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The ‘most affordable’ DIY e-bike kit company just launched a new $349 version

Baua Electric

Swytch, makers of the self-proclaimed “most affordable” electric bike conversion kits out there, announced its newest model this morning. One of the reasons Swytch has been so popular during past releases is that ultra-affordable entry price, though the sleek design and ease of installation surely don’t hurt sales either.

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Elephant Robotics Unveils New Desktop Educational Robots for 2023

Cars That Think

For robots to become widely used in education, they need to be smaller, easier to setup and use, and, more important, they need to be affordable to educators and students. The products’ portability, ease of use, and cost-effectiveness have helped schools integrate robotics as part of their programs and courses.

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IoT-ize Your Old Gadgets With a Mechanical Hijacking Device

Cars That Think

But if you want it, it's there—as long as you're able to afford it, of course. Part of the project involved putting some prototypes in the homes of potential users. Just about every device you own is probably available with Internet connectivity. Whether or not every device you own actually. Or, that was the idea, anyway.

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Opinion: Cars and Toxic Substances

Clean Fleet Report

Traveling is an essential part of living, and traveling in a car is much better than other modes of transport because of the comfort and control it offers. Automobile manufacturers historically have used asbestos in car body parts such as brakes. The use of PVC in many parts of a car is what makes most cars affordable.

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Can This DIY Rocket Program Send an Astronaut to Space?

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That successful mission in August 2018 was a huge step toward our goal of sending an amateur astronaut to the edge of space aboard one of our DIY rockets. While our boats were in international waters , Sweden ha s oversight of the airspace above that part of the Baltic Sea.) Even more important, it came back down in one piece.

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Reintroducing myself - from Central Pennsylvania

DIY Electric Car

and by the recent re-evaluation by the EPA on CARB requirements regarding aftermarket performance parts and legality on our streets. With the cost of EV conversions still being relatively (everything is relative) affordable and the EV conversion knowledge base. If the law changes the game regarding ICEs - change power plants!

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iRobot Launches Create 3, with ROS 2 Built In

Cars That Think

It’s a little scary to recall that when iRobot last released an update to the Create DIY/educational robot platform, the calendar read 2014 (!). But it’s absolutely true that Create 3 will be an integral part of TB4, in the same way that the Kobuki base was an integral part of the TurtleBot 2. I think there are two reasons.

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