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IEEE’s Honor Society Gave This Boston University Student Tools to Succeed

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As a member of the Kappa Sigma chapter at Boston University , he learned leadership and communications skills while accepting different roles. candidate in computational imaging at BU, Greene continues to be involved with the honor society by mentoring grad students and organizing events to engage alumni. Now a Ph.D.

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Porsche’s North American CEO Leaves Company

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& According to sources speaking with Automotive News , losing the CEO was an unexpected turn of events. Gruner joined Porsche in 1999 from Boston Consulting Group. & “We thank Kjell Gruner for his excellent work at Porsche,” stated Detlev von Platen , Member of the Executive Board for Sales and Marketing at Porsche AG.

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Hyundai IONIQ 6, Kona EV are two of the cheapest cars (EV or gas) to lease at just $169/mo

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Earlier this month, Hyundai introduced its “Getaway Sales Event,” offering savings on popular models, including its all-electric vehicles. 2024 Hyundai IONIQ 6 SE (Source: Hyundai) The IONIQ 6 SE AWD is on sale for $319 per month, with $319 at signing. The pace continued in January, with Hyundai’s EV registrations up 79% YOY.

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Hyundai Motor to invest $85B over next 10 years to accelerate transition to smart mobility provider

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At an Investor Day event in Seoul, Hyundai Motor said that it will accelerate its transition toward becoming a smart mobility solution provider by securing a large-scale investment of KRW 109.4 The company aims for 2 million units in annual EV sales by 2030. The company aims for 2 million units in annual EV sales by 2030.

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Video Friday: $2.6 Billion

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Boston Dynamics ] Modular self-reconfigurable robotic systems are more adaptive than conventional systems. WeRobotics ] In case you’d forgotten, Amazon has a lot of robots.

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Video Friday: Dark Side Spot

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. I honestly could not tell you whether this goes against Boston Dynamics' terms of sale or not. What if there was a better way to communicate with learning robots so they can help us?

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MIT Professor’s IoT Sensors Make Roads Safer

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Back in 2005, before smartphones were generally available, MIT Professor Hari Balakrishnan was so fed up with commuting delays in Boston that he built a mobile system to monitor road conditions. Their research won several awards, and the system was covered by The Boston Globe. We showed that it could work at scale. “I

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