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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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According to the Natural Resources Defense Council , climate change contributes to severe weather events such as hurricanes, flooding, and tornadoes, as well as long-term drought and regularly occurring heat events in traditionally moderate climate zones. and its environs. The EPICS contest asked students and faculty at U.S.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk hints that Giga Texas will have a similar ‘Giga Fest’ as Berlin

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk says that Gigafactory Texas could have an event similar to the “Giga Fest,” a County fair-style event that the automaker held at Gigafactory Berlin this past weekend. The event was an overwhelming success, offering games, booths, and live music, all elements of a typical county fair.

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What Are Zero Emission Day and National Drive Electric Week?

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Let’s look at these two annual events and what they mean for current and future electric vehicle (EV) drivers. Wallace came up with the idea to give the earth one day free from fossil fuel emissions. Now, there are events across the entire country, along with online events, that people can participate in. They’re safer.

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Video Friday: Robot Training

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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. Swiss-Mile ] Human cells grown in the lab could one day be used for a variety of tissue grafts, but these cells need the right kind of environment and stimulation.

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20 Teams to Compete for $10M Telerobot XPrize

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This isn’t a new idea, but with $10 million up for grabs, this competition is the biggest push towards avatar robotics we’ve seen since the DARPA Robotics Challenge. During the event, the scored portion of each trial will last a maximum of 25 minutes, but the 75 minutes beforehand will be spent training the operator to use the avatar system.

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Tesla held a celebration for its Latino employees

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shared photos from the event on LinkedIn, noting how proud she was and that collaboration is at the heart of everything the company does. Many of the responses included the love of the food, ideas for similar events at Giga Berlin, and the design of the Model X, which was featured in one of the photos. Credit: L.B. Credit: L.B.

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Video Friday: Googly Eye

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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. Preceding the global events of 2020, the IHMC Robotics Open House was an annual event. This year was the organization’s first opportunity to participate in National Robotics Week since then.