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Video Friday: Resilient Bugbots

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Inspired by the hardiness of bumblebees, MIT researchers have developed repair techniques that enable a bug-sized aerial robot to sustain severe damage to the actuators, or artificial muscles, that power its wings—but to still fly effectively. [ MIT ] This robot gripper is called DragonClaw, and do you really need to know anything else?

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Video Friday: Welcome to 2022

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ICRA 2022 – May 23-27, 2022 – Philadelphia, PA, USA ERF 2022 – June 28-30, 2022 – Rotterdam, Germany Let us know if you have suggestions for next week, and enjoy today's videos. John Deere ] I appreciate the idea that this robot seems to have some conception of personal space and will react when that space is rudely violated.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Organized by Shane Chang at Honda Research Institute USA Inc., the session counted among its panelists: Professor John Heywood, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Sloan Auto Laboratory at MIT. Another issue is being capacity constrained during rush hour if you only have one person per vehicle.

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Geely acquiring flying car startup Terrafugia

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Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Terrafugia, a US-based company developing practical flying cars.Terrafugia was founded in 2006 by five MIT graduates; since then, the company has delivered a number of working prototypes. —Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Founder and Chairman Li Shufu.

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Video Friday: Constant Gardener

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: DARPA SubT Finals – September 21-23, 2021 – Louisville, KY, USA WeRobot 2021 – September 23-25, 2021 – [Online Event] IROS 2021 – September 27-1, 2021 – [Online Event] ROSCon 2021 – October 20-21, 2021 – [Online Event] Let us know if you have suggestions for next week, and enjoy today's videos. ANYbotics ] Thanks Cheila! ElliQ ].

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Video Friday: Constant Gardener

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: DARPA SubT Finals – September 21-23, 2021 – Louisville, KY, USA WeRobot 2021 – September 23-25, 2021 – [Online Event] IROS 2021 – September 27-1, 2021 – [Online Event] ROSCon 2021 – October 20-21, 2021 – [Online Event] Let us know if you have suggestions for next week, and enjoy today's videos. ANYbotics ] Thanks Cheila! ElliQ ].

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Video Friday: Mini Pupper

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IROS 2021 – September 27-1, 2021 – [Online Event] Robo Boston – October 1-2, 2021 – Boston, MA, USA WearRAcon Europe 2021 – October 5-7, 2021 – [Online Event] ROSCon 2021 – October 20-21, 2021 – [Online Event] Let us know if you have suggestions for next week, and enjoy today's videos, more below! Grey Walter. Duco ] Thanks Sai!

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