marine and RV industries.Harmoni is a factory orchestration platform that connects what's happening on your shop floor with the systems you already use, from your machines and operators to your ERP, giving your team one real-time view of production.PTC's Industrial Newsletter - a quick hit of clarity on how design, manufacturing, and service data can work together for manufacturing leaders looking to modernize.Make sure to visit http://manufacturinghappyhour.com for detailed show notes and a full list of resources mentioned in this episode. Stay Innovative, Stay Thirsty.

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Redundancia en ADAS o solo cámaras: la guerra tecnológica y geopolítica por el cerebro del coche autónomo. La industria de la automoción se encuentra inmersa en una encrucijada tecnológica y regulatoria que definirá las próximas décadas del transporte por carretera. Tras años de promesas sobre la conducción desatendida, el debate ya no gira en torno a si el coche autónomo llegará a nuestras calles, sino a través de qué arquitectura sensorial y bajo qué marco legislativo lo hará. El análisis de los últimos ensayos independientes de Euro NCAP y la inminente votación comunitaria en Bruselas ponen sobre la mesa dos escuelas de ingeniería enfrentadas: la corriente de la visión pura (confiar la percepción del entorno exclusivamente a cámaras ópticas y redes neuronales) frente al modelo de la redundancia sensorial (duplicar la detección combinando cámaras con radares de ondas milimétricas o sensores LiDAR). [ Los Dos Bloques en la Arquitectura Sensorial de ADAS ] +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | VISIÓN PURA (Solo Cámaras) | REDUNDANCIA SENSORIAL (Fusión) | +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | * Modelo promovido por Tesla y | * Modelo adoptado por XPeng, | | ciertos desarrolladores asiáticos| fabricantes europeos y consorcios| | * Menor coste de hardware y montaje| * Cámara + Radar / LiDAR | | * Menor consumo computacional | * Doble verificación de coherencia | | * Menor huella energética | * Mayor coste y exigencia de CPU | | * Impulso a la homologación Nivel | * Presión para saltar al Nivel 3 | | 2++ en mercados comunitarios | exigiendo redundancia obligatoria| +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ La estrategia de XPeng y la frenada a 4 km/h El desembarco de nuevos fabricantes tecnológicos como XPeng en el continente europeo ilustra una alteración profunda en los ciclos tradicionales del automóvil. Mientras los fabricantes históricos acostumbran a comercializar primero sus modelos y someterlos a los ensayos de Euro NCAP posteriormente (si deciden hacerlo de forma voluntaria), las firmas tecnológicas de nueva hornada han invertido el proceso: pasan primero por el laboratorio de choque y, con las cinco estrellas bajo el brazo, programan el inicio de sus ventas hasta un año o año y medio después. Así lo demuestran las evaluaciones consecutivas de Euro NCAP: Año 2023: Obtención de cinco estrellas para la berlina P7 y el gran SUV G9. Año 2024: Máxima calificación de cinco estrellas para el SUV coupé G6. Redundancia efectiva en el asistente AEB Al examinar con rigor los protocolos de seguridad activa del XPeng G9, el informe técnico de Euro NCAP destaca la presencia de una arquitectura redundante de radar y cámara en su sistema de frenado autónomo de emergencia (AEB - Autonomous Emergency Braking): Eficacia coche a coche: En los escenarios de aproximación y colisión por alcance entre turismos, el sistema del G9 registró 8,3 puntos sobre 9 posibles, situándose en la cúspide de su categoría. Umbral mínimo de actuación (4 km/h): La mayoría de los asistentes AEB del mercado comienzan a operar a partir de velocidades de 8, 10 o incluso 15 km/h. El sistema de XPeng activa su umbral de detección e intervención automática desde tan solo 4 km/h. Esta calibración no es casual. La velocidad media de marcha de un peatón adulto se sitúa en torno a los 6 km/h. Hacer descender el umbral de disparo del freno autónomo a 4 km/h constituye una declaración de intenciones orientada a la protección de usuarios especialmente vulnerables en maniobras de baja velocidad: niños pequeños cruzando por ángulos muertos, ancianos con movilidad reducida o personas con andadores en entornos residenciales y aparcamientos. La física de la duplicidad: ventajas y costes de la redundancia Tener dos sistemas que realizan la misma función de observación responde al principio de la doble verificación cruzada. Sin embargo, la redundancia no consiste en sumar sensores sin más; introduce una severa complejidad informática: Gestión de la coherencia en milisegundos: Cuando una cámara detecta un obstáculo visual (por ejemplo, una sombra densa o una bolsa de plástico alzada por el viento) pero el radar de microondas indica que no hay densidad de masa metálica o biológica delante, el procesador debe decidir cuál de las dos fuentes tiene prioridad. Si el algoritmo no está perfectamente calibrado, se producen las temidas "frenadas fantasma" en plena autovía. Costes computacionales y huella energética: Duplicar o triplicar el flujo de datos (radar, cámara y LiDAR) exige unidades de procesamiento gráfico (GPU) de alto rendimiento, elevando el coste de fabricación por vehículo, incrementando el consumo eléctrico de la batería y encareciendo el precio final para el comprador. Frente a esta dificultad, la corriente de la visión pura —abanderada en Estados Unidos por firmas como Tesla y secundada por diversos desarrolladores asiáticos— sostiene que el ser humano conduce utilizando únicamente dos ojos y un cerebro biológico. Su meta consiste en abaratar al máximo el vehículo eliminando radares y sensores caros, concentrando toda la inversión en inteligencia artificial capaz de inferir distancias y velocidades relativas analizando imágenes en dos dimensiones. La batalla geopolítica en Bruselas: la fecha del 6 de octubre de 2026 La disputa técnica ha saltado de los bancos de pruebas a los despachos comunitarios, convirtiendo a la Unión Europea en el principal tablero de pugna entre la tecnología estadounidense y la asiática. El núcleo de la controversia política se centra en la votación prevista en la Comisión Europea para el 6 de octubre de 2026, donde los Estados miembros debaten qué marco normativo regulará la conducción desatendida en el territorio de la Unión: [ La Pugna Normativa en la Comisión Europea ] +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | OPCIÓN A: Aprobar Nivel 2++ | OPCIÓN B: Salto al Nivel 3 | | (Vía de Visión Pura) | (Exigencia de Redundancia) | +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | * Valida sistemas de guiado | * Salto legal hacia la autonomía | | avanzado basados solo en cámaras | condicional (el coche asume la | | * Precedente: homologaciones | responsabilidad jurídica) | | nacionales en Países Bajos | * Introduce la obligación de | | * Favorece a modelos de bajo coste | incorporar sistemas redundantes | | de hardware (Tesla y otros) | * Deja fuera del mercado a los | | * Mantiene al humano como último | vehículos que solo equipan | | responsable legal del control | cámaras sin radar | +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ Los defensores de la redundancia sensorial presionan a las autoridades comunitarias para que la normativa desestime el denominado escalón "Nivel 2++" (asistencia muy alta pero sin responsabilidad del fabricante) y pase de inmediato a regular el Nivel 3 SAE, blindando en el articulado técnico que cualquier vehículo homologado deba contar obligatoriamente con sistemas de detección redundantes. Una maniobra que, de consolidarse en el texto europeo, expulsaría de forma fulminante a los fabricantes que han fiado todo su desarrollo a las cámaras. La ingeniería española en vanguardia: las investigaciones del INSIA En mitad de esta batalla global, los centros de investigación aplicada de las universidades españolas llevan décadas aportando rigor técnico al desarrollo del automóvil. El Instituto Universitario de Investigación del Automóvil (INSIA), adscrito a la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) y situado en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales, no solo fue el padre del histórico Reglamento 66 de protección en autobuses; acumula más de 15 años de investigación en sistemas inteligentes y vehículos autónomos. Entre sus proyectos más destacados en materia de automatización destacan: Colaboración con CESVIMAP en Ávila: Proyectos conjuntos desarrollados hace varios años para ensayar plataformas experimentales equipadas con múltiples capas redundantes de sensores, con el fin de estudiar la interconexión de datos, los márgenes de fallo y la respuesta de los algoritmos ante condiciones meteorológicas adversas. Formula Student Driverless: Participación en competiciones internacionales en el Reino Unido donde los equipos de ingeniería compiten con monoplazas que ruedan sin piloto, evaluando tanto vehículos desarrollados desde el chasis como software de control embebido en plataformas comunes. El VAMTAC autónomo militar: En paralelo a la reconversión y diseño de vehículos militares híbridos para el Ejército, el INSIA desarrolló una versión experimental driverless sobre la plataforma del todoterreno táctico VAMTAC (Vehículo de Alta Movilidad Táctico), sometiéndolo a complejas pruebas de navegación sin intervención humana en terrenos hostiles. Como recordatorio histórico de la evolución de la industria, las instalaciones del INSIA albergan piezas icónicas de nuestro patrimonio automovilístico, como un Renault 4 de fabricación nacional (Fasa Valladolid) donado por la familia del poeta y premio Nobel Vicente Aleixandre y restaurado por el propio instituto en el año 2009, matriculado como vehículo histórico. Un contraste absoluto entre la mecánica elemental que motorizó a la España del siglo XX y los algoritmos que hoy gobiernan el asfalto. De la resistencia del aficionado a la seguridad colectiva Para los apasionados del motor (los tradicionales petrolheads), la llegada de la conducción autónoma suele despertar un rechazo emocional vinculado a la pérdida del placer de conducir. Sin embargo, en el análisis diario de la convivencia urbana, la automatización se revela como una herramienta indispensable: El tedio de los atascos: La experiencia al volante pierde cualquier componente vocacional o divertido cuando el conductor queda atrapado durante horas en las retenciones cotidianas o en rotondas colapsadas. Delegar esas maniobras de arranque y parada repetitivas en un software autónomo reduce la fatiga y el estrés del conductor. El paralelismo de 1959 con Nils Bohlin: Cuando el ingeniero Nils Bohlin desarrolló e introdujo en Volvo el cinturón de seguridad de tres puntos de anclaje a finales de los años cincuenta, gran parte de la sociedad y de la prensa de la época recibió la innovación con escepticismo e incomodidad. Hoy en día, ningún ciudadano cuestiona que aquel arnés textil representa la innovación de seguridad pasiva más eficaz de la historia, habiendo salvado más de un millón de vidas. El coche autónomo representa el equivalente contemporáneo a aquella revolución. Dado que más del 90% de los siniestros mortales siguen teniendo su origen directo en el error humano, la fatiga, el consumo de tóxicos y las distracciones con pantallas o teléfonos móviles, la implantación rigurosa de sistemas ADAS —ya sea mediante visión avanzada o con redundancia sensorial verificada— no es una opción de confort; es un deber ético ineludible para erradicar las muertes en carretera.

Angus Pacala, co-founder and CEO of Ouster ($OUST), joins Austin Hankwitz after a quarter with $55M in revenue, up 56% year over year. They talk about REV8, the first lidar with native color, and the $35M Stereolabs acquisition. He also explains how Ouster is building the sensing layer for physical AI and what puts the company on track for its first profitable year in 2027.

Madrid estrena la era del robotaxi: Uber y WeRide pondrán en marcha los primeros turismos sin conductor de Nivel 4 La Dirección General de Tráfico concede la primera autorización en España para pruebas y explotación comercial con turismos autónomos de Nivel 4. Una flota inicial de veinte furgonetas WeRide GXR comenzará a rodar en la capital con la meta de prescindir del conductor de seguridad en 2027. Las calles de Madrid están a punto de convertirse en el primer gran banco de pruebas a escala real de la conducción autónoma en España. La Dirección General de Tráfico (DGT) ha otorgado la primera autorización a nivel nacional para la circulación en pruebas y posterior servicio comercial de turismos con automatización de Nivel 4 SAE, un marco que faculta al vehículo para gestionar de forma integral la conducción dinámica y resolver maniobras de emergencia dentro de un área acotada sin que los ocupantes deban intervenir. El proyecto se articula a través de un consorcio a tres bandas: la multinacional Uber gestionará la demanda y las reservas a través de su aplicación móvil; el desarrollador tecnológico WeRide aportará su software de inteligencia artificial y su modelo GXR (un monovolumen cien por cien eléctrico concebido para el transporte compartido, con más de siete plazas y un conjunto de sensores LiDAR, cámaras de 360 grados y radares milimétricos); y la compañía española AVOMO, filial del grupo Moove Cars, asumirá la operativa logística, la recarga, el mantenimiento y el suministro de los operarios de seguridad a bordo. | Calendario: | | - Fase inicial (otoño 2026): Mapeo en alta definición y calibración técnica | | - Finales de 2026: Servicio comercial con pasajeros y técnico al volante | | - Horizonte 2027: Supresión del conductor y salto a flota 100% autónoma | El despliegue arrancará de forma inmediata con una veintena de unidades dedicadas a cartografiar y calibrar las principales arterias de la Comunidad de Madrid. A finales de este año comenzarán los primeros trayectos con usuarios reales a través de la aplicación de Uber, manteniendo de forma obligatoria a un técnico de validación sentado al volante. Si las pruebas concluyen con éxito, en 2027 se dará el salto a la conducción totalmente desatendida, escalando progresivamente el servicio a cientos de unidades en el área metropolitana. Con este movimiento, Uber toma la delantera a rivales como Cabify y Bolt, que también perfilan proyectos piloto en la capital. Desde el prisma de la seguridad vial, la tecnología autónoma promete atajar de raíz el factor humano, responsable directo del 95% de los accidentes de tráfico mortales, inaugurando una etapa decisiva para el transporte urbano en nuestro país. Twitter: @AutoFmRadio Instagram: @autofmpodcast Twitch: AutoFMPodcast Youtube: @AutoFM Contacto: info@autofm.es

Quotes from the episode:    "The HVAC system is just designed to match the rate at which that home is gaining or losing heat." — Spencer Rosen   "It's part of their job…making sure that the piece of equipment they put in the house matches what the house needs." — Russ King   "Don't split hairs when your job is to shave heads." — Connor King, quoting Russ    What if better HVAC design started not with the equipment, but with a clearer picture of the house?    In this episode of Building HVAC Science, Bill Spohn talks with Russ King, Connor King, and Spencer Rosen about the evolution of KwikModel, the growing connection between HVAC design and energy modeling, and why making buildings visual can make good design more accessible.    Russ explains why accurate load calculations remain fundamental, especially as homes transition from furnaces to heat pumps. Replacing equipment based on what was there before can perpetuate oversizing or create entirely new problems. Today, tools such as LiDAR scanning and 3D modeling make gathering building geometry dramatically easier than the tape-measure-and-sketch methods of the past.    The conversation also explores the relationship between the building envelope and HVAC. Spencer describes heating and cooling equipment as responding to the rate at which the house gains or loses heat. Change the envelope, and you change what the HVAC system needs to do. That makes load calculations, air leakage, insulation, duct design, and equipment selection parts of the same problem rather than separate disciplines.    For contractors who find all of this intimidating, the message is practical: start somewhere. Partner with a designer to perform load calculations on a few projects, compare the results with your existing rules of thumb, pursue building-science education, and build your knowledge incrementally.    The team also shares where KwikModel is headed. With Coded Energy taking over the EnergyGauge license from the University of Central Florida, development is underway on a cloud-based version of KwikModel that should remove installation barriers and create opportunities for better guidance, training, error checking, and user-driven improvements.    Ultimately, better software isn't just about faster calculations. It's about helping contractors understand the building, make better decisions, and, as Russ puts it, build confidence.    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-king-m-e-70342913/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-connor-king-0b6152111/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencer-rosen/  Website: https://kwikmodel.com/ Contact form: https://kwikmodel.com/contact/   BPI Building Science Principles  https://www.bpi.org/resources/certificates/building-science-principles/    This episode was recorded in September 2026. 

This content is for informational and entertainment purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.----------------------------------------In this solo episode of Investing in Impact, Grant Trahant spotlights Access Ventures, an impact investor using catalytic capital, blended finance, and a one-pocket mindset to support economic prosperity, social equity, and environmental sustainability.Access Ventures approaches investing by asking what prevents people from participating fully in the economy and where flexible capital can unlock opportunities that conventional markets overlook. Rather than forcing every challenge into the same investment structure, the organization uses different forms of capital based on what the problem requires.The episode explores how catalytic capital can absorb early risk, fund experimentation, and help make opportunities investable for additional participants. It also examines blended finance, which combines tools such as grants, flexible investments, guarantees, and market-rate capital to address complex challenges.Grant also discusses Access Ventures' one-pocket mindset, which encourages investors to evaluate their entire portfolio through both a financial and an impact lens instead of separating wealth creation from philanthropy.Examples Featured in the EpisodeGoodMaps is an indoor navigation company backed by Access Ventures. Its technology uses LiDAR scanning and camera-based positioning to provide spoken, visual, and haptic turn-by-turn directions inside complex buildings. The platform is designed to make airports, transit hubs, museums, and other public spaces easier to navigate, particularly for people with disabilities.The Growth Loan Fund was designed by Access Ventures to serve small-business owners who could not qualify for capital through traditional underwriting. The fund offered non-collateralized loans of up to $35,000, demonstrating how a flexible financial product can address a specific gap in a local economy.Together, these examples show the range of the Access Ventures model: investing in scalable technology while also creating new financing structures for people and businesses underserved by conventional markets.In This EpisodeWhat catalytic capital is and when it can be most usefulHow blended finance combines different forms of capitalWhy every social challenge should not be forced into the same financial instrumentWhat Access Ventures means by a one-pocket mindsetHow GoodMaps uses technology to improve accessibilityHow the Growth Loan Fund expanded access to small-business capitalWhy impact measurement must move beyond dollars deployedHow investors can support access, agency, and community resilienceThe questions impact investors should ask about risk, returns, and community influenceKey TakeawayCapital is most powerful when it is used with intention, creativity, and patience. Financial resources can remove barriers and create opportunity, but lasting transformation happens when people gain greater access, greater agency, and a meaningful role in shaping their own economic future.Learn MoreAccess VenturesAccess Ventures PortfolioInvesting in ImpactIf you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to Investing in Impact and share it with someone interested in using capital as a force for positive change. ----------------------------------------Investing in Impact is powered by Causeartist, a nonprofit media company dedicated to bridging the gap between capital and culture by spotlighting founders, investors, and organizations reimagining how business can serve people and the planet.Through storytelling, events, and open-access education, Causeartist helps create a shared language of impact, inspiring more founders to build with purpose and more funders to invest with intention.By amplifying ideas and innovations across industries, Causeartist transforms awareness into action and cultivates a community where paying it forward is part of the foundation for growth.

Early dementia screening from a consumer EEG headset, a blunt answer on whether a fully inclusive world is possible, and what India's own accessibility standard means for disabled workers. Steven Scott reports from day two of Zero Project Conference India in Mumbai, the regional edition of the conference that takes over the UN in Vienna every February.NEMA AI founder Nidhi built AI at Accenture before starting a company that maps the brain using off the shelf Emotiv headsets. Ten or fifteen minutes of recording, two minutes of analysis, and a doctor gets a picture of memory, stress, sleep and attention. The aim is catching mild cognitive decline at 45 or 50 rather than 65, where approved drugs can stretch what would have been one brutal year into ten. She keeps reports away from consumers on purpose, because a number you cannot interpret at two in the morning creates worry. She also has firm views on ADHD, which she says shows clearly in how fast neurons fire, and little patience for diagnosis by Instagram.Dr Sambhavi Chandrashekar is global accessibility lead at D2L, makers of the Brightspace learning platform, and chairs the Global Leadership Council of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals. She explains inclusive design as iterative work that is never finished, uses the curb cut to show how one group's fix can be another group's hazard, and lands on personalisation as the answer for digital interfaces. She is enthusiastic about India writing its own procurement standard, IS 17802, rather than adopting the European EN 301 549, and quotes disability rights lawyer Lainey Feingold on regulations allowing disabled people to dream. Steven pushes back on her position that Braille is literacy, and her doctoral research supplies the line of the day: if a website is not accessible, the blind participants did not consider it credible.Youth4Jobs hosted the conference and works on one thing, getting disabled young people in India into paid work, with nearly 4,000 employer partners and a programme sending disabled people door to door in their own communities. Where a job is not the answer, it helps set up a business with loans and grants, which matters most for disabled women whose families have written them off. Nand Kishore, who runs events and NGO partnerships there, tells his own story: a spinal cord injury three years ago, nine months in bed, delivery work, then a full time job, a marriage and marathons.Two more conversations from day two, including accessibility auditing firm Ashtavakra and a 21 year old founder claiming a 52 dollar LiDAR handheld can replace a white cane, are on the Double Tap YouTube channel in full.Chapters0:00 – Day two in Mumbai: inside Zero Project Conference India1:55 – NEMA AI: EEG brain mapping and catching decline early7:00 – Is ADHD real? What a brain map actually shows12:51 – Why the results go to a doctor and not to you15:50 – Sambhavi Chandrashekar on what inclusive design means22:52 – Can a fully inclusive world exist?28:03 – India and Canada compared: standards, money and IS 1780235:55 – Braille literacy and why accessibility equals credibility42:24 – Youth4Jobs, employment and Nand Kishore's own story52:03 – More from Mumbai on the Double Tap YouTube channelRelevant LinksZero Project Conference India: https://zeroprojectconferenceindia.orgZero Project: https://zeroproject.orgYouth4Jobs: https://youth4jobs.orgNEMA AI: https://nemaai.comEmotiv: https://www.emotiv.comD2L Brightspace: https://www.d2l.comAshtavakra Accessibility Solutions: https://ashtavakra.co.inTech Mahindra Foundation: https://techmahindrafoundation.orgLaw Office of Lainey Feingold: https://www.lflegal.comDouble Tap: https://doubletaponair.com ----Follow on:YouTube: https://www.doubletaponair.com/youtubeX (formerly Twitter): https://www.doubletaponair.com/xInstagram: https://www.doubletaponair.com/instagramTikTok: https://www.doubletaponair.com/tiktokThreads: https://www.doubletaponair.com/threadsFacebook: https://www.doubletaponair.com/facebookLinkedIn: https://www.doubletaponair.com/linkedinSubscribe to the Podcast:Apple: https://www.doubletaponair.com/appleSpotify: https://www.doubletaponair.com/spotifyRSS: https://www.doubletaponair.com/podcastiHeadRadio: https://www.doubletaponair.com/iheartAbout Double TapHosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. 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Recorded at Fantastic Fest 2026 in Austin, No Film School founder Ryan Koo talks with Into the Sky writer-directors Drew Mylrea and Evan Buxbaum about the decade-long path to making their sci-fi comedy. They trace the project from an early script that Evan initially rejected through Black List evaluations, financing, casting Sam Richardson, and an ambitious 25-day production with dozens of locations and hundreds of VFX shots. Drew and Evan also explain how they divided responsibilities as co-directors, used LiDAR scans and Lego figures to pre-visualize scenes, navigated production setbacks, tested unfinished cuts with audiences, and learned to trust their instincts while making an independent film designed to feel like a blockbuster. In this episode, No Film School's Ryan Koo and guests Drew Mylrea and Evan Buxbaum discuss... How Drew and Evan became filmmaking collaborators after spending hours together shooting a Method soap commercial in a tiny shower Evan's experience making Sun Belt Express and the long gap between his first and second features Why Drew kept returning to the alien-abduction concept that eventually became Into the Sky Revisiting old material after years of becoming better writers and filmmakers How strong Black List evaluations gave the filmmakers psychological momentum to commit to the project Spending roughly two years rewriting the script and assembling financing Why casting director Kate Geller became an important part of building the movie's cast How attaching Sam Richardson helped the project gain momentum The pressures created when an in-demand actor gives an independent production a narrow shooting window Walking away from a “turnkey” production-services solution that would have forced most of the movie onto a single estate Finding the town of Catskill, New York, and rebuilding their location strategy around what the movie actually needed Why filmmakers sometimes have to reject the easiest logistical solution when it threatens the film creatively Shooting the movie in 25 days while managing frequent company moves How Drew and Evan divided directing responsibilities according to their complementary strengths Drew's focus on visual storytelling, camera placement, and spectacle versus Evan's focus on performance, character, and dialogue Using iPhone LiDAR scans and Polycam to create digital models of locations Printing location blueprints and using custom Lego figures and a Lego camera to block scenes with the AD and cinematographer Building detailed storyboards and turning them into rough animatics for complicated sequences Trying to create an “indie blockbuster” without a blockbuster budget The challenge of completing approximately 500 visual-effects shots with an extremely small VFX team Why extensive preparation became a starting point for improvisation once production problems appeared Delaying a cornfield sequence until the final day of photography so the corn would be tall enough for the scene How rain, heat, scheduling problems, and other uncontrollable factors reshaped the production Watching dailies and determining whether scenes needed to be reshot Why a scene they believed needed a reshoot ultimately used mostly material from the original shoot Working 12-hour shooting days followed by another four or five hours of preparation each night Splitting up the first stages of post-production so Drew could eventually watch the assembly with fresh eyes Why comedy becomes difficult to judge after watching the same material dozens of times Screening cuts for friends and family to measure real laughter and audience energy Using QR codes and Google Forms to collect individual reactions before a group discussion could influence everyone's opinions Measuring character likability and other audience responses between different test screenings Asking test audiences to respond to major VFX sequences while those sequences were still extremely unfinished The moment completed visual effects and music finally made the filmmakers feel that the movie was working Their goal of making large, entertaining movies with heart on an independent scale Why Drew and Evan believe their filmmaking education ultimately came from making things, making mistakes, and “touching the stove” Memorable Quotes: “If I have any takeaway from that, it's that, like, in those moments of extreme pressure when you have a lot of competing interests that have started rolling down on you, you've just gotta trust your gut.” “We always called this movie an indie blockbuster. You know, we were trying to make an indie film that felt like a blockbuster.” “We went in with a great plan, and then you get hit in the fucking face. And your plan becomes the launching point for an improvisational new plan.” “We learned by making mistakes and doing things out in the world. We learned by touching the stove.” Guests: Drew Mylrea Evan Buxbaum Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web: No Film School Facebook: No Film School on Facebook Twitter: No Film School on Twitter YouTube: No Film School on YouTube Instagram: No Film School on Instagram

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A UAD 3.6 appraisal starts before you ever open a software program. It starts with the data. Today, we are talking with the person who decided to rethink how this data gets collected, and then put himself in the middle of the biggest software comparison event this profession has ever seen.Certified residential appraiser and ProxyPics founder Luke Tomaszewski joins us today to talk about the changing world of property data collection, the Uniform Property Dataset, LiDAR floor plans, and what appraisers need from the field as the November 2nd mandate rapidly approaches. Luke also explains why he built ProxyPics, and what it means to create the real-world inspection package that all ten platforms will use in the upcoming UAD 3.6 Software Shootout.Want to learn more about the Shootout happening Oct. 21st-22nd? Read on and register here: https://appraiserelearning.com/product/uad-3-6-software-shootout-live-virtual-event-october-21st-22nd-2026/At The Appraisal Buzzcast, we host weekly episodes with leaders and experts in the appraisal industry about current events and relevant topics in our field. Subscribe and turn on notifications to catch our episode premieres every Wednesday!You can find the video version of this podcast at http://www.youtube.com/@TheAppraisalBuzzcast or head to https://appraisalbuzz.com for our breaking news and written articles. 

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Carlo Iacovini si occupa di mobilità e guida autonoma da quando le auto senza conducente sembravano ancora fantascienza. In questa puntata racconta a Davide Cervellin il percorso che lo ha portato dalla passione per i motori a diventare General Manager EMEA di Local Motors, l'azienda americana che ha sviluppato Olli, una navetta elettrica autonoma senza volante né pedali. Un progetto pionieristico, sperimentato anche in Europa, che si è scontrato con problemi tecnologici, normativi e operativi spesso imprevedibili: dalle mappe LiDAR che devono fare i conti con un ambiente che cambia fino all'obbligo di adattare il veicolo alle normative europee, installando componenti come il tergicristallo. Carlo racconta cosa significa davvero lavorare sulla guida autonoma di livello 4, come si porta su strada un veicolo che non rientra nelle categorie tradizionali e cosa succede quando un'azienda tecnologica su cui hai costruito anni di lavoro chiude improvvisamente nel giro di pochi giorni. Una conversazione su innovazione, mobilità, regolamentazione e sul divario che spesso separa una tecnologia rivoluzionaria dalla sua applicazione nel mondo reale. Carlo Iacovini è autore di “The Human Side of Autonomous Mobility”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Radar não é “só mais uma imagem difícil de interpretar” — é uma fonte de respostas que o óptico muitas vezes não consegue entregar. No episódio 349, discutimos as principais tendências do radar de abertura sintética:Operação dia e noite e aquisição mesmo com presença de nuvens;Monitoramento de inundações, desastres, áreas costeiras e infraestrutura;Agricultura de precisão, umidade do solo e estrutura da vegetação;A integração entre SAR, sensores ópticos, LIDAR, hiperespectral e inteligência artificial.O ponto central é simples: dominar SAR não significa apenas saber qual produto baixar. Significa entender por que aquele dado é adequado, quais conceitos explicam sua resposta e como transformá-lo em uma análise confiável. Com a chegada de novos sistemas, dados gratuitos, sensores miniaturizados e aplicações com drones, a demanda por profissionais preparados só tende a crescer. Qual aplicação do radar mais interessa a você: agricultura, desastres ambientais ou monitoramento florestal? Ouça o episódio completo.Um grande abraço!

«Los Pilares del Tiempo: Santo Cáliz, La Huella de la Reliquia» presenta un viaje visual que recorre el origen y el peregrinaje del Santo Cáliz hasta su ubicación actual en la Catedral de Valencia. A lo largo de ese trayecto, la narración nos introduce en escenarios emblemáticos del Reino de Aragón: la iglesia de San Pedro el Viejo en Huesca, la cueva de Yebra de Basa, la ermita de San Cornelio, la catedral de Jaca, el monasterio de San Juan de la Peña y el Palacio de la Aljafería en Zaragoza, antes de culminar en Valencia. Dos expertas —Leonor Martín y Lidia San José— acompañan al espectador para mostrar la copa y su peana, al tiempo que desvelan cómo la reliquia cobró valor simbólico ante el poder político. Gracias al uso de escáner LIDAR, esta producción descompone y revela elementos arquitectónicos ocultos: permite traspasar muros, visualizar estructuras internas o segmentar templos por capas. En plataformas de documentales online, este episodio cobra especial fuerza al combinar historia, tecnología y patrimonio en una narración accesible y visualmente sorprendente.

Interview with Caitlin Jeffs, President & CEO of Red Metal ResourcesRecording date: 16th September 2026Red Metal Resources Ltd. (CSE:RMES) is a Vancouver-based explorer focused on the Carrizal copper-gold-silver-cobalt property in the coastal cordillera of Chile's Atacama region, near Vallenar. President and CEO Caitlin Jeffs is a geologist who began her career with Placer Dome and later co-founded Fladgate Exploration Consulting. With fellow Red Metal director Michael Thompson, she took Kesselrun Resources from its 2012 founding to a sale to Gold X2 in December 2025.The company's distinguishing feature is its funding model. Chile allows small operators to mine up to 5,000 tonnes per month on individual concessions and sell ore to state-run ENAMI processing plants. Red Metal rents selected claims to experienced artisanal miners and takes a 10% net sales royalty paid directly by the plant. At the Farellon 1/8 concession, a 1.5% vendor royalty reduces Red Metal's net share to 8.5% until the vendor has received $600,000. The arrangement also gives Red Metal underground access to observe the mineralisation. It has the option to buy bulk samples at the plant price and keeps its exploration rights.The first operator, Minera KMT SpA, signed in May 2026 with a seven-month development period and a minimum rate of 2,500 tonnes per month thereafter. It delivered about 592 tonnes of copper sulphide ore to ENAMI last August, roughly four months early. Red Metal can cancel the lease if the minimum is missed for three consecutive months. Earlier small-scale mining on the ground averaged 1.87% copper. Jeffs expects similar grades that could produce a royalty of $35,000 to $50,000 a month. Final ENAMI assays and settlement for the first deliveries are pending. A second lease over the Irene and Margarita claims, with operator Catalina, targets the same monthly rate within about six months.The larger prize is exploration. About 9,000 metres of drilling has tested roughly 1.5 km of a 5 km vein system. It showed continuous mineralisation with better grades and widths towards 200 metres depth. Mapping has traced about 15 km of veining towards the historic Carrizal Alto mine, which flooded in 1891 at around 500 metres depth. A LiDAR survey and a 3D IP survey have followed. The southern IP block produced chargeability anomalies over the drilled zone and over veins mapped at surface. Northern-block results are still to be released. Jeffs is targeting an underground operation grading 1% copper or better across three parallel veins, with a long-term goal of 50 to 100 million tonnes. Drilling is planned for late 2026 at about US$350 per metre. The full path could require 50,000 to 100,000 metres.Red Metal has 61 million shares outstanding and about 80 million fully diluted, with options and warrants priced between 6 and 15 cents. Cash was about $300,000 at the time of the interview, so new funding is needed before drilling. The key watch items are the first ENAMI settlement, KMT's progress towards 2,500 tonnes per month, northern-block IP results and the first holes of the late 2026 programme.Learn more: https://cruxinvestor.comSign up for Crux Investor: https://cruxinvestor.com/subscribe

Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, we have 4 stories for you this week: a Boston police drone crashes, DJI Neo 3 leaks, Wingcopter unveils a new recon drone, and a search and rescue team in Canada uses drones to save a stranded climber. Let's get to it.First up, a Boston Police drone crashed onto a parked car just days after the department launched its new Drone as First Responder program. The crash happened last Thursday around 1:30 in the afternoon. The falling drone landed on a Mazda 3, smashing the rear windshield and trunk and destroying the aircraft. The owner wasn't home at the time, he came back to a windshield note and a wrecked car. Boston Police recently partnered with Motorola Solutions and BRINC on this program, launching it publicly on August 28th. The pitch was speed and safety, with drones reaching emergency scenes in as little as one minute, but this crash occurred less than 7 days after the program officially launched. The Boston Police Patrolmen's Association is not impressed, with Union president Larry Calderone calling the program invasive surveillance technology, and said the department should be hiring more officers instead. Under FAA Part 107, any drone accident causing more than 500 dollars in damage must be reported to the FAA within 10 days. It's also unclear if the drone was equipped with a parachute recovery system, which would have likely been required in this type of operation.Next, a leaked retail box may have just told us more about DJI's plans than DJI wanted. The box is for the DJI Neo 3, and it showed up online on September 15th. It's a beginner-friendly drone with fully enclosed propellers and a gimbal camera. The box lists a DJI RC Mini, a remote with its own built in screen. That controller matches a device that already has FCC approval here in the US, granted back in December 2025. The approval came through just three days before the FCC's Covered List cutoff blocked new authorizations for foreign made drones. The problem is the drone itself never got approval. Without it, the Neo 3 can't be sold in the US. The Wingcopter 262 was unveiled on September 14th, and it's a reconnaissance drone. This is a tilt rotor aircraft that takes off and lands vertically, then flies like a fixed wing plane. Wingcopter says it can stay airborne for up to six hours, fly up to 93 miles, and it carries a swappable payload including thermal cameras with 80 times zoom. It's built for military and border security customers, and it's the first product from Wingcopter's new Security and Defense division. No independent flight testing has been published yet, and there's no price, customer, or delivery date. It's unclear at this time if future payloads will include LiDAR or Mapping cameras. And finally, some good news. A drone helped save a stranded climber in British Columbia. It happened the night of September 10th at Stawamus Chief, near Squamish. A climber got stuck on a 10 inch ledge, 250 feet up, with no rope left to get down. Squamish Search and Rescue sent up two drones. One lit up the cliff face. The other flew a pilot line up to the climber, who used it to pull up a jacket and a headlamp. Rescuers then used a second drone to carry up 300 feet of lightweight rope. The climber was able to grab the rope out of the air, tied it into his harness, and rappelled safely to the ground.And the conversation continues on Post flight where we discuss these stories uncensored in the Premium Community, link is in the description. We'll see you for the live Q&A on Monday. Have a good weekend!https://hoodline.com/2026/09/brighton-man-s-mazda-damaged-by-boston-police-drone-days-after-safety-pitch/https://dronexl.co/2026/09/15/dji-neo-3-leak-rc-mini-fcc/https://dronexl.co/2026/09/15/wingcopter-262-reconnaissance-drone-six-hours/https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/climber-drone-rescue-stawamus-chief/

Meet Noah: The AI Robot Delivering Your Next Meal w/ Steve Burns of NoTip - AZ TRT S07 EP15 (297) 9-13-2026       What We Learned This Week Food delivery may be ready for a robotics makeover. NoTip is testing a model where an EV gets the food close to the customer's home and an autonomous robot completes the final delivery. The expensive part of a delivery isn't necessarily the food—it's the last mile. Restaurants and consumers can face significant costs from today's delivery model. NoTip is trying to use automation and EVs to change that equation. Physical AI is moving into the real world. LiDAR, cameras, GPS, sonar and RTK positioning allow robots to understand and navigate physical environments—not just digital ones. The EV revolution isn't just about cars. Purpose-built electric vehicles can be dramatically smaller and lighter than conventional cars, potentially changing the economics of businesses that operate fleets all day. The future of autonomous delivery may involve two vehicles—not one. The delivery vehicle gets the order to the neighborhood, while a smaller robot handles the final few yards to the front door. That combination could allow companies to rethink how the entire delivery process works.     Guest: Steve Burns — Founder, NoTip Stephen S. Burns is a serial entrepreneur and technology executive with more than three decades of experience building disruptive companies across automotive, electric vehicles, telecommunications, and software. He is the founder of Lordstown Motors, where he served as Chairman and CEO, leading the acquisition and transformation of the former General Motors Lordstown Assembly Plant into an electric vehicle manufacturing facility. He also founded Workhorse Group (NASDAQ: WKHS), an early pioneer in commercial electric vehicles and last-mile delivery technology, helping lay the foundation for today's commercial EV market. Prior to his work in electric mobility, Burns founded Mobile Voice Control, a pioneering speech recognition software company for smartphones that was acquired by Nuance Communications. Throughout his career, he has successfully founded, scaled, and exited multiple technology ventures, commercializing innovative products that have advanced mobile communications, enterprise software, and transportation technologies. He is widely recognized for identifying emerging technologies and transforming them into industry-leading businesses.     Company: NoTip Location: Mason, Ohio, outside Cincinnati Industry: Autonomous vehicles / Physical AI / Food delivery / EV technology https://notip.ai/index/home   NoTip is transforming food delivery in Mason, Ohio NoTip is redefining food delivery in Mason Ohio. We operate as a 3rd party delivery platform. We feature local restaurants on our platform and then use electric vehicles driven by our uniformed team members combined with and our specially designed robots to pick up your food and deliver it to your doorstep.  This approach enables dramatically lower costs, faster service, and greater reliability- while removing common pain points like tipping, hidden fees, food markups, and concerns around strangers on your doorstep.  Simple, Sleek, Easy-To-Use App Order your favorite food in seconds with NoTip's powerful, east-to-use app. Order from your favorite local restaurants and track your delivery in real time as our uniformed team member and advanced robotic system brings your food directly to your doorstep. No tipping, no food mark-ups—just seamless, reliable delivery at the tap of a button. Download the NoTip app today and experience the future of food delivery.     Segment 1 — Meet Noah: The Robot Changing Food Delivery Steve Burns introduces NoTip, a new autonomous food-delivery company operating out of Mason, Ohio. The company has spent approximately four years in stealth mode developing its technology. NoTip officially went live in the summer of 2026. The company's technology centers around Noah, an autonomous delivery robot built in-house. Noah is an example of what Steve describes as Physical AI—AI that doesn't just exist in software but interacts with the physical world. The company is essentially taking on the traditional food-delivery model represented by companies such as DoorDash and Uber Eats. Customers order through an app and pay before the delivery. Instead of a gig worker delivering the order, NoTip uses autonomous vehicles and robots. The initial focus is suburban food delivery. The basic proposition is simple: people are willing to pay for convenience. Steve uses Uber as an example of how consumers have demonstrated that they'll pay for convenience when the service solves a problem. NoTip's future delivery system combines: An autonomous EV Noah, the smaller autonomous robot The robot carrying the food from the vehicle to the customer's home The delivery vehicle can deploy the robot using a ramp. Noah uses a combination of: LiDAR Sonar GPS Cameras Mapping technology The robot has gone through thousands of modifications and improvements during development. Current testing includes a safety driver behind the wheel who can take over and make the delivery if the autonomous system encounters a problem. The Technology Business Steve points out the enormous valuations attached to technology-driven companies. DoorDash has reached a market capitalization far larger than many traditional vehicle manufacturers. His larger point: the software and technology layer can be more valuable than the physical vehicle itself. NoTip's concept is designed to be easy for consumers to understand: The delivery vehicle comes to your neighborhood. A small robot gets out. The robot takes your food to the door. Steve compares the concept to the familiar infrastructure of a UPS delivery fleet—but with autonomous technology replacing much of the human delivery process. Why Does Food Delivery Cost So Much? The NoTip Model NoTip plans to charge a flat $6 delivery fee. Traditional food-delivery services can charge restaurants significant fees, sometimes approaching 30%, depending on the arrangement. Those costs can ultimately be reflected in higher menu prices and delivery costs for consumers. Steve believes the current food-delivery model has become too expensive for restaurants, consumers and other participants in the food ecosystem. Automation could potentially change the economics of last-mile delivery. EV Economics Electric vehicles have substantially lower energy costs than gasoline-powered vehicles. Lower operating costs become particularly important in a delivery business where vehicles may operate for many hours every day. Amazon has already demonstrated the use of electric delivery vans through its Rivian fleet. NoTip is looking beyond conventional delivery vans toward smaller, purpose-built EVs. The Future NoTip Vehicle Steve envisions a future NoTip delivery vehicle that could be a three-wheel EV, more similar to a large motorcycle than a traditional automobile. The goal is to make the vehicle: Lightweight Efficient Less expensive to operate Purpose-built for delivery A lighter vehicle requires less energy to move, potentially helping reduce operating costs. Why Automation Could Matter Steve discusses some of the challenges and safety concerns associated with the current gig-worker delivery model. NoTip's objective is to create a delivery system that emphasizes consistency, safety and efficiency. The technology isn't simply about eliminating a driver—it is about redesigning the entire last-mile delivery process. Segment 2 — From EVs to Robots Steve Burns' EV Background Steve brings significant experience from the electric-vehicle industry. His background includes work with companies such as: Workhorse Lordstown Motors His experience gives him an understanding of: EV development Manufacturing Supply chains Automotive regulations Vehicle technology The challenges of bringing new transportation technology to market Lordstown Motors Steve discusses the bankruptcy of Lordstown Motors. He subsequently acquired intellectual property and physical assets from the company. That included EV-related assets and vehicles that could be useful in developing future technology. NoTip's Current Vehicles The company is experimenting with multiple prototype configurations. Some of the current vehicles are modified BMW i3s. These conventional vehicles weigh roughly 2,000 pounds. Steve discusses future vehicles that could be much lighter. One concept is approximately 1,500 pounds, including the battery. The battery system is designed to provide roughly 10 hours of operating time. Building the Robot Noah has gone through multiple prototype versions. The team has learned from putting the robots into real-world environments. One of the challenges is that a robot can't assume every customer's property looks the same. It needs to navigate things such as: Rakes Landscaping Driveways Sidewalks Other obstacles The robot can also be modified for different environments, including the use of snow tires for winter conditions. The Technology Behind Noah Noah combines several technologies to understand its environment. Sensors LiDAR Sonar Cameras GPS Optical sensors The vehicle and robot use these systems to understand and map their surroundings. RTK — Real-Time Kinematic Positioning Steve discusses RTK, or Real-Time Kinematic positioning. The technology can dramatically improve location accuracy and allow the system to map an area with extremely high precision—down to approximately the centimeter level under suitable conditions. That matters when a robot needs to know: "Exactly where am I on this property?" rather than simply: "I'm somewhere near this address." A Bigger Robotics Trend Steve points out that similar technology is being used in other industries. One example is autonomous robotic lawnmowers. As sensors, computing power and other components become less expensive, technologies that once required expensive R&D can become commercially practical. NoTip is essentially applying some of those technologies to food delivery. Segment 3 - How Does an Autonomous Delivery Actually Work? Getting to the House Google Maps can be used to determine the vehicle's driving route. The vehicle handles the trip from the restaurant to the customer's neighborhood. The robot then handles the final portion of the delivery on the customer's property. Current Regulatory Approach During the current testing phase, there is still a driver behind the wheel of the autonomous vehicle. This allows NoTip to operate within the existing regulatory framework while testing its autonomous technology. The robot itself operates on the customer's property after receiving permission. Customer Permission Customers agree to allow the robot onto their property through the NoTip app. The system can collect information such as: Email address Phone number Property permission This creates a defined interaction between the customer and the autonomous delivery system. What's Next for NoTip? NoTip is currently testing and refining its technology. The company expects to continue improving both the robot and the vehicle platform. Future plans include: Additional cities Purpose-built EVs More autonomous robots Expanded manufacturing capabilities Steve discusses eventually building a 22,000-square-foot facility for manufacturing and development. That facility could support production of the company's three-wheel EV and robotic delivery systems. Phoenix is one city Steve has identified as a potential future market. NoTip expects to announce its next city in fall 2026. The Bigger Idea The roads and delivery infrastructure already exist. Consumers already: Order food through apps Pay electronically Expect delivery Pay for convenience The question becomes: Can technology make the last mile faster, safer and less expensive? 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Como é advogar quando Direito e política caminham lado a lado?Nesta entrevista, o advogado Juvenal Klayber, referência em Direito Público e Direito Eleitoral, compartilha sua visão sobre os desafios da advocacia eleitoral, a importância da atuação preventiva, a relação entre política e Direito e os limites da atuação do advogado na defesa de agentes públicos e candidatos.Ao longo da conversa, Juvenal explica por que o Direito Eleitoral é, acima de tudo, prevenção, comenta os desafios de assessorar políticos em um ambiente de constante exposição e reforça que o advogado deve preservar sua independência técnica, independentemente do cliente ou da corrente política.Se você se interessa por Direito Eleitoral, advocacia pública e estratégia jurídica, este episódio é para você.Inscreva-se no canal e acompanhe as próximas entrevistas do Portal MindJus.Conheça nosso ecossistema: https://forms.mindjuscriminal.com.br/?utm_source=YTQRCODEPOS_medium=YTQRCODEPOS&utm_campaign=YTQRCODEPOS#DireitoEleitoral#Advocacia#AdvocaciaEleitoral#DireitoPúblico#Política#Juristas#Advogado#Eleições#PortalMindJus#MindJus#PodcastJurídico#CiênciasCriminais

In this episode we speak to Colin Padget, President and CEO of Founders Metals, a gold exploration company advancing the Antino Gold Project in Suriname.   Colin is a geologist with a strong business background and has helped lead the team through an impressive period of exploration success at Antino, with 11 discoveries identified across the property to date.   We discuss the story behind Antino, its wider district-scale potential, the growing relationship with Gold Fields, Colin's transition into the CEO role, and why Suriname and the wider Guiana Shield could represent one of the more exciting underexplored gold regions globally. KEY TAKEAWAYS District-Scale Discovery Engine: Founders Metals has demonstrated vast mineralization potential across its 100,000-plus hectare land package at the Antino Gold Project in Suriname, notching 11 discoveries to date. Tier-1 Mining Validation: Major gold producer Gold Fields made a cumulative investment of roughly $100 million USD to secure a 19.9% stake in Founders Metals, offering both strong market validation and valuable technical collaboration. Blending Exploration with Business Acumen: Transitioning from geologist to CEO requires building a balanced technical team and knowing when to steer exploration toward mineable resources rather than open-ended science experiments. Modern Tech Pierces the Jungle Cover: Implementing high-resolution LiDAR and modern geophysics has revolutionized exploration through dense jungle canopy, allowing Founders to identify historic workings and uncover structural trends missed by previous operators. BEST MOMENTS "It feels a bit cliché when you're an exploration company in the Guiana Shield... everyone has one of those slides in their deck where it shows West Africa and the Guiana Shield and that the continents used to be together... but it really was that."  "There's a validation piece that comes with having a major gold miner... take that level of interest in the company... They didn't invest in us to take it over and tell us what to do; they've been happy with what we've been doing."  "The number one thing is knowing, as a project geologist running a program, when does it stop being about the growth of a future resource or something that's mineable, and when does it turn into a science experiment?"  "Hands down, just being able to see through that cover... LiDAR is able to see through it down to the centimeter scale... We can see where there's been something dug 50 years ago, and take that as something worth going to check up on." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail:        ⁠rob@mining-international.org⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠ X:              ⁠https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson⁠  YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast⁠  Web:        ⁠http://www.mining-international.org⁠ GUEST RESOURCES LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/founders-metals/ X: Founders Metals Inc. (@FoundersMetals) / X Instagram: Founders Metals Inc. (@foundersmetals) • Instagram photos and videos IR Contact: Costner Morrison, Director, Investor Relations - costnerm@fdrmetals.com CONTACT METHOD ⁠rob@mining-international.org⁠ ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠ Podcast Description Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.  This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/

9/11 25th anniversary, Zohran Mamdani's New York City, Trump's $5,000 GOP dividend, Aaron Rodgers vindicated on COVID, and Elon Musk's Tesla Cybercab takeover. Brian Nichols breaks down the 2026 GOP midterm convention and what it signals, then hands the mic to the PoliTicks crew. Twenty-five years after the September 11th terrorist attacks, New York City is run by a Democratic Socialist. The GOP is holding midterm conventions for the first time since the 1980s and promising $5,000 checks. Aaron Rodgers is out talking about fake vaccine cards in the NFL locker room. And Tesla just dropped a $30,000 driverless Cybercab in Austin that might end Uber and big taxi for good. In this episode Brian covers: The 2026 Republican midterm convention and why the GOP is panicking without Trump on the ballot Trump's $5,000 dividend promise, Thomas Massie's lone objection, and the inflation lesson nobody learned Why the GOP's boomer-first, Israel-first posture is bleeding young voters ahead of 2028 and JD Vance Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the 9/11 anniversary, and 25 years of demographic change in New York City Tesla Cybercab vs Waymo, LIDAR vs full self-driving, and the fleet-ownership passive income play Optimus, robotaxi networks, and what the Tesla economy does to small business Then stick around for the full PoliTicks episode with Brian McWilliams, John Odermatt, Lou Perez, and Brian Nichols covering the 9/11 Islamophobia narrative, Saudi Arabia's role, boomers vs Gen Z, Mike Flynn's young men take, Aaron Rodgers and NFL fake vaccine cards, Flock surveillance cameras, the murder of Andrew Wimsatt in Round Rock, the Lindsay Clancy jury, Ross Ulbricht, and Sweet Baby Inc coming for Wolverine. Heads up, the PoliTicks segment is R-rated. Earmuffs if the kids are in the car! CHAPTERS 00:00 - What's Coming Up Today 00:40 - Welcome To The Show 01:15 - The GOP Midterm Convention: First Since The 1980s 01:55 - Trump's $5,000 Dividend Promise 02:20 - Thomas Massie And The Trump Bucks Lesson 02:45 - Socialist-Lite: Why The GOP Won't Touch Entitlements 03:10 - The Israel Lobby Problem And Young Voters 03:55 - Trump Won 2024 On Young Men. Now What? 04:35 - Good Luck In 2028, JD Vance 05:00 - Zohran Mamdani Is The Mayor Of New York City 05:35 - 25 Years After 9/11, The City That Was Attacked 06:05 - Boomers Won't Cede Control And Won't Let Us Fix It 06:45 - When Young Men Have Nowhere To Put Their Ambition 07:15 - Cybercabs Are Here 07:40 - Waymo vs Tesla: LIDAR vs Cameras 08:10 - The Car Drives Itself. There's No Steering Wheel. 08:40 - $30,000 vs $150,000 And The Fleet Ownership Play 09:00 - Optimus Is Next 09:40 - Why Tesla Built FSD For Human Roads 10:15 - Full Self-Driving V15 And The Next Four Years 11:00 - Go Test Drive One. Seriously. 11:20 - Subscribe To PoliTicks 12:15 - Where To Find The Show 13:00 - PoliTicks Begins / The Wheel Of Fortune Announcer Got Caught 16:30 - Can AI Take Over Content Moderation? 19:00 - 25 Years Since 9/11 22:00 - Remembering It vs Being Propagandized By It 24:30 - The Islamophobia Reframe Nobody Asked For 27:00 - Kids Aren't Being Taught 9/11 At All 29:30 - Planes Hit The Towers. That Happened. 31:00 - Why Nobody Talks About Saudi Arabia 33:00 - A Third Of Americans Weren't Alive For It 35:00 - Boomers, Gen Z, And "It Can't Happen Here" 38:00 - Mike Flynn's "Young Men Are Lazy" Take 41:00 - 98% Of New Jobs Went To Women 43:30 - The AOC Clip At The Memorial Reading 46:00 - The 9/11 Drone Tribute 48:00 - Aaron Rodgers Was Right 50:30 - NFL Fake Vaccine Cards And The Immunized Loophole 53:00 - Flock Cameras And What 2020 Would've Looked Like 56:00 - Trump's $5,000 Checks, Round Two 58:00 - The Murder Of Andrew Wimsatt 1:01:00 - Three Priors, Three Dismissals 1:03:30 - Cameras Everywhere And Still No Accountability 1:06:00 - The Insanity Plea Problem 1:09:00 - The Lindsay Clancy Jury 1:13:00 - The Holdout Juror 1:16:00 - The 19th Amendment Discourse 1:19:00 - Sweet Baby Inc Comes For Wolverine 1:22:00 - Woke Isn't Dead, It's Just Defunded 1:24:00 - Ross Ulbricht Is Free 1:25:30 - Wrap Up LINKSThe Brian Nichols Show - https://briannicholsshow.comBrian on X - https://x.com/BNicholsLibertyLions of Liberty Network - https://www.lionsofliberty.comPoliTicks Podcast (standalone feed) - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/politicks/id1819072410Lions of Liberty Network on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lions-of-liberty-network/id706061933 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’re going to get anywhere in business, you’ll need have some idea of how you’re going to get there. You might call that a strategic plan, maybe a business model. Whatever you call it, it’s basically a map: a sketch of the possible paths from A to B. Maps are pretty useful. The business of making them — cartography — has gotten pretty sophisticated. We’re not using sketchbooks and astronomical positioning like Lewis and Clark. We’ve got satellites, global positioning systems, LIDAR, radar and other digitizable data points to describe the world around us on a map. All of that can now be condensed into layers with rich levels of information. GIS mapping is the standard now. And the way Mike Donlon explains it, in GIS the where meets the what. Mike grew up in Boston loving maps, science and math. He got degrees in mechanical engineering and archaeology, went into telecommunications engineering, and climbed to a senior role before deciding he didn't want to do it for another decade. So in his late twenties he went looking for a growing industry, found cartography, and followed it into GIS — geographic information systems. He started over at entry level. It stuck. Mike joined Lafayette based engineering services company Fenstermaker four years ago and now manages its GIS team, a small group that works across the firm's engineering, surveying and environmental divisions. They fly drones over coulees for Lafayette's drainage work. They map sewer lines and sidewalks. And after a state law required schools to digitize their floor plans, they worked with Lafayette 911 to standardize plans for about seventy schools in a few months — maps first responders can now pull up from their vehicles. His team, Mike says, touches everything. Out to Lunch Acadiana was recorded live over lunch at Gravy in downtown Lafayette. You can find photos from this show by Astor Morgan at itsacadiana.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show: TiVo decides skipping commercials should cost something, LG TVs face some very ugly privacy claims, Home Assistant 2026.9 brings a big Modbus cleanup, UniFi tries a friendlier whole-home Wi-Fi pitch, and Sonos rolls out Beam Ultra, Ace Ultra, and a whole new Sonos 27 software story. We also hit new gear from both CEDIA and IFA, a full mailbag of feedback for Gavin, project updates, and so much more!HomeTech HeadlinesApple announces September iPhone launch eventTiVo Plans to End Free Automatic Commercial Skipping in November, Tests Paid Premium Replacement Service | Cord Cutters NewsLG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devicesHomey expands beyond the app with the Portal touchscreen and rotary controllerJBL takes on Sonos with new multi-room Cove speakersShelly launches first smart camera at a budget price without any subscriptionsSonos Launches Beam Ultra and Ace Ultra Pre-Orders in Canada | iPhone in CanadaHow Sonos rebooted itselfSonos 27: Why Your System Keeps Getting BetterIntroducing UniFi Travel Router Long-RangeIntroducing Whole-Home WiFi by UniFiProStudio by Josh.ai Raises the Bar for Custom Home Control, Integration, & Installation at CEDIA Expo 2026AVA OS 3.0 Adds Over 100 New Features to SystemsAudio Pad Series | Architectural Audio Integrated into Faceplates | Magna AudioCEDIA Announces Winners of 2026 Smart Home Awards AmericasGovee expands its smart lighting lineup at IFA 2026 with dual-zone outdoor lights, a simulated skylight, and new COB stripsAqara expands its global smart lighting range with Thread and Zigbee support at IFA 2026These new robot lawn mowers trim your edgesRoborock expands beyond the living room with automated pool cleaners and LiDAR mowers at IFA 2026iRobot unveils the Roomba DuoFeedbackICO – The Smart Pool MonitorSmart Pool Water Analyzer | Make Pool Care Effortless - iopoolDroplet: Smart Home Water SensorTailwind iQ3 Smart Automatic Garage Door ControllerESPHome Tesla BLE“How Many Gavins” Calculator2026.9: There's room on this busE-Wand™ Single Unit – Current Luxury

Over the past decade Phil Dennison has led the development of multiple applications of remote sensing and GIS to improve firefighter safety.

In this special episode of The UVM Podcast, Stephen Cieslewicz and Nick Ferguson sit down with Jack McCabe, Vice President and General Manager at Davey Resource Group, for a wide-ranging conversation about the history, culture, and future of one of the most influential companies in Utility Vegetation Management. Jack shares how he entered the UVM industry, the evolution of Davey Tree from a family-owned tree care company founded in 1880 into one of the largest employee-owned companies in North America, and how Davey continues investing in leadership development, technology, safety, and the next generation of arborists. The discussion also explores major advancements in UVM technology, including ResourceKeeper software, remote sensing, LiDAR, drones, GIS integration, and how utilities are increasingly using data-driven systems to improve reliability, wildfire mitigation, and operational efficiency.The second half of the episode launches the very first "Things We Like" giveaway segment, featuring three Davey-green Seiko watches selected with Davey Tree and discussed in classic UVM Podcast fashion. Steve, Nick, and Jack dive into the history and unique character of the Seiko Alpinist, Presage Cocktail Time "Mojito," and the legendary King Turtle diver, connecting the watches to field work, craftsmanship, military history, movies, and even vintage Davey retirement Rolexes from the 1960s. The episode also includes giveaway details, Davey "mystery" swag bags, and special support from Exquisite Timepieces and Mirage Luxury Travel, making this one of the most unique episodes the podcast has produced to date.About the GuestJack McCabe is Vice President and General Manager of Utility Vegetation Management at Davey Resource Group, the environmental consulting and engineering subsidiary of The Davey Tree Expert Company. He joined Davey in 1999 as a supervising consulting utility forester, after four years in the industry with a competitor and an earlier career as a city planner working on natural resource planning, hillside preservation, and riparian corridor management. He holds a bachelor's degree in environmental studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and is an ISA Certified Arborist and ISA Certified Utility Specialist. He is a former director of the Utility Arborist Association, a former board president of the California Urban Forests Council, and a six-time Tour des Trees rider. Davey Tree, founded in 1880, employs more than 12,000 people across the United States and Canada.Things We Like Segment – Watches!The "Things We Like" segment is a new experimental feature on The UVM Podcast that we are testing to see whether listeners enjoy this different style of episode and want us to continue doing more of them in the future. The concept is simple: Steve and Nick sit down and talk about products, gear, tools, technology, watches, books, and other items they genuinely find interesting, useful, well made, historically significant, or simply enjoyable to own and use. Many of the items naturally connect to the culture and realities of the Utility Vegetation Management industry, field work, travel, and the lifestyles of the people who work in and around the utility world. Some episodes may focus on rugged field gear, others on craftsmanship, innovation, history, or just things that make people smile when they use them. This first episode featuring Davey Tree and the three green Seiko watches is our way of testing the concept and seeing what listeners think.To Enter the drawing:For this first "Things We Like" giveaway episode, listeners can enter to win one of the three featured Davey green Seiko watches along with additional prizes and swag. See descriptions, photos, videos, and links below.To enter, make sure to subscribe to the podcast and then send one email to podcast@utilityvegetationmanagement.com with your contact information and clearly list the three watches in the order you would prefer to receive them (first choice, second choice, and third choice). The first winner drawn will receive their first-choice watch. The second winner drawn will receive either their first or second choice depending on availability, and the third winner will receive the remaining watch. Winners will be selected randomly approximately three weeks after the episode release date. The winners' names will be posted on the web and the winners will also be contacted directly after the drawing. All shipping and handling for the watches will be provided by Exquisite Timepieces. Note, depending on the country or location of the winner, separate VAT charges, import duties, taxes, customs fees, or related charges may apply, and those costs will be the sole responsibility of the winner.We would like to thank Davey Tree for helping select the three watches featured in this giveaway and for generously purchasing the watches for our listeners. Thanks to Davey Tree, each of the 3 winners will also receive "mystery" Davey swag bags. And finally, each winner will receive a watch travel case, embossed with "The UVM Podcast" logo, from our friends at Mirage Luxury Travel.Links from This EpisodeThe three watchesSeiko Prospex Alpinist SPB121 — green sunray dial, 200m water resistance, 70-hour power reserve, internal compass bezel Seiko Presage Cocktail Time Mojito SRPE45 — green textured dial, 38.5mm, 41-hour power reserve, brown leather with deployment clasp Seiko Prospex King Turtle SRPE05 — green dial, 200m water resistance, ceramic bezel, cushion case with crown at four o'clockAlso mentionedDavey Technology and Software Solutions for Utilities ResourceKeeper The Davey SEED Campus Exquisite Timepieces — authorized dealer, handling watch logistics and shipping Mirage Luxury Travel — watch cases for the three winners Tour des Trees, TREE Fund — annual charity cycle rideSponsorThis episode of The UVM Podcast is made possible by our commercial sponsor, Davey:Davey Resource Group is a premier provider of environmental consulting, utility vegetation management, and utility asset management services. As a subsidiary of The Davey Tree Expert Company, they leverage the strength of more than 12,000 professionals to deliver sustainable, technology-driven solutions across North America. Backed by their parent company's respected legacy in arboriculture and long-standing commitment to safety, research, and innovation, Davey Resource Group offers specialized services including remote sensing, GIS integration, work management software, reliability services, infrastructure engineering, and comprehensive environmental planning. To learn more about their utility-focused capabilities, please visit their Davey Utility Solutions page.We appreciate their continued support of industry education and conversation.Continuing Educational Units (CEUs) are available for this episodeNavigate to the Utility Arborist Association (UAA) website and fill out the quiz to claim you CEUs ---> https://member.gotouaa.org/surveys/default.asp?id=ISA-26-924 

Jeremiah Jenkins is the Founder of Dronify Solutions, a drone services company helping construction teams improve site visibility, documentation, and decision-making. He uses aerial imaging, mapping, and LiDAR technology to capture project conditions, track progress, and create usable data for builders and developers. An FAA Part 107 certified drone pilot and OSHA 10-Hour Construction certified professional, Jeremiah focuses on reducing guesswork, improving clarity, and helping teams catch issues between major project milestones. In this episode… Strong construction project documentation improves visibility, reduces disputes, and supports better risk management. When changes and details go undocumented, small issues can become costly problems. How can builders reduce risk before it impacts the bottom line? The answer is consistent project visibility and a stronger operational foundation, according to Jeremiah Jenkins, a drone technology and construction documentation specialist. He explains how aerial imaging, mapping, and LiDAR can give builders a clearer record of site conditions and progress, helping teams validate work and reduce uncertainty before a project is complete. Jeremiah also emphasizes that the same principle applies to entrepreneurship: know your audience, build the right structure, invest in relationships, and address people problems before they grow. Better information and stronger foundations ultimately lead to better decisions. In this episode of Owner's Profit Playbook, Pat Mancuso sits down with Jeremiah Jenkins, Founder of Dronify Solutions, to discuss visibility, documentation, and the blind spots that can derail projects and businesses. Jeremiah shares how better documentation reduces risk, why strong foundations matter, and how trust drives growth. He also touches on leadership, hiring, and difficult management decisions.

Anthony Lindfors leads the evolution to integrated vegetation management at Matanuska Electric Association (MEA) in Palmer, Alaska. He joins Phil Charlton and Brian Sprinkle to talk about what it took to bring herbicide back into MEA's program after years of managing 2,000 miles of distribution line with mastication alone, how a three to four month growing season and remote, ice-bridge-only access change every part of the planning process, and why leading with retention instead of removal completely changed how members respond. Anthony also breaks down MEA's growing tech stack: LiDAR-driven pruning identification, a GIS environment that's saved the organization hundreds of hours, and an early look at AI-assisted treetop detection. Subscribe now to stay updated: https://linktr.ee/treesandlinespodcast #UtilityVegetationManagement #IntegratedVegetationManagement #RightOfWay #UtilityForestry #TreesAndLines Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Biggest Drone Tech Trends We Saw at Commercial UAV Expo 2026 What's actually changing in the commercial drone industry—and which new technologies are worth paying attention to? In this episode of Ask Drone U, Paul shares his firsthand takeaways from the 2026 Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas, covering the aircraft, sensors, software, autonomous systems, LiDAR technology, and industry trends that stood out on the show floor. Rather than simply focusing on what's new and shiny, the conversation digs into a more important question: Which technologies can actually help drone pilots deliver better results and build stronger businesses? Paul discusses developments across the commercial UAV ecosystem, including American-made and NDAA-compliant aircraft, autonomous drone operations, LiDAR and mapping technology, inspection workflows, new sensors and payloads, and the continued push toward enterprise-level drone operations. The episode also explores the growing divide between impressive technology demonstrations and solutions that solve real customer problems. For working pilots, buying the newest equipment isn't necessarily the path to success - the opportunity lies in understanding the technology, choosing the right tools for the job and turning those capabilities into valuable deliverables. If you're a commercial drone pilot, mapping professional, inspection operator, or simply want to know where the drone industry is heading, this episode offers a practical look at what's coming next. 5-Day Free Course: Thriving Drone Real Estate Business Transform your drone operations into a thriving real estate-focused business. Learn client management, pricing for profit, and creating high-value deliverables. Grow My Drone Business Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you're there, leave us a 5-star review, if you're inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Click here for access to Skywatch for all your drone insurance purposes ! Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram –  https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter –  https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube –  https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:20] — First impressions from this year's expo [05:45] — How the commercial drone industry is changing [09:30] — New aircraft and American-made drone options [14:00] — NDAA compliance and the changing drone market [18:20] — LiDAR, mapping and new sensor technology [23:10] — Improvements in drone data collection and processing [28:00] — Autonomous drones and the future of operations [32:45] — Enterprise drone technology vs. what pilots actually need [37:15] — Where the biggest opportunities are for drone pilots [41:25] — Technology that stood out at Commercial UAV Expo [45:15] — Paul's biggest takeaways & closing thoughts

Sandra Turchi está certa de uma coisa: por mais que a tecnologia mude, no fim das contas, ainda estamos falando de pessoas. Certa de que nenhuma transformação acontece de verdade apenas porque uma nova ferramenta apareceu, ela dedicou boa parte da vida a observar como as pessoas mudam, como os negócios mudam e como nós mesmos precisamos mudar quando o mundo ao nosso redor já não é mais o mesmo. E talvez seja justamente essa a parte mais interessante da sua história. Ela começou sua carreira quando o mundo era analógico, viu nascer a internet, acompanhou a transformação do consumidor, ajudou empresas a entrar no comércio eletrônico, atravessou a revolução das redes sociais e agora está diante de uma nova mudança de proporções enormes: a inteligência artificial. Mas existe uma pergunta que atravessa tudo isso: o que muda em nós quando o mundo muda tão rapidamente? Ela tem algumas respostas. E muitas outras perguntas. Neste papo com o podcast "45 do Primeiro Tempo", a professora, palestrante, empreendedora, autora e uma das pioneiras do marketing digital no Brasil contou sua história de vida, trouxe seu olhar sobre esse momento que estamos vivendo e foi categórica: “A gente passa a vida aprendendo a lidar com aquilo que não controla”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In "Why the Future of Freight Has No Driver's Cab", Joe Lynch speaks with Founder and CEO of Humble Robotics, Eyal Cohen, about how cabless, electric autonomous haulers are reimagining commercial logistics from the ground up. About Eyal Cohen Eyal Cohen is the Founder and CEO of Humble Robotics, an autonomous electric trucking company that recently closed a seed round and emerged from stealth with the Humble Hauler – a fully autonomous, cabless, electric Class 8 truck built from the ground up. Cohen spent his career at the frontier of autonomous vehicles and electrification: he was inside Apple's self-driving program in its early days, watched Uber move into commercial freight, executed the world's first autonomous freight delivery by semi-truck, and sold his previous company to John Deere. About Humble Robotics Humble Robotics is an autonomous vehicle technology company reimagining commercial freight transportation through physical AI and zero-emission heavy hauling. The company builds fully autonomous, electric Class 8 haulers purpose-built to handle complex logistics scenarios without a traditional driver cab or diesel tank. By blending vision-language-action (VLA) models with robust, lightweight hardware, Humble Robotics powers a universal platform supporting multiple vehicle configurations. Its cabless, vision-first design is 20% lighter than standard rigs, reaching up to a 200-mile range at 55 mph. Functioning as tractor, trailer, and driver combined, the Humble Hauler delivers a true dock-to-dock solution that lowers per-mile operating costs, eliminates fuel dependency, and streamlines global supply chain operations. Key Takeaways: Why the Future of Freight Has No Driver's Cab In "Why the Future of Freight Has No Driver's Cab", Joe Lynch speaks with Founder and CEO of Humble Robotics, Eyal Cohen, about how cabless, electric autonomous haulers are reimagining commercial logistics from the ground up. Shedding the "Driver & Cab Tax": Traditional Class 8 trucks carry heavy operational overhead due to driver labor, sleeper cabs, and complex mechanical maintenance; eliminating cab infrastructure entirely with a purpose-built autonomous chassis lowers total cost-per-mile across equipment, labor, and maintenance. Eliminating the 20% Deadweight Penalty: Standard semi-truck setups waste allowable weight limits hauling heavy engine cabs, fuel systems, and driver amenities. A streamlined, cabless universal platform is 20% lighter, letting shippers maximize payload weight per route. Targeting High-Volume, Short-Haul Routes First: While industry focus often gravitates toward long-haul trucking, 87% of U.S. truck tonnage moves under 250 miles; focusing on high-frequency, short-haul moves (like drayage, port transfers, rail yards, and inter-facility shuttling) allows electrification and autonomy to succeed immediately. Achieving True End-to-End "Dock-to-Dock" Autonomy: Highway-only autonomous systems leave complex yard maneuvers and loading dock connections to human drivers; an integrated tractor-trailer platform with a universal "lock & twist" interface can navigate yards, haul 40' international or 53' domestic containers, and dock without human intervention. Deploying Explainable VLA AI Over Rigid HD Maps: Replacing expensive, brittle HD pre-mapping with Vision-Language-Action (VLA) foundation models and 360° sensor arrays (cameras, LiDAR, radar) enables vehicles to fine-tune to new facilities in days while generating plain-language, auditable logs for every maneuver. Escaping Fuel Volatility and Carbon Costs: Operating an all-electric Class 8 powertrain with a 200-mile range protects fleets from volatile diesel pricing and rising engine maintenance while helping operators meet zero-emission mandates and secure state incentives. Building a Purpose-Built Platform Instead of Retrofitting: Retrofitting legacy diesel rigs with autonomous kits retains structural inefficiency and legacy failure points; designing a clean-sheet autonomous EV from the ground up delivers the necessary system redundancy, field safety, and operational reliability required for commercial adoption. Learn More About Why the Future of Freight Has No Driver's Cab Eyal Cohen | Linkedin Humble Robotics | Linkedin Humble Robotics The Logistics of Logistics Podcast If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a positive review, subscribe, and share it with your friends and colleagues. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast: Google, Apple, Castbox, Spotify, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Tunein, Podbean, Owltail, Libsyn, Overcast Check out The Logistics of Logistics on Youtube

Hoje, 'No Pé do Ouvido, com Yasmim Restum, você escuta essas e outras notícias: Sem citar os ministros Alexandre de Moraes e André Mendonça ou o banqueiro Daniel Vorcaro, o presidente do Supremo disse que a autoridade “impõe deveres, limites e responsabilidades”. Quaest mostra arrancada de Cury no primeiro turno e empate técnico entre Lula e Flávio no segundo. Aquecimento global atingirá pelo menos 1,8°C, alerta relatório da ONU. Justiça decide que Google não terá de se desfazer de divisão de publicidade nos EUA. E confira as estreias desta quinta-feira nos cinemas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Edwin Barnhart is an archaeologist and explorer known for his work mapping ancient Maya cities and studying the civilizations of Mesoamerica and South America. In this episode, he breaks down the Maya, Aztec and Inca empires, the revolutionary use of LiDAR to uncover lost cities beneath the jungle, the mystery of the first people in the Americas, and what modern archaeology may still be missing. He also weighs in on Graham Hancock, lost civilizations, ancient human sacrifice, Maya prophecy, and the discoveries that could still rewrite history. Privacy Isn't Paranoia. It's Protection. Download Glacier - https://srs.site/glacierapp Website - https://theglacierapp.com Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: Get $10 off your first order at https://ponchooutdoors.com/shawnryan when you enter your email. Upgrade your eyewear for summer at https://roka.com and use code SRS for 20% off sitewide at checkout. Go to https://moinkbox.com/SRS to get free chicken wings in every box for a year as long as you're a paying customer. Get 31% off Buoy unflavored liquid electrolytes for any drink with code SRS at https://justaddbuoy.com Try 30 days risk free. Get 10% Off your entire order & take advantage of Ridge's Annual Sweepstakes by going to https://www.Ridge.com/SRS #Ridgepod NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open only to legal residents of the promotion territory, who have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence. Void elsewhere & where prohibited by law. Enter by 9:00 a.m. USPT on 8 September 2026. 2 winners, prizes total ARV: up to approx. $539,165 CAD / £284,170. Skill-testing question required in CA. See Official Rules at ridge.com/pages/rules for complete eligibility, entry instructions, how to enter without a purchase, entry limits, prize details, odds, and restrictions. Sponsor: The Ridge Wallet LLC. Dr. Edwin Barnhart Links: ArchaeoEd Podcast - https://www.archaeoed.com Great Courses Lectures - https://www.audible.com/search?searchNarrator=Edwin+Barnhart YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/archaeoEd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

כבר שנים שבינה מלאכותית כותבת טקסט, מציירת, יוצרת סרטונים וכותבת קוד.אבל מתי היא פוגשת את העולם הפיזי?לפי המרואיין שלנו - היא כבר שם. על ארבעה גלגלים.נבנה טיעון לוגי מסודר:אדם שנוהג במכונית משתמש בראייה.ולכן, מכונה שנוהגת במכונית צריכה גם היא לראות.ישנם אמצעים רבים לאיפשור ראייה למכונה. לדוגמה - מצלמה, ראדאר ולידאר.מצלמה רואה צבעים בדו מימד, ראדאר רואה שינוי בתנועה (מהירות) ומרחק, והלידאר? הוא מודד את העולם: רואה מאחר ומהירות באמצעות מיליוני מדידות בשנייה, שהופכות לענן נקודות תלת-ממדי של המרחב.כדי לצלול לפיזיקה שמאחורי החיישן הזה הזמנו את האדם שבנה חברה שלמה סביבו: עומר כילף, מייסד-שותף ומנכ"ל אינוויז.עומר התחיל את דרכו כמהנדס ביחידה הטכנולוגית של חיל המודיעין אחרי תואר ראשון כעתודאי בהנדסת חשמל באוניברסיטת תל אביב, משם המשיך ל-Anobit וב-2016 הקים עם שותפיו את אינוויז - שאותה הוביל להנפקה בנאסד"ק ולשיתופי פעולה עם BMW, פולקסווגן ומוביליי. ולאחרונה הם נכנסו גם לעולמות חדשים לגמרי של ביטחון והגנה.על מה דיברנו?- למה דווקא הרכב האוטונומי הוא ה-first physical AI application?- אילו אורכי גל רלוונטיים ללידאר, ולמה הבחירה ביניהם היא לא רק שאלה של פיזיקה?- FMCW או Time of Flight - מה כל שיטת מדידה מאפשרת לחלץ?- לידאר מכני, MEMS, Flash או OPA - מי סורק, מי מודד, ולמה זו לא באמת תחרות?- מה עובר על פוטון בודד בדרך: משדר, מטרה, החזר, מקלט ושבב עיבוד?- כשחברה מצהירה על טווח של 300 מטר - 300 מטר מול מה? (רמז: מכונית לבנה וצמיג שחור זה לא אותו סיפור)- איך משפרים SNR כשהאור שלנו מתחרה בשמש, בגשם ובלידארים של כל המכוניות מסביב?- מצלמה, ראדאר ולידאר לא מסכימים ביניהם - מי מכריע?- מהרכב אל הגדר: מה לידאר משנה בעולמות הביטחון, ולמה רחפן הוא המטרה הקשה באמת?- ומתי כבר נזמין מונית אוטונומית בתל אביב?את הפרק הקלטנו במשרדים של אינוויז - תודה רבה על האירוח!אחרי שהאזנתם לפרק, ובהנחה שדגמתם אותנו מספיק פעמים, מוזמנים להצטרף לקהילה שלנו >>> https://hardreset.co.il/communityשמעתם שאת פרק 100 אנחנו מקליטים בלייב בגוגל? ההרשמה ממש פה: https://forms.gle/6AbvadtFRrYCfkgE8והיא תיסגר בימים הקרובים.פרק 99 - LiDARHard Reset - הפודקאסט של קהילת Hardware Engineering Israel.מוזמנים ליצור איתנו קשר במייל podcasthardreset@gmail.comהאזנה נעימה.

De nuevo, el llamado de los lotos gigantes nos exigió regresar de nuestro descanso. Al mismo tiempo, la Amazonía persiste en revelar ruinas escondidas que nos dan pistas acerca de un pasado muy superior al que los expertos se habían atrevido a imaginar hasta ahora, gracias al poder de las tecnologías LIDAR. Mi invitación, esta temporada, para ti, querido amigo, es pensar acerca de la historia como si fuera un caleidoscopio. Comenzamos nuestras narraciones con Kalamary, el poblado original que eventualmente se convertiría en Cartagena de Indias, con el objetivo de comprender las maniobras de control y poder que el Imperio Español desplegó durante la conquista para conservar su hegemonía sobre la riqueza, cultural y literal, de todos aquellos territorios que dominaron en las tierras que  llamaron el Nuevo Mundo.

Nan Akasha joins Chris Noble on Ancient Mysteries Unearthed for a powerful exploration of the living wisdom of the Maya, sacred sites, pyramids, prophecy, ceremony, and the ancient consciousness returning through the Yucatán. Nan shares how her studies of Greek, Egyptian, Celtic, and shamanic traditions eventually led her to live among the Maya in Mexico. She explores sacred sites such as Chichén Itzá, Izamal, and Uxmal, along with cenotes, caves, jaguar medicine, hidden codices, LIDAR discoveries, and the idea that the Maya are not simply an ancient civilization, but a living spiritual consciousness still unfolding today. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Nan Akasha is a shamanic healer, jaguar medicine woman, channel, wisdom teacher, and founder of the Sacred Magic Mystery School. For nearly four decades, she has studied and practiced across many of the world's mystery traditions, including Greek, Egyptian, Celtic, Lakota, Maya, and shamanic lineages. Living among the Maya in the Yucatán, Nan works closely with sacred sites, pyramids, caves, cenotes, indigenous elders, ceremony, channeling, and multidimensional healing to help people remember their divine nature, ancestral wisdom, and soul purpose. CONNECT WITH THE SPEAKER: Website: www.nanakasha.com

Na live de hoje, o Mundo Freak atravessa quatro histórias que misturam fé, arqueologia, lendas urbanas e criaturas que se recusam a desaparecer do imaginário popular.No primeiro bloco, falamos do crânio atribuído a Santa Águeda, relíquia venerada em Catânia, na Sicília. Durante as celebrações pelos 900 anos do retorno dos restos da santa à cidade, o arcebispo Luigi Renna e o prefeito Enrico Trantino beijaram a relíquia, reacendendo debates sobre tradição religiosa, culto aos santos e a dificuldade de comprovar cientificamente a identidade de restos humanos preservados há séculos.Depois, entramos na história de Ratanab, a suposta cidade perdida da Amazônia. A Justiça Federal proibiu novas incursões de um grupo ligado à Idakila Pesquisas na Terra Indígena Kayabi, no Mato Grosso, durante buscas por vestígios da cidade. O caso coloca frente a frente alegações extraordinárias, arqueologia real, proteção indígena e a diferença entre estruturas amazônicas comprovadas e teorias sem evidência científica.Também falamos do Monstro do Lago Ness, que voltou a registrar movimentação em 2026: o banco oficial de avistamentos contabilizou 20 relatos nos primeiros sete meses do ano, igualando todo o volume registrado em 2025. As webcams, celulares e turistas aumentaram os registros, mas não necessariamente a qualidade das provas, e a pergunta continua sendo a mesma: Nessie é um animal desconhecido, uma enguia enorme, um erro de interpretação ou uma lenda turística que nunca morre?Por fim, discutimos os novos levantamentos na Formação Durupinar, na Turquia, estrutura frequentemente associada à Arca de Noé. Pesquisadores usam radar de penetração no solo, tomografia de resistividade e LiDAR para mapear anomalias internas, possíveis cavidades e diferenças na composição do solo. Até agora, porém, não foram encontrados madeira preservada, compartimentos ou vestígios arqueológicos inequívocos que comprovem que a formação seja uma embarcação.Curta a live, compartilhe e participe pelo chat: qual desses mistérios você acha que tem mais chance de revelar algo concreto, a Arca de Noé, Ratanab ou Nessie?Apoie o Mundo Freak: https://apoia.se/confidencialhttps://umapenca.com/mundofreak/Rafael Jacauna Autor (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/rafaeljacaunaautor/Lynda MD: http://lyndamd.com.brAnuncie com a Paratopia: https://www.instagram.com/paratopiapodcast/Edição: https://www.instagram.com/instadogrmachado/#MundoFreak #ArcaDeNoé #Ratanab #Nessie #LagoNess #Mistérios

This week on "Out of Office: A Travel Podcast," Kiernan heads back to London for the first time post-COVID—with his mother! The two revisit old standbys, new attractions, and musicals, musicals, musicals! Things We Talked About: Harbor Country in Michigan https://www.bonappetit.com/story/where-to-eat-harbor-country-southwestern-michigan?srsltid=AfmBOopMgZXXv0akMPuyVKPCwWrPAI2f7GlZ6apBb3rrjyT3faojo_j4  Benjamin Pollock's Toy Shop https://www.pollocks-coventgarden.co.uk/  Oliver https://oliverthemusical.com/ Six https://sixthemusical.com/london/  Operation Mincemeat https://operationmincemeat.com/  Churchill War Rooms https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/churchill-war-rooms  V&A East Storehouse https://www.vam.ac.uk/east/storehouse/visit#things-to-see-and-do  LIDAR podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-archeological-tech-is-rewriting-everything-we-know/id1237796990?i=1000784018446  Big Bend Construction https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/big-bend-border-wall-texas-construction.html

In this episode, the Seven Ages team begins the discussion with news of recent LIDAR images from the Amazon rainforest, revealing the remains of sprawling geometric figures related to unknown past civilizations. We then welcome Kurt Rademaker, Ph.D to discuss the enigmatic paleo discoveries of late Pleistocene hunter-gatherers in the remote wilderness of Peru.  Dr. Kurt Rademaker is a Faculty Associate Professor of the Center for the Study of the First Americans Laboratory and Director of the interdisciplinary Paleo Andes Working Group (https://www.paleoandes.com/).  He is an expert in the early archaeology of the South American Andes.  Dr. Rademaker has conducted archaeological investigations in Peru, the United States, and Mexico and glacial geologic work in Peru and Scotland.  He is the Principal Investigator of a new National Science Foundation-funded project, "Early Human Ecology and Settlement Dynamics of the Central Andean Highlands".    Seven Ages Official Site  Seven Ages Official Merchandise  Instagram  Facebook  Patreon  Seven Ages YouTube  ADENA: Mound Builders of the Ohio Valley  News Links Amazon LIDAR scans  Guest Links Paleo Andes Website   

This week's episode of "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" highlights one of our Diamond Sponsors, Control Point Associates (CPA), a surveying firm based in Warren, New Jersey. Your host, NSPS Executive Director Tim Burch, recently sat down with Ken Stigner, P.L.S., P.P., Principal of CPA, to hear more about the firm.  Ken discussed CPA's history since 1992, its focus as a purely surveying and geospatial firm, and its growth from 80-90 employees to over 250 with 13 offices across the Mid-Atlantic and Florida. He highlighted the company's embrace of technology, such as laser scanning, mobile LiDAR, and UAVs, and its strategy of not competing with engineering or architectural firms. Ken explained CPA's regional structure, its commitment to mentoring young professionals, and the unique challenges of surveying in different geographic areas like New York City and the Catskills. They also touched on the camaraderie within CPA and the company's current focus on expanding into Georgia, South Carolina, and Western Florida. The conversation concluded with a discussion on the future of surveying, emphasizing the importance of technology and attracting the next generation. NSPS would like to again thank CPA for its support, particularly its sponsorship of the national student competition and the CST program.

Với khoảng 134 triệu hecta rừng cùng những vùng đồng cỏ rộng lớn, Úc cần công nghệ để theo dõi và dự báo nguy cơ cháy rừng. Đây cũng là một hướng nghề nghiệp giàu tiềm năng dành cho người học khoa học không gian, viễn thám, dữ liệu và AI: sử dụng ảnh vệ tinh, radar, LiDAR và GeoAI để lập bản đồ nhiên liệu cháy, xác định khu vực có nguy cơ cao và hỗ trợ các cơ quan quản lý đưa ra quyết định.

Discover the latest rumours and insights about Apple's potential AirPods with visual intelligence and the evolving landscape of AI-powered wearable tech. Hosts Steven Scott and Shaun Preece share personal stories, tech mishaps, and lively debates on whether Apple is falling behind in the AI race. This episode explores the buzz around Apple's rumoured AirPods featuring camera or visual intelligence capabilities. Steven and Shaun break down how leaks in the macOS release candidate hint at AirPods able to perceive and share visual data, sparking speculation about privacy, LiDAR, and the future of Apple's approach to smart glasses. The hosts also dive into their own tech experiences—Steven's comical blind-dash to the dentist, the quirks of screen readers on Windows versus macOS, and the challenges posed by beta software on the new MacBook Neo. They share listener emails about voice assistants, LiDAR misconceptions, and the Meta Adventurer smart glasses' microphone issues. You'll get a mix of humour, practical insights, and reflection on how rapidly AI and wearable tech are transforming accessibility and mainstream technology. ----Follow on:YouTube: https://www.doubletaponair.com/youtubeX (formerly Twitter): https://www.doubletaponair.com/xInstagram: https://www.doubletaponair.com/instagramTikTok: https://www.doubletaponair.com/tiktokThreads: https://www.doubletaponair.com/threadsFacebook: https://www.doubletaponair.com/facebookLinkedIn: https://www.doubletaponair.com/linkedinSubscribe to the Podcast:Apple: https://www.doubletaponair.com/appleSpotify: https://www.doubletaponair.com/spotifyRSS: https://www.doubletaponair.com/podcastiHeadRadio: https://www.doubletaponair.com/iheartAbout Double TapHosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited."Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Humanity’s story from 10,000 BC to 3,000 BC (from the end of the ice age to the beginning of civilizations) follows this pattern: primitive hunter-gatherers slowly progressed to farmers, then to village-builders, then to city-dwellers and kings. With enough food surplus to free up everyone from having to farm, religion, medicine, and art developed. But a revolution in archaeological science has completely rewritten the human past. Tools like ancient DNA sequencing, isotope analysis, LiDAR scanning, ground-penetrating radar, and high-precision radiocarbon dating are completely rewriting what we know about the ancient past. For example, the Natufians of the Levant, living between roughly 14,500 and 11,500 years ago, built permanent stone villages, stored food, buried their dead with elaborate grave goods, and developed complex social hierarchies — all before farming a single crop. We’re going to look at other recent discoveries that have changed what we know about the Ice Age and Neolithic periods, and we’re joined by is Patrick Wyman, author of Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World. We cover the Copper Age megacity beneath modern Spain that was abandoned so completely it wasn’t rediscovered until the 1990s. We talk about Ukraine’s Trypillia culture, which built cities of tens of thousands of people, with no kings, no temples, and no walls. We look at the Neolithic mass graves of central Europe that shattered the myth of the peaceful early farmer, a single Polish burial site where DNA, isotopes, and radiocarbon dating together revealed a family massacre tied to the very moment steppe migrants were pushing into the region. All of this leads to mysteries of the ancient world that still haven’t been answered. Why were the Great Pyramid and Stonehenge only built once? Why does half the world speak languages descended from a single prehistoric tongue that left no writing and no monuments? Why does collapse keep winning, and what does that tell us about our own moment?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Command+Comma jumps you straight into any well-coded Mac app’s settings, no menu-hunting required, and Option+Return reveals the formula in any Numbers cell (Command+Return puts the result back). If your cross-platform Logitech keyboard has its Command and Option keys backwards, hold Fn+Shift+O for three seconds to flip the firmware into Mac mode — Fn+Shift+P sends it back to PC. While you’re at it, download the PDF manual for every new piece of gear today and stash it in Books so it syncs everywhere, because that manual won’t be on the manufacturer’s site three years from now. You’ll also hear why Siri AI in the iOS 27 betas is genuinely iterative: you can follow up, edit, and append without starting over. Plus the best quick tip anyone’s sent in: go listen to the old episodes. Then you’re into your questions. Skipping Tahoe on your way to Golden Gate? You pay the re-indexing tax either way, so make the one jump instead of two. You’ll get the cable-bag answer (mesh zipper pouches you can see through, plus a slim organizer case that slides in next to your laptop), the 4K travel monitor that earns its space, and how one listener had Claude Cowork build an exhaustive Mac migration checklist. You’ll hear why consolidating into a single password manager makes your next nuke-and-pave dramatically less painful, and whether an app that vets every link before you click it could actually exist, because knowing where a link really goes is how you Don’t Get Caught. Plus: build and sideload your own single-use iOS apps for free with your Xcode personal team (AltStore and Sideloadly make it stick), why Messages keeps splitting your family group thread and what actually works, and a long-overdue robot mower update covering stereo vision versus LiDAR, all-wheel drive, and what your yard size really costs you. 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1155 for Monday, August 17th, 2026 August 17th: Black Cat Appreciation Day MGG Monthly Giveaway – Win a license to Yoink, Screenfloat, Transloader, or DeskMat from Eternal Storms The MGG Merch Store is Live! Quick Tips 00:00:01 Christopher-QT-Command+Comma gets to App Settings NOW! 00:03:50 Wayne-QT-1151-Option+Return in Numbers shows Formula for current cell 00:05:21 Jimmy-QT-Use Fn+O to switch a Logitech Keyboard into Mac mode Bonus Quick Tip: System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts… > Modifier Bonus Bonus QT: Download PDFs of your user manuals and save them in Books (which syncs!) 00:11:26 Paul-Siri AI is transformative and iterative, even with local apps 00:15:16 Pilot Pete-If you're on the iOS 27 Betas: Settings > Siri > Try Siri AI Beta 00:21:47 Joe-QT-The Best Quick Tip Ever…Listen to old episodes! Sponsors 00:24:09 SPONSOR: Helix Sleep makes premium mattresses and bedding that are customized to fit your personal needs, and conveniently shipped to your door. Go to https://helixsleep.com/MGG for 27% Off Sitewide. 00:25:50 SPONSOR: Shopify. If you're ready to stop putting off your business and start selling, sign up for your free trial and start selling today at https://Shopify.com/MGG Your Questions Answered – feedback@macgeekgab.com 00:27:18 Harvey-Long Jump to Golden Gate or Tahoe First? 00:30:48 Rod-Which cable organizer bags do you use? Mesh Zipper Pouches Cable organizer travel case ViewSonic VX1655-4K 00:40:15 Alexander-Using Claude Cowork to build a Mac migration checklist 00:42:58 Patrick-QT-1154-Using a password manager makes Nuke-and-Pave simpler 00:48:14 Clif-What about an app that checks every link I click? 00:53:57 Joe-Can I create my own single-use iOS apps without paying for a developer account? 00:58:59 Kim-Why Messages is Splitting Groups and What to do about it? Cool Stuff Found 01:05:48 ATC-Altstore or Sideloadly AltStore Sideloadly 01:09:24 Robot Mowers Revisited eufy Robot Mower e15 – $1,199.99 Segway Navimow i215 LiDAR Robot Mower – $1,599 Mammotion LUBA mini 2 AWD – $1,799.00 Navimow X4 Robotic Lawn Mower – $2,499.00 01:24:26 MGG 1155 Outtro MGG Monthly Giveaway Bandwidth Provided by CacheFly Pilot Pete's Aviation Podcast: So There I Was (for Aviation Enthusiasts) The Debut Film Podcast – Adam's new podcast! Dave's Business Brain (for Entrepreneurs) and Gig Gab (for Working Musicians) Podcasts MGG Merch is Available! Mac Geek Gab iOS app Mac Geek Gab YouTube Page Mac Geek Gab Live Calendar This Week's MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews feedback@macgeekgab.com 224-888-GEEK Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List BackBeat Media Podcast Network

Check out these highlights from this year's awesome event!!! 00:00 - Paul DiGiacobbe, Vice President, LiDAR Solutions and Rob Dannenberg, President at Phoenix LiDAR Systems 00:21:25 - Jonah Colebrook, LiDAR Tech and Ryan Hagler, LiDAR/photogrammetry tech at GPI Geospatial, Inc. 00:31:35 - Mike Graham, LiDAR & Point Cloud Specialist at McElhanney and Zachary Diaz, Applications Consultant at TopoDOT  00:47:49 - Wesley Newman, LSIT and ORD Specialist and Stephania Coots, Design Tech at QK4 01:02:47 - Jason Rhodes, Technical Leader: Survey & Reality Capture at Jacobs 01:19:34 - Noah Bremer and Stephanie Wood, LiDAR Tech at McKim & Creed      

In "The Infrastructure Autonomous Delivery Needs", Joe Lynch speaks with Chairman and CEO of Arrive AI, Dan O'Toole, about why smart endpoint infrastructure is the missing link to scaling autonomous logistics. About Dan O'Toole Dan O'Toole, CEO of Arrive AI, can speak to why endpoint coordination networks and logistics software are becoming the unresolved infrastructure problem—and the most durable value driver—in commercial autonomous logistics. Drawing on clinical-grade deployment data that reveals what the market actually needs to scale, he offers actionable lessons on how these operational insights translate seamlessly from healthcare to the broader commercial logistics ecosystem. About Arrive AI Arrive AI (Nasdaq: ARAI) stands apart by addressing the critical gap in autonomous logistics: the endpoint. Its Arrive Points smart hubs and Arrive OS software form a hardware-agnostic, AI-orchestrated network that connects drones, ground robots, and human couriers through verified, chain-of-custody handoffs. Backed by a decade of development, 10 U.S. patents, and international filings in 20-plus countries, this architecture isn't a feature add-on—it is the essential operating layer that makes autonomous delivery commercially viable. While competitors rush to deploy vehicles, Arrive AI has already proven its infrastructure in high-stakes, live hospital environments—securing a second contract on the strength of its initial deployment—positioning the company as a defensible, revenue-ready infrastructure asset as public markets increasingly reward durable AI networks. Key Takeaways: The Infrastructure Autonomous Delivery Needs In "The Infrastructure Autonomous Delivery Needs", Joe Lynch speaks with Chairman and CEO of Arrive AI, Dan O'Toole, about why smart endpoint infrastructure is the missing link to scaling autonomous logistics. Solving the "Last 50 Feet" Problem: While multimillion-dollar autonomous drones and ground rovers can navigate miles via GPS and LiDAR, deliveries often fail at the final drop-off point. Arrive AI bridges this gap with Arrive Point™ smart hubs, providing a secure physical landing pad and drop-chute for autonomous vehicles. Creating an Unbroken Chain of Custody: To combat the 1.7 million packages stolen daily in the U.S. and secure high-value goods like pharmaceuticals, Arrive Points utilize biometrics, RFID, and time-of-flight sensors. The unit stays locked until accessed by an authorized recipient, maintaining a verified digital record from dispatch to retrieval. Hardware-Agnostic Infrastructure for Universal Access: Rather than fragmenting the market with proprietary drop zones for different brands, Arrive AI acts as a carrier-agnostic portal. Its open operating layer (Arrive OS) allows drones, ground robots, and human couriers from any fleet to execute seamless handoffs at a single managed endpoint. Unlocking Asynchronous Delivery: Traditional delivery requires both courier and recipient to synchronize schedules, leading to costly re-delivery delays. Arrive AI's smart hubs decouple drop-off times from human availability, allowing 24/7 unattended deliveries and pick-ups without risk of weather damage, theft, or product degradation. A Defensible "Napkin to Nasdaq" IP Wall: Founded in 2014 and listed on the Nasdaq (ARAI) in 2025, Arrive AI established a critical first-mover advantage by filing foundational patents before major tech giants. The company now holds 10 U.S. patents and international filings across 20+ countries, creating a robust intellectual property moat. Proven Performance in High-Stakes Environments: Beyond residential ecommerce, Arrive AI's infrastructure has been validated in live hospital settings—where delivery failures carry strict regulatory consequences rather than just operational inconvenience. This clinical-grade reliability directly enabled the company to secure follow-on enterprise contracts. Climate Control for Sensitive Payloads: Outfitted with Climate Assist™ technology, Arrive Points can actively heat or cool up to 20 degrees within minutes to preserve perishable groceries and temperature-sensitive medical supplies, while integrated top-door heaters keep snow and ice from freezing the automated doors. Learn More About The Infrastructure Autonomous Delivery Needs Dan O'Toole | Linkedin Arrive AI | Linkedin Arrive AI OpenAI's IPO filing and the broader public-market rush into AI PepsiCo is running 35 driverless trucks commercially. Amazon just deployed a next-generation warehouse robot as part of a $12 billion investment push The Logistics of Logistics Podcast If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a positive review, subscribe, and share it with your friends and colleagues. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast: Google, Apple, Castbox, Spotify, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Tunein, Podbean, Owltail, Libsyn, Overcast Check out The Logistics of Logistics on Youtube

Why the FCC Drone Ban Could Ground More Than You Think The FCC may be laying the groundwork for a drone ban that goes far beyond DJI and if you fly drones for business, this could change your entire operating model. We break down what the proposal really says, why the definition of "military grade" is so broad, and what every drone pilot needs to do before the comment window closes.The headline sounds simple, but the details are anything but. This proposed action could affect thermal imaging, LiDAR, docking stations, swarming drones, spray platforms, drone light shows, and even aircraft over 55 pounds. We unpack why the language matters, where the loopholes are, and why "already owned" drones may still fly while parts, imports, marketing, and future replacements get squeezed. We also discuss: Why not all thermal or LiDAR systems should be treated as military tech How the proposal could impact real estate, utilities, construction, inspections, agriculture, and public safety Why docking stations may be the highest security risk in the entire discussion What "swarm" should actually mean, and why that definition matters Why air-gapped systems may be the smarter alternative to blanket restrictions How product lifecycle support, batteries, firmware, and replacement parts could be affected We then discuss what it takes If you want to influence the FCC, and how these rules could slow infrastructure work, raise costs, and limit the use of drones across the U.S. economy. Tune in today whether you manage a fleet, train pilots, or rely on UAS for inspections, mapping, spraying, or security. The clock is ticking, and the wrong move here could cost the industry far more than most pilots realize. 5-Day Free Course: Thriving Drone Real Estate Business Transform your drone operations into a thriving real estate-focused business. Learn client management, pricing for profit, and creating high-value deliverables. Grow My Drone Business Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you're there, leave us a 5-star review, if you're inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Click here for access to Skywatch for all your drone insurance purposes ! Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneuADU 1382: Build my own drone to do photogrammetry work? Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [0:29] — Why the FCC ban matters for drone operators and businesses [4:18] — What the FCC proposal actually says [5:12] — The broad “military grade” definition and why thermal/LiDAR are controversial [7:04] — Why even existing drones may still be affected indirectly [12:14] — Downstream impact on utilities, construction, infrastructure, and the economy [23:46] — Performance-based standards vs blanket restrictions [31:18] — Docking stations as a major security risk [33:13] — Swarming drones and multi-aircraft operations [43:53] — Summary of what should go into a comment [51:04] — Comment deadline and what is still allowed [58:21] — Final advice: don't use a copy-paste comment