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DEED advertising pays off

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Spanish language side of the DEED event promotional notices inserted into 23,000 Manteca utility bills. The members of EAA San Joaquin Valley (EAASJV), largely held back from holding in-person events since the chapter’s founding in 2019 due to the pandemic, were determined to make their 2022 Drive Electric Earth Day event a rousing success.

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Video Friday: Humanoid Soccer

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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. One of the highlights of the 20th anniversary event of Robotnik was the choreography between the professional ballet dancer Sherezade Soriano and the mobile manipulator robot RB-KAIROS+.

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From Cleaning Offices to Designing EV Charging Stations

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Today she works as a hardware engineer at Zaptec , which makes electric-vehicle charging stations and is also based in Stavanger. For her contributions to the field, in 2022 she was selected as one of the Top Women in EV by the organizers of the EV Summit , a leading global e-mobility event. she says. “So

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Where the President-Elect Candidates Stand on Key Issues

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Two virtual events were held in June and July for members to get to know the four candidates running for 2023 IEEE president-elect. Both events are available on demand on IEEE.tv. Both events are available on demand on IEEE.tv. Section that is working to incentivize the chapters to add more female speakers at their events.

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Video Friday: Robot Arms for the ISS

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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. A Columbia Engineering team announced today they have created a robot that—for the first time—is able to learn a model of its entire body from scratch, without any human assistance. GRASP Lab ].

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Building the Future of Smart Home Security

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As the demand for smart home security grows, it’s pertinent that the engineers who build the products and services that keep millions of customers safe continue to experiment with new technologies that could enhance overall security and accessibility. At SimpliSafe , an award-winning home security company based in Boston, Mass.,

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Don’t stop the EV music

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His goal was to get 100,000 or more DIY conversion projects going,” agreed GEVA member Daniel Howard. According to Howard, Rickard’s YouTube channel EVTV Motor Werks has received over 3 million hits, a majority on 507 DIY electric vehicle (EV) and other EV-related videos that Rickard produced over the 12 years he ran the company.