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This USC Professor is Developing an Artificial Brain

Cars That Think

People have expected great things from Alice Parker , who was raised in a family of distinguished scientists and engineers. And Parker, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Southern California has delivered. It is now available on the Engineering and Technology History Wiki.

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Electric classic - what's not to love?

EV Driver

It’s been a while since we last had one of our interviews, so let us introduce you to Kit Lacey. Kit is the founder of eDub Trips, where you can hire a camper van - but not just any camper van, no, these classic VW Campers are 100% electric! Let’s find out a little more about this brilliant company from Kit himself….

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iRobot Launches Create 3, with ROS 2 Built In

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But as it turns out, it covers various methods of inserting dongles into the Create 3’s cargo bay , as shown here: NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX developer kit (on left), and Raspberry Pi 4 (on right), connected to a Create 3 interface. Charlotte Redman: Part of iRobot’s DNA is STEM education.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Because of Hondas different architecture (the engine runs whenever the motor runs), aftermarket conversion of Hondas are unlikely. A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles. The kit is designed so the batteries can be upgraded to lithium-phosphate.) We believe both NiMH and Li-Ion are ready.

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