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Robotics Today: Soft Hearts and Medical Breakthroughs

Today's robotics highlights from around the world.

Soft robotic heart offers new way to study disease and test life-saving devices

Researchers at UNSW Sydney have created a fully synthetic soft robotic heart that can mimic disease states and provide a realistic platform for testing next-generation cardiac devices, potentially reducing reliance on animal testing and cadaver models.

Tech News Roundup: Spyware Exposure, FCC Policy Shift, Tesla's Chip Fab, AI Hurricanes, mRNA Flu Vaccine, and Self-Driving Truck Battle

China-linked LightSpy Spyware Caught Targeting Victims in 13 Countries, Including the US Security researchers have linked a widespread LightSpy spyware campaign to a Chinese company after an operator's careless mistake—placing a KFC order under their real name and office address—exposed their identity. The campaign targeted victims

Defense Tech Startup Hadrian Raises $1.37 Billion at $8 Billion Valuation

Defense technology company Hadrian has raised $1.37 billion in a new funding round, reaching an $8 billion valuation. The company is developing automated factories designed to mass-produce components for defense vehicles, with a particular focus on submarine parts. Hadrian's approach centers on automation and advanced manufacturing techniques

Today's Quantum Computing News

Air-Stable Superconductors Could Unlock Scalable Quantum Hardware MIT researchers have developed a method to create air-stable, ultrathin superconductors at wafer scale, removing a key obstacle to their use in practical quantum computing hardware. Read more: Researchers make air-stable, ultrathin superconductors, for more scalable quantum devices

Soft robotic heart offers new way to study disease and test life-saving devices

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