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Video Friday: Monocycle Robot With Legs

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In this video, we present Ringbot, a novel leg-wheel transformer robot incorporating a monocycle mechanism with legs. The recent progress in commercial humanoids is just exhausting. This is where the action happens to build and program robots that can tackle the unconventional challenges presented by the Laboratory’s unique facilities.

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Argonne VERIFI researchers applying GSA to investigate combustion engine parameters; seeking cleaner and more efficient engines

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By gaining a better understanding of how these parameter uncertainties affect outcomes, the VERIFI researchers, along with colleagues at the University of Connecticut, are seeking to create cleaner and more efficient engines. There are lots of unknowns that are involved.

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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These trucks haul 80% of goods in the United States and use about 28 billion gallons of fuel per year, accounting for around 22% of total transportation energy usage—presenting a significant opportunity for carbon emissions reduction and energy savings for a key segment of the US transportation sector. Plug In America. Description.

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Video Friday: Agile but Safe

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GITAI ] This work presents a comprehensive study on using deep reinforcement learning (RL) to create dynamic locomotion controllers for bipedal robots. And if you want to get exhausted on behalf of a robot, the full 400m dash is below. NASA ] BigDog: 15 years of solving mobility problems its own way. Paper ] Thanks Ram!

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DARPA awards additional $2.5M to LiquidPiston for development of 30kW X4 rotary diesel engine prototype

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LiquidPiston engineers presented a development update on the engine at the SAE International WCX World Congress Experience in Detroit in April this year. This is done by changing the locations of intake and exhaust ports asymmetrically which allows for the extraction of more energy during the expansion stroke. 75L X4 prototype.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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It covers ten Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont). This objective presents challenges because many offsets are difficult to measure. Northeastern Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

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