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Video Friday: DALL-E 2

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This video from UW is the first look we've had at what DARPA RACER might look like: high speed offroad driving without any external references, not even GPS. The kit enables various assemblies to be made with the modular pieces, allowing creators to explore the world of soft robotics in playful ways. It's a real skill that works!

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Ford takes OpenXC research platform global, engaging local developers for market-specific connected vehicle apps in India

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Ford is now shipping beta test kits of its open-source connectivity research platform, OpenXC ( earlier post ), to developers and universities around the world. The reference host device is a standard Android device that supports the Android Platform version 3.1 OpenXC architecture. Click to enlarge.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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The first personal computer developed in the United States is commonly thought to be the MITS Altair, which sold as a hobbyist’s kit in 1976. At nearly the same time the Apple I became available, also in kit form. Collaboration with several universities has led to a kit for integrating new chips into working computer systems.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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But we want to give them cause to continue to press forward." ( MIT Technology Review ). Some of our engineers think we must go beyond lithium-ion," said Katsuaki Watanabe, president of the Toyota Motor Corporation, referring to what is now the leading battery technology for electric vehicles. ( Marketwatch ). Its not lack of desire.

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