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Former IEEE Chief Financial Officer Richard Schwartz Dies at 77

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There he was responsible for designing and developing computer-controlled automated test equipment. Joel Moses MIT professor emeritus Life Fellow, 80; died 29 May Moses taught electrical engineering and computer science at MIT for 50 years. in computer science in 1967 from MIT. as chief engineer in its filter division.

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Video Friday: Beyond the Limit

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Discover how we put our expertise in robotics research to use designing, testing, and deploying a warehouse robot. Each module of the platform consists of two legs designed to function as a two-legged robot, which is able to walk on a metal pipe using electromagnetic feet. But how did we get there? VISTEC ] Thanks Poramate!

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Video Friday: Perseverance Autonomy

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Tokyo Tech ] MIT engineers have developed a telerobotic system to help surgeons quickly and remotely treat patients experiencing a stroke or aneurysm. MIT ] For LOVOT, a new robot accessory that you never knew you (or anyone) needed. MIT ] For LOVOT, a new robot accessory that you never knew you (or anyone) needed.

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NASA testing new boundary layer ingesting (BLI) propulsor; 4-8% fuel burn savings over current advanced engines

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MIT and NASA engineers earlier proposed the D8 Series as one future aircraft design concept that uses boundary layer ingestion. If this new design and its enabling technologies can be made to work, the BLI propulsor will produce the required thrust with less propulsive power input. Hardin, Gregory Tillman, Om P.

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Video Friday: No Time to Dance

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MIT ] The Sechseläuten ("the six o'clock ringing of the bells") is a traditional spring holiday in the Swiss city of Zürich, and this year, it had a slightly less traditional guest: ANYmal! Our engineers design the mechanical, electrical, firmware, robotics, and software components that power ultra-precise mobile printers.

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Video Friday: Lunar Rover

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MIT CSAIL ] I'm not sure I've seen this particular balancing behavior from Digit demonstrated quite so explicitly. 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. What's normal now was 20x speed back then, just about. [

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Toyota expands Collaborative Safety Research Center with $35M; focus on transition to automated vehicle and connected vehicle technologies

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TEMA), made the announcement at Toyota’s 2014 Advanced Safety Seminar in Ann Arbor, Mich. Osamu Nagata, President and CEO of Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc. CSRC’s newly expanded mission recognizes that the emergence of advanced technologies is radically reshaping the transportation landscape.

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