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Video Friday: ReachBot

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Experiments with rock grasping and coordinated locomotion illustrate the advantages of low inertia passive grippers, triggered by impact and using stored mechanical energy for the internal force. Waymo ] This week’s CMU RI Seminar is from Russ Tedrake, on “Motion Planning Around Obstacles with Graphs of Convex Sets.” [ CMU ]

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Ongoing market rollout for SAE hydrogen fueling standards

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This is on par with gasoline internal combustion vehicles. As with the J2601 protocol, the MC Fill fast-fill protocol, developed by Honda R&D, is designed for fuel systems that store hydrogen at a pressure of up to 700 bar (70MPa or 10,000 psi). Earlier post.) Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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By the beginning of the 21st century, South Korea had become a dominant power in the global semiconductor market, meeting more than 60 percent of international demand for memory chips alone. At Fairchild, Kim also learned how to communicate with and lead other engineers. Frederick E. South Korea’s Founding Lab. Chang Hae-Ja.

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Axion supplying PbC batteries to Norfolk Southern for all-battery switcher and working on line-haul hybrid locomotives; micro-hybrid and stationary expansion

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In April, Axion Power International Inc received an order from Norfolk Southern Corp (NS) for PbC lead-carbon batteries for use in an all-battery-powered switcher locomotive. Hay Railroad Engineering Seminar, UIUC). The battery-electric NS-999, “under the long hood”. Source: NS. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) —Tom Granville.

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