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10 Lessons From the Legacy of Apple’s Steve Jobs

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Steve Jobs , a tireless tech visionary, an extraordinary innovator, and the cofounder of Apple. Jobs also redefined what a high-tech corporate campus should look like, according to a 2011. On its 25 October 2005 cover, Time magazine hailed Jobs as "the man who always seems to know what's next." Pixar Animation Studios.

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Airless tires look like the future for robotaxis, EVs, and more

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Michelin Uptis airless tires No flats, no blowouts, no pressure checks Michelin’s prototype airless tire line, Uptis (Unique Puncture-proof Tire System), may have been conceived to have less impact on the environment, but as the name origin suggests it has other big advantages.

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This IEEE Service-Learning Program Is More Popular Than Ever

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In 2009 the EPICS program was brought to IEEE by Moshe Kam , an IEEE Fellow and the 2005–2007 vice president of IEEE Educational Activities ; Senior Member Kapil Dandekar ; and Fellow Saurabh Sinha. Together they founded EPICS in IEEE as an IEEE Educational Activities program. The Foundation is IEEE’s philanthropic partner.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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And this incremental nature of innovation means that controlling the spread, manufacturing, and further development of new ideas is almost impossible. it meant you must have a good idea and you should make the most of it, as quickly as possible.”—Henn Clones,” Tan told the Straits Times in 2005, “in a sense, are marvelous.

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The Automotive Research Center at the University of Michigan’s Annual Program Review: The Driving Force Behind Autonomous Vehicles

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The event’s atmosphere is a dynamic balance between a network of friendships and a professional exchange of information and ideas. In any case, the environment was one of excitement, as the University of Michigan’s 234- seat Chesebrough Auditorium was packed to standing room only capacity by the conclusion of the opening remarks.

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Creating Domestic Robots That Really Help

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Chris has been at iRobot since 2005, and he spent several years as a senior investigator at iRobot research working on some of iRobot’s more unusual and experimental projects. Ackerman: Yeah, I thought that was a fantastic idea when I first saw it at CES , and I’m so glad that you’ve been able to continue working on it.

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Humanoid Robots Are Getting to Work

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The DARPA Grand and Urban Challenges for autonomous vehicles, in 2005 and 2007, formed the foundation for today’s autonomous taxis. This article is part of our special report Top Tech 2024. But a robot with legs will be something new. We are always focused on what problem we’re trying to solve.

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