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South China Morning Postworld41 days ago
China Doubles Production Efficiency of J-20 Stealth Fighter Components Using Lights-Out Factory
A Chengdu plant using autonomous vehicles and AI-driven machinery now produces the skeleton of a J-20 in near darkness with little human intervention. The advance removes the need for lighting and cuts energy consumption and operational costs. Song Ge, head of the factory’s digit…
Nishino Asuka / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)finance60 days ago
Xidian University Tests Microwave-Based Wireless Power System for In-Flight Drone Recharging
A team from Xidian University successfully tested a wireless power transfer system using microwaves to beam energy from a ground unit to a drone in motion. The system maintained stable transmission for up to 3.1 hours at 49 feet altitude. The findings, published in Aeronautical S…