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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Navigant’s analysis indicates that only buyers in California and Oregon will purchase sufficient numbers of vehicles in order to meet the ZEV requirement in 2018 and 2019. FCVs offer far greater driving range than most BEVs, and with their significantly higher price point, they will only compete with BEVs in the luxury vehicle market.

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Video Friday: Robots With Knives

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However, these robots must perform their tasks dexterously and safely in shared human environments, especially when handling dangerous tools such as kitchen knives. The system is evaluated in an active outdoor three-phase powerline environment. Cooking robots can enhance the home experience by reducing the burden of daily chores.

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DARPA SubT Finals: Meet the Teams

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USA, South Korea, Sweden. KAIST, South Korea. It is always a learning process to discover how the robots respond to new classes of obstacle; responding to this on the fly in a new environment is extremely challenging. Oregon State University. Team CoSTAR. Team CoSTAR. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Follow Team.

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Video Friday: May the Fourth be With You

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Indoor Capture is the newest Skydio 3D Scan mode that is specifically tailored for autonomously scanning large, complex, indoor environments. With the RDSX Pelican’s new hybrid VTOL design, A2Z has extended the range and payload capacity to handle up to 5 kg payloads on up to 40 km routes. [ Happy May the 4th from KIMLAB!

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Video Friday: Autonomous Car Drifting, Aerial-Aquatic Drone, and Jet-Powered Robot

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Abstract: Aerial-aquatic vehicles are capable to move in the two most dominant fluids, making them more promising for a wide range of applications. For propulsion, the operating range is switched for the different mediums by the dual-speed propulsion unit, providing sufficient thrust and also ensuring output efficiency.

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