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Etihad Airways flies first flight using fuel made in the UAE from plants grown in saltwater

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The Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC), a non-profit entity established by Masdar Institute that is part of Khalifa University of Science and Technology, announced the world’s first commercial flight using locally produced sustainable fuel on an Etihad Airways Boeing 787 powered by GE’s GEnx-1B engines. Earlier post.).

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Toyota to collaborate in research for the creation of H2-based society in the United Arab Emirates

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Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to collaborate with Masdar, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Air Liquide, and Toyota distributor Al-Futtaim Motors in a joint research program to explore the potential of hydrogen energy use in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the creation of a sustainable, low-carbon society.

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Video Friday: ICRA Turns 40

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IROS 2024 : 14–18 October 2024, ABU DHABI, UAE ICSR 2024 : 23–26 October 2024, ODENSE, DENMARK Cybathlon 2024 : 25–27 October 2024, ZURICH Humanoids 204 : 22–24 November 2024, NANCY, FRANCE Enjoy today’s videos! Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics.

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Competition Spurs Robotics and AI Innovations for Maritime Challenges

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The MBZIRC had two previous iterations that were organized by Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi. Perhaps more important than the prize money is an opportunity for ASPIRE to help them commercialize the technology. We want to help the teams commercialize it. Of course, if they want to commercialize it on their own, that's fine.

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Video Friday: The Secrets of Shadow Robot's New Hand

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ICRA@40 : 23–26 September 2024, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS IROS 2024 : 14–18 October 2024, ABU DHABI, UAE ICSR 2024 : 23–26 October 2024, ODENSE, DENMARK Cybathlon 2024 : 25–27 October 2024, ZURICH Enjoy today’s videos! We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.

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Video Friday: Humanoids Get a Job

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RoboCup 2024 : 17–22 July 2024, EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS ICRA@40 : 23–26 September 2024, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS IROS 2024 : 14–18 October 2024, ABU DHABI, UAE ICSR 2024 : 23–26 October 2024, ODENSE, DENMARK Cybathlon 2024 : 25–27 October 2024, ZURICH Enjoy today’s videos! Tokyo Robotics ] This is mesmerizing.

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Video Friday: Ameca Humanoid

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CTU ] Carnegie Mellon University's Iris rover is bolted in and ready for its journey to the moon. ETH Zurich ] Cassie Blue autonomously navigates on the second floor of the Ford Robotics Building at the University of Michigan. The tiny rover passed a huge milestone on Wednesday, Dec. metre-tall green architectural sculpture. [