Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

If too much or too little electricity is present in the power grid, the network can suddenly become unbalanced. In the 1990s, batteries had far less capacity than they do today, and for the small community of EV users, the prospect of running out of juice and becoming stranded was very real.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

Constant Gardener ] via [ RobotStart ] Engineers at MIT and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have designed a soft, lightweight, and potentially low-cost neuroprosthetic hand. It's been a hectic couple of days, so here are some retired industrial robots quietly drawing lines in sand. Yanran Ding ] Thanks Fan! ANYbotics ] Thanks Cheila!

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San Francisco MIT Louisville Alaska 98

Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

Constant Gardener ] via [ RobotStart ] Engineers at MIT and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have designed a soft, lightweight, and potentially low-cost neuroprosthetic hand. It's been a hectic couple of days, so here are some retired industrial robots quietly drawing lines in sand. Yanran Ding ] Thanks Fan! ANYbotics ] Thanks Cheila!

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San Francisco MIT Louisville Alaska 89

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Earlier this month, researchers from MIT said they had developed a process that within three years could lead to electric car batteries able to recharge in as little as five minutes. For on-the-go juice ups, the idea is to exchange your dead battery for a fresh one owned by Better Place. Earth2Tech EcoTech, EcoTech [.]…

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