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Video Friday: Tiny Robot Bug Hops and Jumps

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MIT ] CubiX is a wire-driven robot that connects to the environment through wires, with drones used to establish these connections. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. JSK Lab ] Thanks, Shintaro!

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Video Friday: High Mobility Logistics

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Although the use of robotics is widespread in logistics, few solutions offer the capability to efficiently transport payloads both in controlled and unstructured environments. Four-legged robots are ideal for navigating any environment a human can, yet few have the features to autonomously move payloads. This is where LEVA shines.

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Video Friday: Robot Boxing

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In this groundbreaking video, see how the robot skillfully connects a master service disconnect unita critical task in factory operations. Flexiv ] How can we ensure robots using foundation models, such as large language models (LLMs), wont hallucinate when executing tasks in complex, previously unseen environments?

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Charlotte, NC Aiken, SC. Expanding established propulsion systems into a volume manufacturing environment. Develop and deploy up to 100 electric vehicles, such as “Ampere” (Ford Transit Connect EV), “Faraday” (Ford F150 EV conversions), Step Vans, and “Newton” medium-duty trucks. DOE Award ($mil.). Project locations. Technology.

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Video Friday: Sleepy Robot Baby

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Zarrouk Lab ] This year, Franka Robotics team hit the road, the skies and the digital space to share ideas, showcase our cutting-edge technology, and connect with the brightest minds in robotics across the globe. Please send us your events for inclusion. Franka Robotics ] Aldebaran has sold an astonishing number of robots this year.

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The Man Behind Hydrail

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the Charlotte suburb he calls home. In 2004, the Centralina region (the Greater Charlotte metro area, which straddles the North CarolinaSouth Carolina border) was designated as a non-attainment area for ozone under the Clean Air Act. Thompsons proposal: seek federal innovation funding to upgrade and maintain a 9.6-km

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iRobot Launches Create 3, with ROS 2 Built In

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You can expect the Create 3 to take almost whatever you can throw at it—or more importantly, almost whatever can be thrown at it in an educational environment. For more details on the Create 3, we spoke with Charlotte Redman, iRobot's product manager, and Steven Shamlian, principal electrical engineer.

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