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Video Friday: Tiny Robot Bug Hops and Jumps

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MIT engineers developed an insect-sized jumping robot that can traverse challenging terrains while using far less energy than an aerial robot of comparable size. MIT ] CubiX is a wire-driven robot that connects to the environment through wires, with drones used to establish these connections. Please send us your events for inclusion.

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Henry Samueli and the Rise of Digital Broadband

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The teacher predicted that Samueli would be a successful electrical engineer someday. In pursuit of this understanding, Samueli applied to UCLA, which had a good engineering department. It is a thrilling environment. The other bonus of the university environment is academic freedom. The radio project had fascinated him.

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Video Friday: Atlas in the Lab

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Tech United ] Autonomous manipulation in everyday tasks requires flexible action generation to handle complex, diverse real-world environments, such as objects with varying hardness and softness. Tech United Eindhoven is working on quadrupedal soccer robots, which should be fun.

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Video Friday: Robots for Extreme Environments

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The LYNX M20 series represents the worlds first wheeled-legged robot built specifically for challenging terrains and hazardous environments during industrial operation. Our work addresses the behavior planning challenge for a robotic pruning system, which entails a multilevel planning problem in environments with complex collisions.

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Algae.Tec and Lufthansa sign MoU to evaluate potential of algae-oil based aviation biofuels

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The Algae.Tec system combines closed control of algae production within an engineered modular environment and efficient downstream biofuel processing. Algae.Tec was founded in 2008 with offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Perth, Western Australia. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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FTA awards almost $16.6M to coordinate fuel cell bus research

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million to the Center for Transportation and the Environment in Atlanta and $10.17 million to CALSTART in Pasadena, CA to coordinate research among fuel cell manufacturers, engineering firms and transit agencies throughout the country for fuel-cell powered buses. Partners: CTE, Atlanta, GA; Embedded Power Controls, Salem, VA.

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Allison Transmission announces global availability of 9-speed transmission, expanded electrification portfolio at IAA CV

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Allison first announced the 9-speed model in 2017 at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta. Additionally, the 9-speed includes an optional integral engine stop-start system that provides immediate transmission engagement and vehicle hold while the engine is restarted.

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