Unboxed - April 2021 - Inaugural Issue

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Will Boston Dynamics' acquisition by Hyundai Motor Group make it shelve a research-driven approach? The only way to find out is by looking into its past and future. Tesla’s coming to India, but—hear us out—there is more than what meets the eye. We’re also taking you to Mars (and back) to look at all the tech that makes the Perseverance Rover tick. Find out about all this and more in Unboxed’s inaugural issue.

Anything even remotely related to robotics, and tech geeks think Boston Dynamics. The company has more than just a cult following, to say the least, and has managed to steer clear of the media and public gaze so far. But now, its products are making their way into the mainstream.

Tesla has terrific brand value across the globe, but that’s not news. It is soon coming to India, and that’s not news either. What is worth looking into though is how well it may or may not do in a country where more than 75% of the cars sold cost $10,000 or less.

Amazon-backed startup Zoox unveils its fully autonomous last mile vehicle, and we can tell that the future is for riders, not drivers. The company has set out to make a safe and simple way to move around cities. So what’s the ideal course of action for that? An electric, bidirectional, and symmetrical vehicle, of course.

NASA is challenging researchers to grow vascularized heart, lung, kidney, and liver and muscle tissues in outer space. And in the true spirit of tech companies turning things of fiction—such as making complex human organs in the cosmos—into reality, Techshot has started sending bioprinter prototypes to space to test and gather more data about this venture.

It seems that we cannot keep up with our own demand for semiconductors—kind of a big problem that no one saw coming—and you can blame the COVID-19 pandemic for it. But how did we get here and what happens next?

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A tech magazine with a difference!
Unboxed brings to you to tech coverage like never before. With an array of articles that seek to go deeper than your average tech magazine and a selection of stories covering everything from Consumer tech, Mobility, Robotics, Startups, Space and more, Unboxed could be the perfect way to bring yourself up to speed with the tech world.