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DOE awarding up to $7M to 8 universities for co-optimization of fuels and engines: Co-Optima

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $7 million to projects at eight universities to accelerate the introduction of affordable, scalable, and sustainable high-performance fuels for use in high-efficiency, low-emission engines. DOE selected eight universities under this latest Co-Optima funding opportunity: Cornell University.

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Oregon transit district buying 11 New Flyer electric buses and 7 ABB depot chargers

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With the addition of Xcelsior CHARGE buses to its fleet, LTD joins other West Coast cities leading the transition to zero-emission mobility with New Flyer, including Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Diego, Coachella Valley, Oakland, San Francisco, Orange County, and Victor Valley.

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Continental launches series production of technologies for robo-taxis

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Continental has developed a production-ready radar system specifically designed for driverless vehicles. The driverless shuttle will be deployed on the grounds of Oakland University, a sprawling and hilly college campus where navigation between buildings can be a challenge for students and faculty.

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Video Friday: ANYmals and Animals

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ROSCon 2021 – October 20-21, 2021 – [Online Event] Silicon Valley Robot Block Party – October 23, 2021 – Oakland, CA, USA SSRR 2021 – October 25-27, 2021 – New York, NY, USA. Designed and built at the Bio-Inspired and Medical Robotics Lab at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev by Nitzan Ben David and David Zarrouk. [

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NAMII awarding $9M to 15 additive manufacturing projects

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Porter Machinery Company; Honeywell Aerospace; Montana Tech of The University of Montana; and TechSolve, Inc.). University of Pittsburgh (Acutec Precision Machining Inc.; Developing Topology Optimization Tools that Enable Efficient Design of AM Cellular Structures. Description. ANSYS, Inc.; and ExOne).

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory considering second campus to further energy research

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With the support from the University of California, which manages the Laboratory, Berkeley Lab has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ), also known as an expression of interest, for a second campus to consolidate current programs that are located in space spread throughout the Bay Area, and prepare for long-term future growth.

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Video Friday: TurtleBot 4

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Silicon Valley Robot Block Party – October 23, 2021 – Oakland, CA, USA SSRR 2021 – October 25-27, 2021 – New York, NY, USA Let us know if you have suggestions for next week, and enjoy today's videos. 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 !):

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