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Honda and Ford separately launching smart home demos

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The site is on the campus of the University of California, Davis; the building process will be documented and shared through the Honda Smart Home US website. High-efficiency HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) and Lighting System designed by UC Davis. American Honda Motor Co., model home in San Marcos, Calif., ZeroHouse 2.0

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Video Friday: Grip Anything

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A University of Washington team created a new tool that can design a 3D-printable passive gripper and calculate the best path to pick up an object. University of Leeds ] Thanks Chengxu! An introduction to HEBI's Robotics line of modular mobile bases for confined spaces, dirty environments, and magnetic crawling.

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LG Chem hosts open innovation contest for start-ups with new battery technologies

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The fields of application are separated into four categories: battery material, battery management and control, design, manufacturing and processing and recycle and regeneration. The selected companies will then be invited to Demo Day in Silicon Valley around February of next year to present their business plans.

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Video Friday: Co-Expression

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Columbia ] Researchers at Stanford University have invented a way to augment electric motors to make them much more efficient at performing dynamic movements through a new type of actuator, a device that uses energy to make things move. Stanford ] I’m sorry, but the world does not need more drummers. Paper ] Thanks, Kelly!

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Video Friday: No Pilot Needed

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Science Robotics ] The latest in the Zoox testing series, this video showcases how Zoox tests the maneuverability capabilities of its robotaxi, which are critical for operation in dense urban environments. [ Skydio ] Do not underestimate the pleasure of hearing little metal feet climbing up metal walls. Zoox ] Thanks, Whitney! UPenn ].

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Video Friday: Robotics After Hours

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Watch this video until the end to see a drone fly a trajectory to end up in a perching pose underneath a demo line and upside-down! YouTube ] The Apellix Opus X8 Softwash (SW) system cleaning the University of Florida Shands Hospital building in Jacksonville, Florida. GRVC ] This finger motion pleases me. Brain Lab ] Thanks, Poramate!

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High School Students Built This iPhone App for the Visually Impaired

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Atheia is a mobile app that makes observations about a user’s environment to improve spatial awareness and safety. In addition, the search feature directs users to objects in their environment through haptic feedback and audio instructions. internship program for aspiring scientists at George Mason University , in Fairfax, Va.

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