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Video Friday: Baby Clappy

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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. DLR RMC ] DEEP Robotics has signed a strategic agreement with Huzhou Institute of Zhejiang University for cooperating on further research to seek various possibilities in drones and quadruped. Rice ].

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Sensor Networks Help Fight Floods and Noise Pollution

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A challenge for New York City's efforts to reduce the negative impacts of street-level flooding and noise pollution has been how to measure these issues effectively. Ultimately, the data and knowledge gained through FloodNet can be used by local residents, researchers, and city agencies to address flood risks.

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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. CMU ] Chengxu Zhou from the University of Leeds writes, “we have recently done a demo with one operator teleoperating two legged manipulator for a bottle opening task.” [ Real Robotics ] Thanks, Chengxu!

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Video Friday: Strandbeest

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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. Robot Brains ] Here are two talks hosted by UPenn’s GRASP Lab, featuring Kevin Lynch from Northwestern University, followed by Robert J. Wood from Harvard University. UPenn ].

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Video Friday: Robot Soccer Finals

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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. In association with universities, institutes and development companies, we are developing research platforms whose basic technical principles are based on nature.

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Video Friday: No Time to Dance

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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. MIT ] The Sechseläuten ("the six o'clock ringing of the bells") is a traditional spring holiday in the Swiss city of Zürich, and this year, it had a slightly less traditional guest: ANYmal!

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Chevy Volt Sparks Ivy League Excitement in NYC

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A new generation of plug-in drivers were introduced to the 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle last week at Columbia University. The two-day event included a ride-along on New York City city streets (a Volt first!) and a technology showcase with Columbia engineering students.

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