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Video Friday: Resilient Bugbots

Cars That Think

We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Michigan Robotics ] The RPD 35 from Built Robotics is the world’s first autonomous piling system. It combines four steps—layout, pile distribution, pile driving, and as-builts—into one package.

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Chevrolet Performance previews eCrate package in converted 1977 K5 Blazer EV

Green Car Congress

During the virtual event, Chevrolet Performance will survey SEMA members interested in building their own electric projects to help finalize Chevrolet’s initial eCrate offering. Lingenfelter Performance Engineering in Brighton, Michigan will be the first company to pilot the training and certification program.

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Video Friday: Uncrewed

Cars That Think

We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Paper ] We present FLEX-SDK: an open-source software development kit that allows creating a social robot from two simple tablet screens. Paper ] D'Manus is a 10 DoF, low-cost, reliable prehensile hand.

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Ford opens new Silicon Valley research center; focus on connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, big data

Green Car Congress

At today’s opening event, Ford offered a glimpse at some of its projects in key areas, including: Connectivity: Ford is integrating with the Nest application programming interface, targeting home energy and emergency system management while on the road through a series of research experiments.

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X Prize, Electrathon teams to compete in Green Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International

Green Car Congress

Automotive X Prize teams from New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Indiana will compete at the 7 th Annual Green Grand Prix Friday, April 15, at Watkins Glen International. The morning rallies are part of a daylong schedule of events, which includes competition among Electrathon teams from high school in several states.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

For years now, inventors and sellers of electric car conversion kits have been blasting traditional automakers for not providing the 100 m.p.g. .  will be unveiling its IDEA, a 100 miles-per-gallon plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. The 100 m.p.g. mark has pretty much been the Holy Grail in the land of alternative vehicles for some time.

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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

Creative Greenius

And when you hear the questions folks ask at events like these you instantly realize just how little people know and understand about what’s happening to our climate and their world. Previous Prius conversion kits have been limited by Toyota programming to a top speed of 34 mph in all-electric mode. Most have no idea.

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