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Penn State and partners hosting Next Generation Biomass Conversion Short Course and facility tour

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This short course is perfect for companies and individuals looking to capitalize on these opportunities in the current environment. Registration: Early bird registration for the event is $780 per person (up to October 22), after that the price rises to $960. The biofuels industry finds itself at an important strategic point right now.

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Video Friday: Quadruped Transformer

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ICRA 2022 : 23–27 May 2022, Philadelphia ERF 2022 : 28–30 June 2022, Rotterdam, Netherlands CLAWAR 2022 : 12–14 September 2022, Azores, Portugal Enjoy today’s videos! Swiss-Mile ] OTTO Lifter drives nimbly in crowded and dynamic environments and improves safety in warehouses and facilities. Please send us your events for inclusion.

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Video Friday: Robot Friends

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ICRA 2022 : 23–27 May 2022, Philadelphia ERF 2022 : 28–30 June 2022, Rotterdam, Netherlands CLAWAR 2022 : 12–14 September 2022, Azores, Portugal Let us know if you have suggestions for next week, and enjoy today’s videos. Robotstart was there in person, so check out its coverage at the link below. But it’s way weirder on video! ???? ?RHP

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MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

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Researchers from MIT’s Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment have concluded that ground-level PM 2.5 Steven Barrett, an assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT, and colleagues have published their results in the journal Atmospheric Environment. Source: MIT. Click to enlarge. —Caiazzo et al. 2013.05.081.

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Attendance at IEEE’s STEM Summer Camp Breaks Records

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Held on university campuses across the United States, the experience also helps them stand out in an increasingly competitive college-acceptance environment. It was great to see the students interacting in person and having a ton of fun with their instructors, residential advisors, and each other.

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Video Friday: FridgeBot

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ICRA 2022 – May 23-27, 2022 – Philadelphia, PA, USA Let us know if you have suggestions for next week, and enjoy today's videos. The bioinspired system uses ultrasound measurements of muscle dynamics to develop a personalized and activity-specific assistance profile for users of the exosuit.

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Toyota CSRC launches new research tracks on autonomous & connected vehicle technologies; 11 projects with 8 institutions

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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Surrounding Environment Recognition Technology and Evaluation Metrics. Develop a deep learning based full-scene recognition of vehicle environment from a vision sensor. The model has factors originated from human motor and perceptual behaviors as well as from scenarios and environments.

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