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Waymo, Uber launch driverless ride-hailing in Austin

Teslarati

The area of operation will allow riders to travel across 37 square miles of Austin, from Hyde Park to Downtown to Montopolis, and Uber also says the company plans to expand the service area in the future. As part of the announcement, Uber also says that the two companies will be partnering to launch robotaxi services in Atlanta, Georgia next.

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Video Friday: Tiny Robot Bug Hops and Jumps

Cars That Think

EngineAI ] Robots are at the heart of sci-fi, visions of the future, but what if that future is now? In this episode we meet the people at the frontiers of the future of robotics and Astro Teller introduces two groundbreaking projects, Everyday Robots and Intrinsic, that have advanced how robots could work not just for us but with us.

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Henry Samueli and the Rise of Digital Broadband

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Such modems are viewed as the foundation for the future of data, voice, and video services to the home. He and Nicholas incorporated Broadcom, set up the company in Nicholass spare bedroom, and signed development contracts with Scientific Atlanta, Intel, TRW, and the U.S. The contract for Scientific Atlanta, of Norcross, Ga.,

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Video Friday: RIVR Delivers Your Package

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are partnering to define the future of human-robot collaboration. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. DHL and Robust.AI

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How U.S. Airports Like Pittsburgh’s Generate Electricity On Site to Avoid Heathrow-Like Outages

Baua Electric

airports are increasingly experimenting with generating and storing electricity on site typically with solar power and batteries to curb carbon emissions, prepare for future electricity needs, and manage rising disruptions caused by climate change and aging infrastructure. Commerce Department. That and other outages prompted Ms.

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Video Friday: High Mobility Logistics

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While technical challenges abound for home robots that attempt to emulate humans, I will provide evidence that human-scale mobile manipulators could benefit people with mobility impairments at home in the near future. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.

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The Electric Vehicle Association of Georgia Launches This Week

Electric Auto Association

We extend a massive congratulations to all our Georgia members and future members! I’m eager to explore how I can collaborate to further our mutual goals and make a lasting contribution to the sustainable future of transportation and EV infrastructure." August 20 with the Atlanta Braves: Batter up for EVs! Find out more here!