Articles by Michael Cruickshank

India’s $4 phone: a manufacturing miracle?

An iRobot 310 SUG V3 military robot system. Image courtesy of iRobot

iRobot sells off military robot division

A concept of the Spread automated Vegetable Factory. Image courtesy of Spread.

First ever robot farm opens in Japan

A DJI Inspire 1 drone. Image courtesy of DJI.

Lufthansa to partner with DJI in drone technology

Iran Air is reportedly set to receive the first of the Airbus jets. Image courtesy of Wikipedia Commons

Iran to make massive Airbus jet order

A car fitted with Takata airbags, subject to a huge product recall. Image courtesy of Takata Corp.

Another 5 million vehicles recalled due to Takata airbags

A study shows Australian honey contains the world's highest levels of PA contaminants. Image courtesy of Flickr - Dino Giordano

Australian honey toxic according to new research

Child labour at an artisanal mine in the DRC. Image courtesy of Flickr - Julien Harneis.

Amnesty claims batteries contain cobalt mined by child labour

A steel refinery in Shanghai, China. Image courtesy of Flickr - Erik Charlton.

China’s steel production finally begins to fall

The latest autonomous drive Nissan Leaf test vehicle being readied for continued city testing outside the automaker’s research center in Silicon Valley - image courtesy of Nissan.

Obama proposes $4bn for driverless car development

The new rocket motors are designed to replace the Russian RD-180 (pictured). Image courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.

Orbital ATK and SpaceX awarded millions to replace Russian engines