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Sanctuary’s Humanoid Robot Is for General Purpose Autonomy

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But today, Sanctuary is unveiling something that indi ates a substantial amount of progress towards this goal: Phoenix, a new bipedal humanoid robot designed to do manual (in the sense of hand-dependent) labor. For example, Phoenix is not currently walking, and instead is mobile thanks to a small wheeled autonomous base.

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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

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During heat waves in Phoenix, Arizona, while some people fry eggs on sidewalks , Matt Heath, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) service manager at AC by J , is on the front line, helping maintain air conditioners in people’s homes. Up north there is a tipping point that they’re trying to get to,” Conlan says.

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Cruise names two new executives amidst efforts to re-launch self-driving

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It is an opportunity of a lifetime to be part of this transformation,” Whitten said in the press release. “It is an incredible opportunity to play a role in building these vital connections.” Cruise began testing again with human drivers last month, though the tests are currently limited to Phoenix, Arizona.

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Lucid Motors, fresh off $LCID listing, opens first southwest U.S. retail store

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Along with Lucid, KORE Power has pledged to build a massive 1 million-square-foot lithium-ion battery production facility just 40 miles away from Phoenix. Lucid breaks down its new facility into two parts: Studio Experience and Virtual Experience. Arizona is a hot spot for many EV-related entities. Lucid Studio Experience.

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Punching above its weight

Electric Auto Association

They’ve all been incredibly important to building our chapter in terms of inspiration, organizational effort, and effective visioning.” Among the contests was “a huge late winter race in Phoenix with a variety of events and classes, including Formula Lightning ,” for which he was an advisor to a team from Ohio State.

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Is aviation the best application yet for hydrogen fuel cells?

Charged EVs

It was always a personal passion, and I was already working on green transportation, so that was a natural intersection. Charged : You’ve done some pilot programs with battery-electric planes, but your long-term idea is to build fuel cell aircraft, correct? You have to build the battery powertrain first, and add the fuel cell system.

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Tesla Autopilot and FSD Beta can be a remedy for drivers with PTSD — even in their imperfect state

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By then, he was living in a Phoenix suburb and his commute was very long. And then you start to build a trust and an understanding. You look in your mirror, you turn, you turn and look for cars, and your field of view is very narrow, and you’re taking your eyes off all of the other parts of the road.

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