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What Robotics Experts Think of Tesla’s Optimus Robot

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Brandon Rohrer — Machine Learning Engineer, LinkedIn Siddhartha Srinivasa — Director of Robotics and AI, Amazon Mikell Taylor — Principal Technical Program Manager, Amazon Robotics Cynthia Yeung — Founding Board Member, Women in Robotics. It’s been used in various forms since the 1990s. Georgia Chalvatzaki. BACK TO TOP ↑ ].

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Ford Investing $550M to Retool SUV Plant to Produce Focus Small Car and EV

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The plant, formerly the Michigan Truck Plant and the production site for Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigators SUVs, is one of three North American light truck plants Ford is retooling to build fuel-efficient global small cars in the coming years. As part of the retooling, Ford will consolidate its operations from Wayne Assembly Plant.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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tech industry during the 1990s. The company went on to design and manufacture mobile-phone handsets and parts for Motorola ( MOT , Fortune 500 ), Nokia ( NOK ), Sony Ericsson, and Samsung. BYD has also begun selling a plug-in electric car with a backup gasoline engine, a move putting it ahead of GM, Nissan, and Toyota.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. I blame management but it is sad that the engineers and union workers are going to get hurt too. Engineering proptypes enjoy a tax break.

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