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Amazon equipped workers with electric vests that alert robots when humans are present to avoid collision and enhance safety

Skincare firm Neutrogena introduced 3D printed sheet masks that can be customized to person’s face and skincare needs

London’s busiest airports Heathrow and Gatwick will spend millions of pounds on anti-drone equipment after drone sightings near Gatwick airport stranded 140,000 passengers before Christmas

Gyle Premier Inn hotel in Endinburgh, U.K. installed five-ton lithium-ion battery to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions

New bread making robot, BreadBot, which can bake 235 loaves per day, publicly debuted at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019

Mining corporation Rio Tinto’s autonomous train system has travelled more than one million kilometers transporting iron ore since July 2018 in Western Australia

KAIST and Harvard University researchers used 3D printing to create new battery shapes that are safer and can charge more efficiently than lithium-ion batteries

Robotics company Sarcos Robotics finished assembling world’s first battery-powered full-body exoskeleton that allows construction and manufacturing workers to lift up to 200 pounds of weight

Japanese company Yanmar Agri Corporation developed automated rice transplanter that can plant rice seedlings autonomously in straight line, available in Japan beginning February 1, 2019

Truck manufacturer Volvo Trucks announced it will launch all-electric truck Volvo VNR Electric in 2019, used for distribution, regional-haul and drayage

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