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Making an autonomous Zamboni for the Pittsburgh Penguins

Making an autonomous Zamboni for the Pittsburgh Penguins

If you’ve ever been to a hockey game, you’re familiar with the large Zambonis that roll onto the rink between periods to resurface the ice. Motorized ice surface cleaners first began making their debut on ice rinks in the 1950s, and now, researchers are looking to...

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PSC Supercomputing Powers Coal Conversion Research

PSC Supercomputing Powers Coal Conversion Research

Over the last 30 years, coal-fired electricity generation in the U.S. more than halved as a share of all generation, falling to a nearly half-century low. But is there a role for coal in a post-fossil fuel world? Researchers from Ohio University leveraged...

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How human language accelerated robotic learning

How human language accelerated robotic learning

Exploring a new way to teach robots, Princeton researchers have found that human-language descriptions of tools can accelerate the learning of a simulated robotic arm lifting and using a variety of tools. The results build on evidence that providing richer information...

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