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Epic world solar car race begins in Australia

October 9, 2017 Comments Off on Epic world solar car race begins in Australia

An epic 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) solar car race across the desert heart of Australia designed to showcase new technology that could one day help develop commercial vehicles got underway Sunday. The... Read More

Feeling woozy? Time to check the tattoo

https://news.harvard.edu October 5, 2017 Comments Off on Feeling woozy? Time to check the tattoo

Harvard and MIT researchers have developed smart tattoo ink capable of monitoring health by changing color to tell an athlete if she is dehydrated or a diabetic if his blood... Read More

Two intelligent vehicles are better than one

https://actu.epfl.ch October 4, 2017 Comments Off on Two intelligent vehicles are better than one

04.10.17 – When EPFL researchers fused the data from two intelligent vehicles, the result was a wider field of view, extended situational awareness and greater safety. Intelligent vehicles get their... Read More

“Superhero” robot wears different outfits for different tasks

www.news.mit.edu September 29, 2017 Comments Off on “Superhero” robot wears different outfits for different tasks

Shape-shifting device from CSAIL can walk, roll, sail, and glide using recyclable exoskeletons. From butterflies that sprout wings to hermit crabs that switch their shells, many animals must adapt their... Read More

Emotion instead of emission: Audi heading for the motorsport future in electric power

www.audi-mediacenter.com September 28, 2017 Comments Off on Emotion instead of emission: Audi heading for the motorsport future in electric power

Audi presented the Group’s first all-electric race car in Neuburg on Wednesday night. The Audi e-tron FE04 mirrors the company’s transformation from a classic automobile manufacturer to a forward-thinking mobility provider on... Read More

Developing robots that can walk more naturally

actu.epfl.ch September 26, 2017 Comments Off on Developing robots that can walk more naturally

Walking on two legs isn’t as easy as it seems. For robots and their designers, it is an even bigger challenge! Researchers at EPFL’s Biorobotics Laboratory are testing novel algorithms... Read More

Intelligent World Drive – five continents in five months: On the road to autonomous driving: Mercedes-Benz on automated worldwide test drive

https://media.daimler.com September 14, 2017 Comments Off on Intelligent World Drive – five continents in five months: On the road to autonomous driving: Mercedes-Benz on automated worldwide test drive

With the “Intelligent World Drive”, Mercedes-Benz is testing automated driving functions on all five continents using a vehicle based on the S’Class. At the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt,... Read More