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A prototype satellite containing four of Google’s AI chips, called Tensor Processing Units, was launched by SpaceX on Thursday, the beginning of a year-long experiment testing whether TPUs can survive in orbit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The team now plans to build a prototype to find out whether the predicted performance can be reproduced in a real device.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

With the help of the University of Maine’s giant 3D printer, Navatek made a prototype and unveiled it at a press conference where a Guinness World Records representative declared it the world’s largest 3D-printed boat.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

More troubling, in 2017 he started a GoFundMe to raise money for the first medbed prototype.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Long before America’s aircraft manufacturers placed one of their newly conceived flying machines into production, they sent a working prototype to the Langley laboratory so that the design could be tested and improved.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

"It's a composite image. Each member of this family has several prototypes," the guide explained.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Five prototypes before I got the body right. It had to look cool, play easy, feel comfortable, and most of all, sound good. Built completely by hand, late nights after shop hours.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Most of the vehicles currently on the road, even those generating revenue, are still basically prototypes, he added.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Zigzagging between robots, weapons and computers in his garage workshop, Ukrainian engineer Eduard Trotsenko was bubbling with excitement as he showed off his latest prototypes and dreamed of sci-fi-inspired futuristic ideas.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

The box was filled with all sorts of confusing knickknacks: hand-whittled prototypes for game pieces; a star-spangled, red-white-and-blue “H-H-H Humphrey” button; a battered clasp envelope sealed up with tons of tape.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

“They prototyped a lot of ideas,” said Yee, a father of three who took over from Akl as chairman of the board of KidSTREAM in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

The first digital camera was prototyped in 1975 by Eastman Kodak, which owned 90% of the U.S. film market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026

Together, they designed user interfaces, prototyped an app and coded a website based on the prototype.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2023

“Some things can be prototyped and some things can’t,” he said.

From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2017

“We prototyped a new way,” Grignon says of the early device.

From The Verge ● Jun. 13, 2017

The design software market faces unique risks, Radke conceded, as generative AI reduces the time and skill required for prototyping and ideation, in turn blurring the boundaries “of who a ‘designer’ is.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

"We've spent the last four years developing, prototyping and testing technologies… We have a team of 30 people, and growing," says Rob Meyerson, co-founder and chief executive.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

The office is a “creation hub,” she said, where influencers can record Puma’s design prototyping lab supported by libraries of materials and equipment used to create Puma apparel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

As soon as they read his memo, they began prototyping his little indicator that would be known as the Moylan Arrow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026

The computer desktop and various rapid prototyping tools brought execution closer to designers.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin