Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Energy Robotics ] The "new" ASIMO was announced in November of 2011. We present the design of a robotic leg that can seamlessly switch between a spring-suspended and unsuspended configuration. NASA’s Insight lander put itself in a "safe mode" to conserve battery power after dust prevented sunlight from reaching the solar panels.

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Boston Jacksonville Florida Philadelphia 125

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Mini Pupper ] An Inflatable robotic hand design gives amputees real-time tactile control and enables a wide range of daily activities, such as zipping a suitcase, shaking hands, and petting a cat. His battery-powered robots were models to test his theory that a minimum number of brain cells can control complex behavior and choice.

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Boston Kits IDEA MIT 104

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

In April, Axion Power International Inc received an order from Norfolk Southern Corp (NS) for PbC lead-carbon batteries for use in an all-battery-powered switcher locomotive. It would also pin the charge level—the amperage level that the batteries could put out—to certain levels that are less than ours.

Lead Acid 225

Lead Acid Hybrid Batteries Battery 225