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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. ElliQ ].

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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. ElliQ ].

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GM taps LG for Volt Battery

Revenge of the Electric Car

MIT spinoff A123 was a personal favorite, also Germany’s Continental was in the running, but it was LG Chem subsidiary and Detroit based Compact Power, Inc. The company was competing for the pact with a joint venture of German’s Continental AG and Boston-based A123 Systems. that got the nod.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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