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Tesla begins inviting 15,000 guests to ‘Cyber Rodeo’ at Gigafactory Texas

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Tesla has officially started inviting the 15,000 guests to its “Cyber Rodeo” event at Gigafactory Texas on April 7, as CEO Elon Musk published a photo of a virtual invitation to the event last night. Tesla plans to hold the event on April 7 at 4 pm at its Gigafactory Texas facility. Credit: Joe Tegtmeyer/YouTube.

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Video Friday: TruckBot

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Deep Robotics ] Turns out, if you make feet into hydrofoil shapes and put a pair of legs into a water current that’s been disturbed by a cylinder, you’ll get a fairly convincing biological walking gait.

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Tesla’s proposed TX lithium refinery takes step forward as school district ratifies tax abatements

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According to an Austin Business Journal analysis, this could save Tesla an estimated $16.2 Tesla discusses lithium refining facility’s water supply in Nueces. The representatives also said that Tesla’s lithium battery production process would use less water. . million on property taxes over that period.

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Tesla’s invite-only Giga Fest at Gigafactory Texas draws concerns from local citizens

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Tesla’s Giga Fest at Gigafactory Texas, an invite-only event, drew a handful of concerns from local citizens over noise complaints from fireworks testing and concerns regarding a lack of public engagement from the automaker as it nears the official opening of the factory. “It’s a small item, right,” Paul said.

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Here’s (probably) why Tesla Giga Fest at Giga Texas was moved to April 7th

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk Tweeted on February 18 that the company’s second “Giga Fest” event would be held at Gigafactory Texas on April 1. In less than four hours, the calendar had flipped to the 19th, at least in my time zone, and Musk pushed the event back six days to April 7. Simply put, Musk had to push the event back.

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Video Friday: Peep Handling

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Unitree ] ORNL researchers study the effects of energy use on waterways and develop solutions to limit water pollution. Happy Peep Consumption Day!

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Video Friday: Robot Gecko Smashes Face Into Tree

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We'll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here's what we have so far ( send us your events !): The subterranean stage is being set for the DARPA Subterranean Challenge Final Event at Louisville's Mega Cavern. Paper ] via [ UC Berkeley ] Thanks, Robert! I'll be there!