A Self-Powered Trailer

A team of Purdue University researchers is in collaboration with trailer manufacturer Wabash on an experimental tractor-trailer that recaptures its own electricity from vibrations, heat, and airflow. The work could make enormous strides in the name of sustainability. Watch this video to learn more.

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Big Picture, Small Robot

A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has created Mugatu, the first steerable bipedal robot with only one motor. This project is trying to make simple walking robots. “We have what we think is the simplest walking robot consisting of just one actuator and two rigid bodies.” Watch to learn more.

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Pushing the Boundaries of Robotic Development with Tiago

Watch this video to learn more about Tiago, a research robot being developed at Chalmers University of Technology to push the boundaries of development. This video explores how they are developing Tiago to do just that. Also, it discusses how VR is used to train Tiago.

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Reducing Range Anxiety

Cornell researchers have created a new lithium battery that can charge in under five minutes — the fastest on the market — while maintaining stable performance over extended cycles of charging and discharging. You can watch this video to learn more — and charge your EV in the time it takes to do so.

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