Marine robotics, underwater drones, AI, and useful productivity signals.

How do you steer an aircraft, a drone, or an underwater robot along a path in 3-D, when wind or ocean currents keep pushing it off course? ✈️🌊That's the question behind our new paper, just out in Automatica, the flagship journal of International Federation of

The signal here is continued momentum around operational autonomy at sea: perception, endurance, reliability, and the boring-but-critical integration work that turns prototypes into field tools.

José angle: this is close to OceanScan territory — autonomy, mission robustness, operator tooling, data products, and how underwater systems become dependable enough for real work.

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🇺🇸🪖 The United States Marine Corps has established the Marine Corps Robotics Integration Group (MCRIG) to supervise training and standardization of small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and counter-drone solutions across the force. MCRIG will operate

The relevant angle is not the hype cycle; it is how AI is being embedded into systems that need to make decisions under constraints, uncertainty, and limited communications.

José angle: this is close to OceanScan territory — autonomy, mission robustness, operator tooling, data products, and how underwater systems become dependable enough for real work.

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Best AI Productivity Tools for Creators (2026): CapCut Recognized for Faster Video and Image Workflows by Software Experts

Useful from a software-engineering perspective because the best productivity tools are starting to compress routine work without removing the need for judgment.

José angle: worth scanning for ideas that reduce engineering friction without creating opaque workflows or fragile dependencies.

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What’s the future of defense tech? 9 Mothers - a Y Combinator startup building counter defense weapons that destroy suicide drones. We are seeing a huge increase in defense companies in Y Combinator and Russell Smith is one of those at the forefront! 🔥 #

A potentially useful development for tracking technology shifts around robotics, AI, and autonomy.

José angle: keep this as a signal, not a conclusion — useful if it connects to robotics, ocean operations, or better engineering workflows.

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Anthropic is rumored to be pursuing robot AI developer Physical Intelligence — RuntimeWire

The relevant angle is not the hype cycle; it is how AI is being embedded into systems that need to make decisions under constraints, uncertainty, and limited communications.

José angle: worth scanning for ideas that reduce engineering friction without creating opaque workflows or fragile dependencies.

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Dozens of Robotaxi Riders Are Falling Asleep, Sparking Frantic Calls For Emergency Services

A potentially useful development for tracking technology shifts around robotics, AI, and autonomy.

José angle: look past the buzzwords and ask what would actually improve planning, supervision, fault handling, or post-mission analysis in field robotics.

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