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DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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The US Department of Energy (DOE), General Motors and MathWorks launched the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge, the latest DOE-sponsored Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition ( AVTC ), revealed the 12 competing universities and named the Chevrolet Blazer as the vehicle platform selected for the competition. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

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Video Friday: Beyond the Limit

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. In a new study, engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder debuted mCLARI, a 2-centimeter-long modular robot that can passively change its shape to squeeze through narrow gaps in multiple directions.

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Video Friday: Human to Humanoid

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Now, new research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst pushes forward the bounds of stroke recovery with a unique robotic hip exoskeleton, designed as a training tool to improve walking function.

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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

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These teams will investigate the fate of petroleum in the environment; the impacts of the spill; and the development of new tools and technology for responding to future spills and improving mitigation and restoration. The Research Consortia funded are: Lead Institution: The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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2 and can register for the event. As a mariner, I have focused on Health, Safety, & Environment concerns. I would say my organization of EV events at community organizations. Spent time with prospective owners at EV events to educate them and show them my EV. Let’s meet the candidates. Let’s meet the candidates.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

2 and can register for the event. As a mariner, I have focused on Health, Safety, & Environment concerns. I would say my organization of EV events at community organizations. Spent time with prospective owners at EV events to educate them and show them my EV. Let’s meet the candidates. Let’s meet the candidates.

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DARPA SubT Finals: Meet the Teams

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University of Nevada, Reno. University of California, Berkeley. Norwegian University for Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway. We are fully excited about the potential we see developing and we are optimistic that this will be demonstrated in the Final Event! California State University Channel Islands. Oke Onwuka.