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Figure Promises First General Purpose Humanoid Robot

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However, these renderings are based on a CAD model of the actual robot that Figure plans to build, so Figure expects that their final hardware will be very similar to what they are showing today. This relates back to the reason why Figure is building a humanoid robot in the first place. The final robot will be fully electric, 1.6m

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

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In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. A handful of bidirectional-capable EVs are available today, and automakers are quickly implementing the technology.

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President Obama launches $500M Advanced Manufacturing Partnership; Ford involved as an initial partner

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US President Barack Obama today launched the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a national effort bringing together industry, universities, and the federal government to invest in emerging technologies such as information technology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology.

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DOE to Award Up to $27M in Phase III Small Business Awards; Algae Processing, Fuel Cells, Improved Materials for Motors, Synthetic Fuels Among Areas of Interest

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Additionally, few of current harvesting and dewatering technologies available today are amenable to scaling for larger production scenarios of 1,000 acre or larger algal farms. However, they must accommodate high ripple currents, in a high temperature environment. Buildings Technologies. saline water).

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How the FCC Settles Radio-Spectrum Turf Wars

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Lower frequencies travel farther and propagate better through buildings and terrain. Those ubiquitous sideways-facing dishes on towers and buildings are fixed?microwave The 6-GHz band, the lowest-frequency microwave band available today, is the only one capable of 100-kilometer hops, making it indispensable. Fixed Ideas.

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NVIDIA deep learning software platform gets trio of big updates

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DIGITS 4 release candidate will be available this week as a free download for members of the NVIDIA developer program. NVIDIA cuDNN provides high-performance building blocks for deep learning used by all leading deep learning frameworks. They determine both the quality of the user experience and the cost of deploying the application.

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School Transport Goes Electric

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The Challenge When Sunnyvale’s school buses began to show the typical signs of aging the repair costs began to exceed the cost of purchasing new vehicles. New factors such as carbon emissions, a forward-thinking mindset, clean air, and the environment were central to the process, but questions remained. Would it be affordable?