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From Cleaning Offices to Designing EV Charging Stations

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Today she works as a hardware engineer at Zaptec , which makes electric-vehicle charging stations and is also based in Stavanger. A specialist at heart Growing up in Šiauliai, Lithuania, Bekerytė seemed destined to become an engineer. He was a DIY enthusiast willing to try his hand at just about anything, from electronics to plumbing.

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Is an AC motor in your future?

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the "lower" cost systems out there for DIY people. Among this study group, are engineers, scientist types and some. methodology and materials required to do a DIY Industrial AC motor customization. to the DIY crowd. The present AC50 and soon to be AC75 systems are at the top of. like a Swiss army knife).

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Can This DIY Rocket Program Send an Astronaut to Space?

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meter-tall Nexø II rocket was powered by a bipropellant engine designed and constructed by the Copenhagen Suborbitals team. The engine mixed ethanol and liquid oxygen together to produce a thrust of 5 kilonewtons, and the rocket soared to a height of 6,500 meters. Even more important, it came back down in one piece.

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Video Friday: Humanoid Soccer

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Be the tiny DIY robot cat you’ve always wanted to be! DFKI ] The Utah Bionic Leg, developed by University of Utah mechanical engineering associate professor Tommaso Lenzi and his team in the HGN Lab, is a motorized prosthetic for lower-limb amputees. Utah Engineering ] PLEN is all ready for the world cup. at the link below.

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Building the Future of Smart Home Security

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As the demand for smart home security grows, it’s pertinent that the engineers who build the products and services that keep millions of customers safe continue to experiment with new technologies that could enhance overall security and accessibility. False alarms are a constant obstacle in the home security and emergency response industries.

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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We only drove ’normal’ ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars before but those gave me a feeling of always being in a hurry. The gasoline engine only runs in reversing to power the batteries. petrol engine is not running. Seamless gear changes—well of course, as it has a gear-less transmission.

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iRobot Launches Create 3, with ROS 2 Built In

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It’s a little scary to recall that when iRobot last released an update to the Create DIY/educational robot platform, the calendar read 2014 (!). What's more, Create 3 brings a variety of new functionalities to users, including compatibility with ROS 2, an industry-standard software for roboticists worldwide.

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