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Video Friday: LASSIE On the Moon

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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. ESA ] Cassie is able to walk on sand, gravel, and rocks inside the Robot Playground at the University of Michigan. Aww, they stopped before they got to the fun rocks.

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Roskill: Niobium industry looking for a future beyond steel; Li-ion batteries a possibility

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As one of the indications of industry interest in the potential for niobium and batteries, the topic of the Charles Hatchett Award Seminar 2019 was the opportunity for niobium in batteries. The Award Seminars were added to the annual Award event in 2008. From the Hatchett Award Seminar presentation of the paper.

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Video Friday: Preparing for the SubT Final

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We'll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here's what we have so far ( send us your events !): UZH ] Two interesting short seminars from NCCR Robotics, including one on autonomous racing drones and "neophobic" mobile robots. ICRA 2021 ] CMU RI Seminars are back!

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Video Friday: Googly Eye

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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. Preceding the global events of 2020, the IHMC Robotics Open House was an annual event. This year was the organization’s first opportunity to participate in National Robotics Week since then.

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Celebrating 25 Years of IEEE Women in Engineering

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To mark its 25th anniversary, the group is planning competitions, panels, seminars, and other events this year. The IEEE senior member, who is a physics professor at the University of Manchester , England, is overseeing the anniversary celebrations. The event is available on demand via IEEE.tv.

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Video Friday: Punch-Out

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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. Yong Jae Lee at the University of Wisconsin-Madison utilize the game of chess as a testbed, employing a general-purpose robotic arm. Humanoids 2023 : 12–14 December 2023, AUSTIN, TEX.

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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. The robots of Team NimbRo of University of Bonn, Germany, won the main soccer tournament, the Drop-in tournament, and the Technical Challenges. NimbRo ] Have you ever seen a robot dancing?

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