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Video Friday: Tensegrity Wheels

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Deploying self-propelling, compliant robots like Sensiworm would give operators virtually unfettered access in the future to perform inspections without having to disassemble the engine. [ During the RoboNav project, autonomous driving tests were conducted in the Seetaler Alps in Austria. GE ] Why not Zoidberg?

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New BMW Brilliance engine plant with light metal foundry in China; high-voltage battery production to come

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In addition to combustion engines, the new engine plant will also produce high-voltage batteries for future Plug-in Hybrid models. For example machining work at the new plant uses a water recovery system similar to that at the BMW Group Plant Steyr (Austria), resulting in completely wastewater-free production.

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