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Robot development, from actuators to AI
In Episode 230 of The Robot Report Podcast, hosts Mike Oitzman and Eugene Demaitre recap the major robotics news of the week and speak with two robotics experts.
Marco Mauerer, global robotics business manager at Maxon.
Our first guest this…
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How ADR and Intel went underground with edge AI
The Explora robot can autonomously conduct mining inspections and monitoring activities. | Source: ADR
As mining operations go deeper underground, the environment becomes increasingly dangerous for humans. However, deep underground, it’s also…
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Soft robots can now be 3D printed to move exactly as designed
Harvard engineers have developed a new 3D printing technique that allows soft robots to bend, twist, and change shape in predictable ways when inflated.
The approach embeds shape-morphing behavior directly into the printed structure, removing…
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World’s biggest 20-MW offshore wind turbine now powers China’s grid
The world’s first 20-megawatt (MW) wind turbine, which is capable of powering more than 44,000 times a year, has finally been connected to the Chinese’s grid.
China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC), the Chinese state-owned clean energy…
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Massachusetts Energy Net Positive Bloom-Shaped School Takes Shape
In April trade partners bid on the first phase of the energy net positive Lexington High School replacement in Lexington, Mass. scheduled to start construction this summer.
The 440,000-sq-ft, four story building will consist of three connected…
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building robots to do the jobs humans shouldn’t
In this episode of Lexicon, we sit down with Aya Durbin, Director of Product for Atlas at Boston Dynamics, to explore why that question is finally being answered seriously—and why the last few years mark a genuine inflection point for humanoid…
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New coil manufacturing machine brings limitless fusion energy a step closer
Japan’s Helical Fusion has completed a one-of-a-kind coil manufacturing machine that could help it realize its vision for limitless energy through nuclear fusion.
The machine is designed to produce a critical component for its nuclear…
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US to resurrect Cold War-era nuclear plant after 30-year dormancy
Infusing life into a Cold War-era nuclear plant which was dormant for three decades, the US Department of Energy (DOE) officially signed a lease with General Matter to repurpose a massive facility at the Hanford Site.
The agreement, announced…
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Kia EV4 sets record with 250 mile range in extreme -24°F temperatures
Kia’s electric hatch has delivered extraordinary range and charging performance in one of the world’s most demanding electric-vehicle tests by hitting a distance of nearly 250 miles under brutal winter conditions.
The Kia EV4, unveiled…
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