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That Awesome Robot Demo Could Have a Human in the Loop

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We’re fragile and expensive, which is why so many people are trying to get robots to do stuff instead, but with a very few exceptions involving speed and precision, humans are the gold standard and are likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. I always start asking more questions when a robot demo strikes me as just too impressive.

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Renault takes Level 4 EV SYMBIOZ demo car on the road

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The automaker has now embodied many of the elements of the show car in a demo vehicle that is currently performing road tests to demonstrate under real-life conditions the benefits of such a car. The SYMBIOZ demo car is capable of reaching SAE Level 4 autonomy (“mind-off”). The SYMBIOZ demo car is equipped with a 72 kWh battery pack.

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Tesla adds new method to Referral Program that doesn’t require a purchase

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Tesla has introduced a new way to earn credits through its Referral Program that does not necessitate the referred person to buy a car. Tesla has added Demo Drives in the U.S. Every person that test drives a vehicle at a showroom and uses your referral code will qualify you for 100 credits.

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Stora Enso to build biomass-to-sugars demo plant in Louisiana

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The investment serves the feasibility of the technology on industrial scale in the future, possibly also in some of Stora Enso’s existing pulp mills. These sugars will be converted and upgraded for applications in, for example, food and personal care. It will be used to produce high purity five-carbon sugars and in particular xylose.

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Wärtsilä to begin long-term, full-scale testing of ammonia as marine fuel in four-stroke engine

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million) grant from the Norwegian Research Council through the DEMO 2000 program. This DEMO 2000 project is another stepping stone for reaching our ambitious climate targets and it is also aligned with our recently published hydrogen strategy. The testing is made possible by a NOK 20-million (US$2.1

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Volvo Cars demos self-driving cars in Beijing

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Smart vehicles are a key part of the solution, but a broad societal approach is vital to offer sustainable personal mobility in the future. The self-driving car is the kind of innovation that has the potential to pave the way towards a more safe and sustainable transportation future.

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Video Friday: Tap Finger, Move Mountain

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Universal Robots ] IREX is taking place in Japan right now, and here’s a demo of Kaleido, a humanoid robot from Kawasaki. MIT CSAIL ] If you look in the background of this video, there’s a person wearing an exoskeleton controlling the robot in the foreground. Available for preorder now. Weilan ] via [ ModernExpress ]

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