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Soccer skills were in demand not only at the European Football Championship in France, but also at the 20th RoboCup in Leipzig at the end of June. The players were not humans, but smart robots. In addition to soccer, they demonstrated their skills in the disciplines of care/service, rescue and industry.
read more...New world record for electric racing cars
The previous world acceleration record for electric cars has been broken: students from ETH Zurich and Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts recently set it with their electric racing car 'grimsel': The vehicle accelerated from 0 to 100 km/h in 1.513 seconds.
read more...The Oberpfaffenhofen Application Center has selected clever innovations from young industrial automation and service robotics companies at Automatica. These include a 3D ultrasonic sensor, a multi-axis scanner and a mobile robot case.
read more...As part of the 'X-Plane for Experimental Aircraft' program, researchers at the US space agency NASA are working on an aircraft that does without combustion engines and is powered purely by electricity: with a multi-propeller system integrated into the wing.
read more...The electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors wants to step up its entry into the energy market: On June 21, it made a billion-dollar takeover offer to the US solar company SolarCity - it would pay between USD 26.50 and USD 28.50 per share.
read more...The projects of Festo's 'Bionic Learning Network' are always worth an eye-catcher. This year, the company presented the indoor flying object 'FreeMotionHandling' at the Hannover Messe.
read more...Siemens and Valeo have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture for high-voltage drives. Both companies will each hold a 50% stake in the joint venture.
read more...Acceptance study on autonomous driving
Autonomous driving promises to revolutionize the mobility of the future. But do drivers really want to give up control as a passenger in their own vehicle? The management consultancy Detecon International has empirically investigated this question, among others.
read more...Electric vehicles are still waiting for their breakthrough. One reason for this is the lack of a nationwide charging infrastructure. BMW and Loxone, a provider of smart home solutions, want to help close the gaps with smart e-charging stations for the home.
read more...A total of 12,363 electric vehicles were newly registered in Germany in 2015. That's 3,841 more electric vehicles than in 2014 with 8,522 e-cars. The 'eMobility Dashboard Germany' from electriv.net names the most popular models of the past year.
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