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Video Friday: Humanoid Soccer

Cars That Think

Sanctuary AI ] Cargo drones are designed to carry payloads with predefined shape, size, and/or mass. This lack of flexibility requires a fleet of diverse drones tailored to specific cargo dimensions. Here we propose a new reconfigurable drone based on a modular design that adapts to different cargo shapes, sizes, and mass.

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Video Friday: Your Robot Dog

Cars That Think

It has a user-oriented design concept, with new functions such as voice interaction, sound source positioning, and safety and collision avoidance, giving users a better interactive experience and safety assurance. Cybathlon ] Will drone deliveries be a practical part of our future? CMU RI ].

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Video Friday: Lunar Rover

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Paper ] I really appreciate that iRobot has taken care to design their robots to be repairable by end users with a screwdriver and nothing else. Kuka ] AutoX RoboTaxi fleet has exceeded 1000 vehicles. This is a monumental milestone for the company as AutoX’s RoboTaxi fleet is the largest in China.

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Protean Electrics retrofitted through-the-road plug-in hybrid van showing significant fuel economy gains

Green Car Congress

The vehicle is being shown for the first time in North America at the Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminar, 1–4 Aug. Our technology is uniquely designed for high-output, high-efficiency operations. That simplicity of design creates more power density per motor and much simpler vehicle integration.

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Video Friday: Ingenuity’s 50th Flight

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50 flights is 45 flights more than this little helicopter was designed for, which is bonkers. These test runs, conducted 12-27 March, included the first with completely uninhabited RACER Fleet Vehicles (RFVs), with a safety operator overseeing in a supporting chase vehicle. Sanctuary AI ] We’ve built our robotaxi from the ground up.

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EnerDel to Supply Batteries for Japanese Electric Bus Demo

Green Car Congress

Our battery systems were chosen on the basis of performance and flexibility and the fact that they can easily be configured to fit the challenging design requirements in the accessible, low-floor bus design that is becoming standard around the world. Naoki Ota, COO for EnerDel.

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Video Friday: Your Robot Dog

Cars That Think

It has a user-oriented design concept, with new functions such as voice interaction, sound source positioning, and safety and collision avoidance, giving users a better interactive experience and safety assurance. Cybathlon ] Will drone deliveries be a practical part of our future? CMU RI ].

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