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Tesla Bot has got our competitive juices flowing, says Boston Dynamics CEO

Electrek

Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter has commented on Tesla Bot, Tesla’s humanoid robot project, and he says it ignited a competitive spirit at the company. more… The post Tesla Bot has got our competitive juices flowing, says Boston Dynamics CEO appeared first on Electrek.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

Early utility companies like Boston Edison and New York Edison organized EV fleets, favoring electric trucks for their comparatively capacious batteries. In the 1990s, batteries had far less capacity than they do today, and for the small community of EV users, the prospect of running out of juice and becoming stranded was very real.

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Video Friday: Constant Gardener

Cars That Think

Amputees who tested the artificial limb performed daily activities such as zipping a suitcase, pouring a carton of juice, and petting a cat, just as well, and in some cases better than, more rigid neuroprosthetics. [ Boston Dynamics ] This video shows the evolution of a dynamic quadruped robot Panther. During my Ph.D.

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Video Friday: Constant Gardener

Cars That Think

Amputees who tested the artificial limb performed daily activities such as zipping a suitcase, pouring a carton of juice, and petting a cat, just as well, and in some cases better than, more rigid neuroprosthetics. [ Boston Dynamics ] This video shows the evolution of a dynamic quadruped robot Panther. During my Ph.D.

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GM taps LG for Volt Battery

Revenge of the Electric Car

The company was competing for the pact with a joint venture of German’s Continental AG and Boston-based A123 Systems. It has been designed to run for up to 40 miles on a single charge of its lithium-ion batteries and then to keep running on juice provided by a 1.4iter, four-cylinder gas engine that serves as a power generator.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Featured stories Feed mophie Juice Pack Air hands-on and impressions How would you change HPs Mini 1000 Mi? MotionPlus Wiimote add-on ships to US on June 8th Toshibas leaked product roadmap gets us hot, extra bothered by fuel-cell powered L01 MID Nikon D5000 articulates its way into reality Android 1.5 Is this the Zune HD?

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A simple, clean, efficient EV that wont run out of juice because of its on-board gas generator. Hybrids are a proven winner, but a series-hybrid (range extended EV), such as the Volt takes things to a much higher level with existing and "mostly" affordable tech.

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