Spider-Bot is a robotic terrestrial drone made largely of 3D-printed parts and being developed by Janesville’s technical manufacturing startup GLW Technologies, one of the newest tenants of the Janesville Innovation Center.
It’s just one project the company hopes will end up in the hands of space explorers on missions to the moon and beyond.
GLW moved from Madison to the Janesville Innovation Center last fall. Late last year, the company launched a new partnership with Colorado-based aerospace startup Lunar Outpost to design suspension components for a lunar rover robot, GLW owner Nick Shepherd said.
Lunar Outpost’s robot could land near the moon’s south pole in 2023 under a contract with NASA to collect rock and soil samples from the lunar surface.
, the 38-year-old explained that Boseman, who tragically died from colon cancer last month, added to her pay cheque after her figure was turned down by the studio. This was a pretty big budget film, and I know that everybody understands about the pay disparity in Hollywood, but I asked for a number that the studio wouldn t get to, she told the publication.
ADVERTISEMENT And because I was hesitant to go back to work and my daughter was starting school and it was an inconvenient time, I said: I ll do it if I m compensated in the right way. And Chadwick ended up donating some of his salary to get me to the number that I had asked for. He said that that was what I deserved to be paid.
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Subscriber only COVID-19 threw a serious spanner in the works for weddings this year, but despite all the challenges, some lucky loved-up couples still managed to make it down the aisle and say I do . Chandler Powell and Bindi Irwin on their wedding day with a python Picture KATE BERRY
BINDI IRWIN AND CHANDLER POWELL Six years after getting together, Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell made it down the aisle just hours before pandemic restrictions were rolled out across the country on March 25. Still, due to the nature of growing restrictions the intimate day looked substantially different to what they d originally planned.
Dunne votes against “problematic” purchase of $265,000 armored vehicle
By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com
1st Ward Councilman Sean Dunne (right) voted against an ordinance which would’ve appropriated $265,000 in the purchase of an armored vehicle for the Portsmouth SWAT, Police and Fire Departments on Monday evening. Photo by Patrick Keck.
PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth City Council failed to pass legislation Monday evening which would have appropriated $265,000 from the city’s General Fund for the purchase of an armored vehicle.
Despite having a majority of the votes, 3-1 in favor, the missing fourth vote prevented the passing of the measure. Such was the case earlier this year when a 3-2 vote ended an attempt to decriminalize marijuana possession.