5-23-16 update: Cyclone Space Mining was so close to big mining runs at NASA’s annual robotics competition. But, a broken frame disabled one of the team’s two robots during the team’s first run. Then, ...

Editor’s note: Following is the first of a series of technology-related columns written by Jason Zeng, online specialist for The Montana Standard. The columns will appears twice a month in this spot.

AMES, Iowa – The student-engineers of the Cardinal Space Mining Club kept finding ways to adapt their robot and their strategies to move up the leaderboard. Dust is flying from the mini mining robot?

The future of space exploration is upon us, characterized by groundbreaking innovations, interstellar aspirations, and collaborative efforts that push the boundaries of human imagination. With the ...

Virginia Tech engineering students will compete in NASA’s Lunabotics Mining Competition to develop robotic technology that could be used to excavate the moon someday. The Tech Lunabotics team has been ...

Robots built by high schoolers vied for points in a fast-moving game inspired by complex ocean ecosystems at the FIRST ...