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The host of the Rick Mercer Report made stops at Engineering 5 and a local test track for a light-hearted look at aerial drones and autonomous vehicles in a segment that aired on the CBC this week.

Mercer opened the six-minute piece by describing Waterloo as a “hotbed of high-tech innovation” and the University of Waterloo as the place “where the tech leaders of tomorrow come to plan not only their future, but ours as well.”

A medical technology company founded by three Waterloo Engineering graduates has expanded the scope of its products with approval in the United States of a smart tool for hip replacements using a different technique.

Intellijoint Surgical Inc., which traces its roots to a mechatronics engineering Capstone Design project, recently announced clearance by the Food and Drug Administration of intellijoint HIP Anterior, a new application for technology already in use by surgeons.

A family doctor who earned his undergraduate degree at Waterloo Engineering has moved on to another stage in the process to select Canada’s next astronauts.

Jesse Zroback made the grade as the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) recently whittled the number of candidates down from 72 to 32 after thousands of people from across the country initially applied for two jobs last year.

A company launched by former Waterloo Engineering students has switched gears from self-driving shuttles to long-haul trucks.

Embark, which grew out of student startup Varden Labs, emerged from stealth mode last week after quietly working since the summer of 2016 to develop technology that allows trucks to go from one highway exit to another without intervention by a driver.

Embark self-driving truck.