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Video Friday: Humanoid Soccer

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. One of the highlights of the 20th anniversary event of Robotnik was the choreography between the professional ballet dancer Sherezade Soriano and the mobile manipulator robot RB-KAIROS+.

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Video Friday: Robot Arms for the ISS

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Central to McDermott’s work, is the idea that absurdity and play can be useful ways to reframe our relationships to technology and productivity. GRASP Lab ].

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Where the President-Elect Candidates Stand on Key Issues

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Two virtual events were held in June and July for members to get to know the four candidates running for 2023 IEEE president-elect. Both events are available on demand on IEEE.tv. Section that is working to incentivize the chapters to add more female speakers at their events. President Ray Liu asked Thomas M.

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Building the Future of Smart Home Security

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This is particularly true for devices that provide security with 38 percent of Americans owning a home security product. It redefined the home security space by introducing wireless, DIY products and pioneered giving customers the ability to monitor their homes via a smartphone app.

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Ukrainian Volunteers Use 3D Printers to Save Lives

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One month into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a group of more than 100 makers from all over Ukraine manufactured and supplied a number of 3D-printed products to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Territorial Defense Force, and the Air Forces. For security reasons, this group does not disclose most of their work.

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Best speakers ever

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Much earlier in the chapter’s history, member Otmar Ebenhoech, who would go on to create the Villa DC Motor Controller, made a strong impression on the DIY community using DC motors. It wasn’t too many years before Toyota changed its messaging—and its product line—as a response to the PHEV actions. “We That rubbed me the wrong way.”

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The Real Reason for USA based Economic Recessions.

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The 1973 to 1975 recession was the OPEC induced oil crisis and the first one since our Peak Oil event which occurred in 1970. The Early 2000 recession was caused by the events of September 11th, 2001 and this was the mildest recession of any of the ones listed on this page.

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