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Hyundai Motor Group will acquire a controlling interest in the mobile robot firm Boston Dynamics from Softbank in a deal that values Boston Dynamics at $1.1 Boston Dynamics is the established leader in developing agile, mobile robots that have been successfully integrated into various business operations. Hyundai Mobis Co.
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Li-ion battery maker Boston-Power Inc. Key to the Ensemble solution is its novel pressure-connect approach to module assembly which completely eliminates the need for costly and time-consuming cell welding. —Darren Bischoff, Director of Business Development and Marketing for Boston-Power.
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Honda Research Institute (HRI), a Honda R&D subsidiary, and Boston University have agreed to begin joint research in the area of data security and privacy for artificial intelligence (AI) research. A first research project will investigate data privacy control using a technology called secure multi-party computation (MPC).
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A new study published in Nature Communications by researchers from IIASA, Boston University, and the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice found that by mid-century, climate change will increase the demand for energy globally, even with modest warming. —coauthor Ian Sue Wing, a researcher at Boston University.
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The robot was therefore able to connect those [concepts] to actually accomplish the task in the physical world, says Rao. DeepMind is also making its models available to an elite group of trusted testers: Agile Robots , Agility Robotics , Boston Dynamics , and Enchanted Tools. What are the advances of Gemini Robotics?
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The National Transportation Safety Board released the seventh update on its investigation into the 7 January fire aboard a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 at Logan International Airport in Boston. The battery contactor connects a wiring bundle from the airplane to the battery. It comprises eight individual cells.
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