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Video Friday: Preparing for the SubT Final

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We'll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here's what we have so far ( send us your events !): This talk will describe the scientific goals of the mission, the Terrain Relative Navigation system design and the successful results from landing on February 18th, 2021. [

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New 4-cylinder 2.3L EcoBoost on Lincoln MKC small SUV; future EcoBoost prospects

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Class-exclusive Active Grille Shutters are designed to help improve MKC fuel efficiency at highway speeds. The three-port IEM design is the key driver for performance because it improves airflow and optimizes exhaust energy pulses through the turbocharger. Other engines in Ford’s EcoBoost family are the 1.0-liter

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Video Friday: Robo Chameleon

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We'll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here's what we have so far ( send us your events !): It's not shown very well in the video, but the skin can do patterns, too! There are some pictures in the paper at the link below, open access in Nature Communications. DeepRobotics ].

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Video Friday: Robot Opera

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We'll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here's what we have so far ( send us your events !): The way to teach robots to move like animals is to collect data from animals, and it's surprising how much of a difference some little tweaks can make to a quadrupedal gait.

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Cummins Emission Solutions introduces next-gen aftertreatment system EcoFit Single Module

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will introduce the first of its next generation of ultra-high efficiency aftertreatment systems, the EcoFit Single Module, at the Mid America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky on 26 March. As soot accumulates in the filter, a regeneration event will provide sufficient heat to oxidize and capture the soot.

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Q&A: Inside DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge

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Deep below the Louisville, Ky., The robots (along with their human teammates) were there to tackle a massive underground course designed by DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, as the culmination of its three-year Subterranean Challenge. zoo lies a network of enormous caverns carved out of limestone. They’re dusty.

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Video Friday: Fluidic Fingers

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We’ll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here’s what we have so far ( send us your events !): Humanoids 2020 – July 19-21, 2021 – [Online Event]. RO-MAN 2021 – August 8-12, 2021 – [Online Event]. DARPA SubT Finals – September 21-23, 2021 – Louisville, KY, USA.

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