Tag: texas
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Duke vs. Texas Tech: A Clash of Titans in College Basketball
Get prepared for an epic showdown as Duke vs. Texas Tech face off in a high-stakes college basketball in shape. This article explores the history, key players, techniques, and predictions for this thrilling sport. College basketball enthusiasts mark your calendars because an electrifying showdown is on the horizon. Duke and Texas Tech, basketball powerhouses, are…
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Slamcore extends its spatial intelligence to Texas Instruments Arm-based processors
Slamcore says its spatial intelligence algorithms have been optimized for the Texas Instruments (TI) TDA4x family of processors. Combining Slamcore’s Spatial Intelligence software with the TI TDA4x processor family enables highly accurate and robust localization, mapping and perception suitable for a range of industrial robotics and automation tasks. ProMat 2023 in Chicago, demonstrated the significant…
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ABB robots help tackle Covid by automating testing, research and diagnostics
ABB Robotics has developed an automated neutralizing antibody testing system with the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) that is the most effective means of determining an individual’s immunity to various strains of Covid. Developed by ABB Robotics, Life Sciences and Healthcare Lab, located at the Texas Medical Center Campus in Houston, Texas, the system…
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Indy Autonomous Challenge to race at iconic Texas speedway
The Indy Autonomous Challenge will return to racing at another iconic track with “The Indy Autonomous Challenge Powered by Cisco” at the Texas Motor Speedway on Friday, November 11th in Fort Worth, Texas. This follows a record setting competition at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway last October, and making history at CES 2022 in January with…
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Lyft plans ‘fully autonomous future’ as it starts driverless car rides to customers in Austin, Texas
Riders in Austin, Texas can now select an autonomous vehicle in the Lyft app to help them get around their city. This marks the first time that a commercial autonomous service is available in Austin, Texas and marks the third city where Lyft riders can hail an autonomous ride along with Miami, Florida and Las…
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Amazon to begin drone deliveries in two US states
Amazon is preparing to start deliveries of its retail products to its customers by drone. The first areas chosen are Lockeford, in California, and College Station, in Texas. The world’s largest online retailer says “hundreds of residents have expressed interest in receiving their Amazon orders via drone”, and the company has built new facilities to…
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Embark provides Texas law enforcement with autonomous trucks
Embark Trucks, a developer of autonomous technology for the trucking industry, is making progress in its efforts to develop an emergency vehicle interaction capability for Embark-powered autonomous trucks to identify, stop for, and interface with law enforcement vehicles. Embark is working closely with the Texas Department of Public Safety to train Embark-powered trucks to identify…
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Faccin Group opens new USA headquarters in Texas
Faccin USA, a Faccin Group company, a global manufacturer of metal bending machines, is expanding its footprint within the US market with the opening of its new headquarters in Addison, Texas. The expansion is focused on increasing and facilitating customer service and spare parts delivery. The new facilities, located at 4270 Kellway Circle in Addison,…
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John Deere opens new ‘automation and autonomy’ innovation hub in Austin, Texas
Deere & Company, the world’s largest manufacturer of agricultural and forestry vehicles, is expanding its US footprint and technology operations with a new office in Austin, Texas. Deere says the new location enables it to further strengthen its technology capabilities and attract talent interested in solving some of the world’s most pressing challenges – including…
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Robot designed by WHOI to explore underwater glacial walls to monitor climate change
It’s the front line of climate change and could hold the key to predicting global sea level rise, but what goes on at the underwater face of Greenland’s glaciers is a mystery to science. That could change in 2023 with a bold new mission led by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin that…