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Norwegian shipping industry pursuing battery-powered ships

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The Norwegian shipping industry is teaming up to develop battery-powered ships. Some 120 managers representing the entire maritime cluster gathered at a DNV seminar last week. And when in harbor, the vessel should be able to simply use power stored in the batteries. The first four hybrid vessels will start to sail in 2013/14.

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Video Friday: Swarm Control

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The power of autonomous cinematography is displayed best by our incredible Skydians! As a result, routine thermal inspections are a major part of predictive maintenance operations, but collecting this valuable information frequently is still a challenge in many facilities. Paper ] Thanks, Ioannis!

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What are EV Charging Station Contractors?

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EV Charging Station Contractors are professionals or companies that specialize in the installation, maintenance, and repair of electric vehicle charging stations. Maintenance: Like any other electrical equipment, charging stations require regular maintenance to ensure they function correctly and safely.

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Video Friday: Lunar Rover

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GITAI has developed the advanced lunar robotic rover “R1” that can perform general-purpose tasks on the moon such as exploration, mining, inspection, maintenance, assembly, etc. Thus our setup requires the sensor to scan only 10% of the scene, which could lead to almost 90% less power consumption by the illumination source.