chief technology officer

The British jet engine that failed in the ‘Valley of Death’

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Reaction Engines hoped one day its tech would power a reusable space plane [Reaction Engines] “It was going great until it fell apart.” Richard Varvill recalls the emotional shock that hits home when a high-tech venture goes off the rails. The former chief technology officer speaks ruefully about his long career trying to bring a … Read more

US robot makers hope to beat China in humanoid race. Tariffs could affect their ambitions

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BOSTON (AP) — Tariffs weren’t on the agenda of this week’s Robotics Summit, where thousands of tech industry workers mingled with humanoid and other robot varieties and talked about how to build and sell a new generation of increasingly autonomous machines. Not on the official agenda, at least. “Jump up to the microphones,” said keynote … Read more