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That Awesome Robot Demo Could Have a Human in the Loop

Cars That Think

Not only do people end up with the wrong idea of how your robot functions and what it’s really capable of, it also means that whenever those people see other robots doing similar tasks autonomously, their frame of reference will be completely wrong, minimizing what otherwise may be a significant contribution to the field by other robotics folks.

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DAIHEN leverages WiTricity wireless charging technology for solar-powered mobility demo in Japan

Green Car Congress

DAIHEN has been using WiTricity’s DRIVE 11 wireless charging system as a reference design for its own line of standards-compliant wireless chargers for battery electric and hybrid electric vehicles. DAIHEN recently launched a demonstration with Kansai Electric Power Co. human flow analysis) to create a next-generation mobility service.

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Elon Musk mandates Tesla to install and demo Full Self-Driving Beta for every new delivery

Baua Electric

Elon Musk has mandated Tesla employees to install and demo Full Self-Driving Beta for every customer taking delivery in North America. Requiring a demo drive with every new delivery is going to greatly increase the delivery workload at Tesla stores and delivery centers. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Groupe PSA and Qualcomm advance C-V2X testing for communication between vehicles; demo in March

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It will feature PSA cars enabled with C-V2X technology using the Qualcomm 9150 C-V2X chipset ( earlier post ) and reference platform. The 9150 C-V2X chipset will be a part of the Qualcomm C-V2X Reference Design, a complete C-V2X communications offering.

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Movandi demonstrates 5G mmWave repeaters for seamless CV2X communications in the car

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Our partnership with Movandi is part of our core strategy to always be at the forefront of the industry. Movandi offers complete 5G mmWave reference designs, demos and trial opportunities to help customers reduce development costs and accelerate time to market.

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SwRI D-EGR gasoline demo vehicle delivers diesel efficiency at lower cost; potential for LEV III/Tier 3 emissions

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The schematic of the turbocharged 4-cylinder engine in a D-EGR configuration (left), and the D-EGR engine under the hood of the demo vehicle showcased at SAE World Congress in Detroit. Referring to the schematic, The dedicated cylinder is run with up to 40% excess fuel to create H 2 and CO, as well as power the crankshaft.

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What Robotics Experts Think of Tesla’s Optimus Robot

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The current locomotion stack is not using any machine learning, but rather trajectory optimization using reference controllers. In the brief demo, they showed it had a reasonably high loading capacity (holding plant-watering water cans, and lifting bars of aluminum in the factory). You can’t tell from a cool video—or even a live demo.

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