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Can This DIY Rocket Program Send an Astronaut to Space?

Cars That Think

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.) So on that small prototype, I had to sew 972 connections.

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Building the Future of Smart Home Security

Cars That Think

It’s nearly impossible to find a household today that doesn’t have at least one connected smart home device installed. It redefined the home security space by introducing wireless, DIY products and pioneered giving customers the ability to monitor their homes via a smartphone app. SimpliSafe works differently.

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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 (!). Shamlian: I don't know what I can say about what we're using internally, but I can tell you that it wasn't a huge leap to make ROS 2 work on Create 3.

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Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life

Cars That Think

If I could just connect the HVAC system to my iPhone, I could control it from anywhere. Then, magically, Matt Rogers, who’d been one of the first interns on the iPod project, reached out to me. It connected to your phone. This needed to be an easy DIY project, a quick upgrade. So I let the idea catch me. But it worked.

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

Green Car Congress

We only drove ’normal’ ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars before but those gave me a feeling of always being in a hurry. There are also videos on Youtube where people change the pack the DIY way or the individual modules, but be aware to only buy individual modules from a trusted source. Awesome, relaxing car to drive.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

Founding EVA chapter connects with entrepreneurial stars. Much earlier in the chapter’s history, member Otmar Ebenhoech, who would go on to create the Villa DC Motor Controller, made a strong impression on the DIY community using DC motors. More recently, Gage became the CEO of EVGrid , working on Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech.

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Electric Vehicles Open-up New Business Opportunities

Get Electric Vehicle

Especially when the internal combustion engine vehicles rule the market. You may think about the integration of solar panels to the charging station along with the grid connection. The first one is about providing features that make electric vehicles safe, secure, smart, and connected. Electric Vehicle Manufacturing.