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Video Friday: Robot Gecko Smashes Face Into Tree

Cars That Think

LET ME TAKE YOU TO THE LOCATION OF JUICES [ Ballbot ] Some more recent videos on Ballbot, and we're very happy that it's still an active research platform! UT Austin HCRL ] An overview of Tertill the solar-powered weeding robot for home gardens. I have no idea how they can afford to do this, but good on them, right? [

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Neutral vdex34 @ Apr 19th 2009 8:18PM for the people bitch about garages, how about something that plus into your outdoor outlets, i got like 6 of them in my yard, at least 2 in the front of the house (and my house is over 100 years old) Highly Ranked Decoy @ Apr 19th 2009 8:56PM You can afford a Tesla, but not a garage? Is this the Zune HD?

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

They leased a few (at a loss) to those that could afford it. Posted by: Green Chambers | Apr 14, 2009 12:25:03 AM Battery tech is still not advanced or reliable enough for an affordable pure EV, hydrogen fuel cells like in the FCX Clarity may be the clean future, but there are too many technical and infrastructure hurdles to overcome.

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