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A DIY Tracker Tough Enough for the Arctic

Cars That Think

So, I set about building an open-source ice tracker from DIY components that not only proved to be much, much cheaper but also much more capable than the commercial options. Since then we have deployed standard trackers, and gained considerable data on ice movements.

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A DIY Calorie Counter More Accurate Than a Smartphone

Cars That Think

The answer is yes—and it's one you can build yourself with parts any maker can easily obtain. With all of this data we looked at building a fundamental relationship between the movement of the body (and thus the activity of the muscles burning calories) and the actual energy expended by the whole body.

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Can This DIY Rocket Program Send an Astronaut to Space?

Cars That Think

That successful mission in August 2018 was a huge step toward our goal of sending an amateur astronaut to the edge of space aboard one of our DIY rockets. We're now building the. We'll soon commence building a full-scale BPM100 engine, which will ultimately incorporate a new guidance system for the rocket. Carsten Olsen.

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iRobot Launches Create 3, with ROS 2 Built In

Cars That Think

It’s a little scary to recall that when iRobot last released an update to the Create DIY/educational robot platform, the calendar read 2014 (!). What's more, Create 3 brings a variety of new functionalities to users, including compatibility with ROS 2, an industry-standard software for roboticists worldwide. The first reason is cost.

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2024 Kia Sorento Review

Baua Electric

Adding to the standard equipment list found in the Sorento GT-Line is a digital rear-view mirror – also found in the EV9 – which lets the driver select between a standard mirror or rear-view camera for “maximum rear visibility and safety”. High grade GT-Line variants score a dual 12.3-inch

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2024 Kia Sorento Review

Baua Electric

Adding to the standard equipment list found in the Sorento GT-Line is a digital rear-view mirror – also found in the EV9 – which lets the driver select between a standard mirror or rear-view camera for “maximum rear visibility and safety”. High grade GT-Line variants score a dual 12.3-inch

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Ford unveils Maverick compact hybrid pickup truck starting at less than $20K

Green Car Congress

Maverick comes as a standard five-passenger, four-door pickup, with a full-hybrid powertrain and a projected EPA-estimated rating of 40 mpg city fuel economy and 500 miles of range on a single tank of gas. The standard full-hybrid powertrain features a four-cyinder 2.5-liter Ford unveiled the 2022 Ford Maverick compact pickup truck.

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