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Video Friday: The Coolest Robots

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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. Deep Robotics ] Estimating terrain traversability in off-road environments requires reasoning about complex interaction dynamics between the robot and these terrains. Lite3’s announced price is US $2,900.

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Video Friday: Robots With Knives

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Greetings from the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in Yokohama, Japan! However, these robots must perform their tasks dexterously and safely in shared human environments, especially when handling dangerous tools such as kitchen knives. Enjoy today’s videos, and stay tuned for more ICRA posts!

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Study using satellite data finds rate of urban growth much greater than previously thought

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An international team of researchers has used satellite images to map urban growth between 1985 and 2015. Each image captured 900 square meters of ground, a level of detail that allowed the scientists to study land-use change over time. In a paper in Nature Sustainability , they report that global urban extent has expanded by 9,687?km

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Hyundai Motor to invest $85B over next 10 years to accelerate transition to smart mobility provider

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At an Investor Day event in Seoul, Hyundai Motor said that it will accelerate its transition toward becoming a smart mobility solution provider by securing a large-scale investment of KRW 109.4 The company is currently producing EVs in this way at its plants in the US, South Korea, the Czech Republic, and India. trillion (US$27.8

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DARPA SubT Finals: Meet the Teams

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Despite the challenges, we leveled up both our weekly shake-out events and ran a 2-month team-wide integration and testing activity in Switzerland during July and August with multiple tests in diverse underground settings including multiple mines. USA, South Korea, Sweden. KAIST, South Korea. Coordinated Robotics.

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Your Robotic Avatar Is Almost Ready

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Under some fairly specific constraints, autonomous robots are starting to find a few valuable niches in semistructured environments, like offices and hospitals and warehouses. The final event took place last November in Long Beach, Calif., where 17 teams from around the world competed for US $8 million in prize money.

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InterAcademy Council Report Terms UN IPCC Process a Success Overall, Calls for Reform in Management Structure

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Authors should indicate the basis for assigning a probability to an outcome or event (e.g., The IAC report is expected to be considered at the 32 nd Plenary Session of the IPCC in Busan, South Korea, Oct. The report was sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme.