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Video Friday: Robot Training

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RSS 2022 : 21 June–1 July 2022, NEW YORK CITY ERF 2022 : 28–30 June 2022, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS RoboCup 2022 : 11–17 July 2022, BANGKOK IEEE CASE 2022 : 20–24 August 2022, MEXICO CITY CLAWAR 2022 : 12–14 September 2022, AZORES, PORTUGAL CoRL 2022 : 14–18 December 2022, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND Enjoy today’s videos!

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Video Friday: Quadruped Transformer

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ICRA 2022 : 23–27 May 2022, Philadelphia ERF 2022 : 28–30 June 2022, Rotterdam, Netherlands CLAWAR 2022 : 12–14 September 2022, Azores, Portugal Enjoy today’s videos! Swiss-Mile ] OTTO Lifter drives nimbly in crowded and dynamic environments and improves safety in warehouses and facilities.

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Video Friday: Robot Soccer Finals

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In association with universities, institutes and development companies, we are developing research platforms whose basic technical principles are based on nature. iRobot ] How Wing designed its hybrid drone for last mile delivery. The European Robocup Finals 2022, featuring Tech United vs VDL Robotsports.

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Video Friday: No Time to Dance

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RSS 2022 : 21–1 June 2022, NEW YORK CITY ERF 2022 : 28–30 June 2022, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS RoboCup 2022 : 11–17 July 2022, BANGKOK IEEE CASE 2022 : 20–24 August 2022, MEXICO CITY CLAWAR 2022 : 12–14 September 2022, AZORES, PORTUGAL Enjoy today's videos! Swiss-Mile ] Thanks, Marko!

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Solid-State EV Batteries Now Face “Production Hell”

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The company said in a statement that the cell’s life-performance was analogous to “an electric car that could drive more than 500,000 kilometers (300,000 miles) without any noticeable loss of range.” The automaker said it is targeting a 1,000-km (600-mile) range with 80 percent DC fast-charge in ten minutes or less.

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Toyota Formally Announces Introduction of Plug-in Prius Into Key Markets, Targeting Tens of Thousands in Public Sales in Two Years

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In the United States, approximately 150 units will be provided to government agencies, corporations, universities and research agencies for use in a demonstration program aimed at collecting driving data and spurring the development of battery-charging infrastructure. miles) in the Japanese JC08 cycle. km/L (72 mpg US) (76 g/km CO 2 ).

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

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According to Ceder, the compound, known as lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4), has a crystal structure that creates “perfectly sized tunnels for lithium to move through,&# allowing the team to reach “ridiculously fast charging rates.&# » See also: Nissan Planning Electric Car Battery Plant in Portugal » Get Gas 2.0

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