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Hyundai Motor Group and Seoul National University open joint battery research center; focus on Li-metal and solid-state

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Hyundai Motor Group announced the inauguration of its Joint Battery Research Center with Seoul National University (SNU). In addition, researchers from Hyundai Motor and Kia will be dispatched to the center to participate as members of the joint research team, maximizing research synergy through close communication and sharing of expertise.

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7-state Midwest EVOLVE project to promote electric vehicles; Ford, GM, Nissan initial automotive partners

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The goal of Midwest EVOLVE is to build awareness and visibility for the advantages of electric vehicles, and to help the Midwest rediscover the automobile again, this time with a plug. The first events will be held in the spring of 2017. The Midwest is often overlooked as a market for electric vehicles.

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Video Friday: Perseverance Autonomy

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Velodyne ] While I appreciate that Digit is a robot made for work, I'd love to see them build a robot made for fun. GitHub ] Two excellent seminars from the UofT Robotics Instutie, featuring Henny Admoni from CMU and Dorsa Sadigh from Stanford. www.youtube.com. www.youtube.com.

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Toyota Motor Corporation has begun accepting applications today for this year’s Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program , which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities aimed at sustainable development both in Japan and overseas. Environment-Education seminar of Energy in Yokkaichi University.

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Video Friday: Humanoid Soccer

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Paper ] Building tiny giant robots requires lots of little fixtures, and I’m here for it. DFKI ] The Utah Bionic Leg, developed by University of Utah mechanical engineering associate professor Tommaso Lenzi and his team in the HGN Lab, is a motorized prosthetic for lower-limb amputees.

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Video Friday: ReachBot

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This is possible because of a small motor with rotor blades—typically used for drones—inserted into the soft tubular structure. The team aspires to build this project in a manner that will give it potential to grow after the project is completed, to a fully autonomous Zamboni.

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Protean Electrics retrofitted through-the-road plug-in hybrid van showing significant fuel economy gains

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A European-based Vauxhall Vivaro van retrofitted with Protean Electric’s electric wheel motors ( earlier post )applied in a through-the-road plug-in hybrid system (TTRH) has shown a more than three-fold improvement in fuel economy in hybrid mode over a conventional Vivaro on the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). Click to enlarge.