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Video Friday: Tiny Robot Bug Hops and Jumps

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MIT engineers developed an insect-sized jumping robot that can traverse challenging terrains while using far less energy than an aerial robot of comparable size. MIT ] CubiX is a wire-driven robot that connects to the environment through wires, with drones used to establish these connections. JSK Lab ] Thanks, Shintaro!

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UK Greenlights Amazon Kuiper, Starlink Faces New Rival

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To get as precise a fix as possible on each satellites orbit, says Kerri Cahoy , MIT professor of aeronautics and astronautics , requires a whole different constellation orbiting higher still. GPS satellites are in medium-earth orbit (MEO) at some 20,200 kilometers above the earth. Im in Boston, she says. I dont need satellite-based Internet.

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Video Friday: Robot Boxing

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ROBOTERA ] Witness the future of industrial automation as Extend Robotics trials their cutting-edge humanoid robot in Leyland factories. Flexiv ] How can we ensure robots using foundation models, such as large language models (LLMs), wont hallucinate when executing tasks in complex, previously unseen environments? CMU RI ]

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MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future suggests widespread autonomous driving at least a decade away

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The MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future has released a new research brief examining the future of autonomous vehicles. The crucial role of public transit for connecting workers to workplaces will endure: the future of work depends in large part on how people get to work.

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MIT-Led Team Designs Two Airplanes That Would Use 70% Less Fuel Than Current Models

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An MIT-led team has designed an airplane that is estimated to use 70% less fuel than current planes while also reducing noise and emission of NO x. Images: MIT/Aurora Flight Sciences. MIT was the only university to lead one of the six US teams that won contracts from NASA in October 2008. Click to enlarge.

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MIT study attributes > 50% of Li-ion rapid cost decline to investment in materials & chemistry R&D

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A team at MIT has analyzed what has accounted for the extraordinary savings and found that by far the biggest single factor was work on research and development, particularly in chemistry and materials science. Trancik (2021) “Determinants of lithium-ion battery technology cost decline” Energy Environ. —Jessika Trancik.

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Ford kicks off new automated driving research projects with MIT and Stanford University

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Building on the capabilities of the automated Ford Fusion Hybrid research vehicle unveiled last month ( earlier post ), Ford is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Stanford University to research and to develop solutions to some of the technical challenges surrounding automated driving. —Greg Stevens.

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