Abstract: The maintenance of offshore floating photovoltaic (PV) system poses considerable challenges. This article proposes a novel amphibious robot with a wheel-and-leg hybrid design, which combines ...

Abstract: A long-term accurate and robust localization system is essential for mobile robots to operate efficiently outdoors. Recent studies have shown the significant advantages of the wheel-mounted ...

Most modern cars have stopped using drum brakes — though yes, the Audi Q4 e-tron really does have them at the rear — but it's taken a fairly long time to reach this point. Disc brakes, despite being ...

In the early days of the automobile, there weren't really prescribed ways of doing things the way there are now. Auto manufacturers frequently experimented with a variety of new technologies to gain a ...

In 1992, the drag racing world changed for the better when HOT ROD’s Fastest Street Car Shootout launched an entirely new genre in a sport long dominated by acronym-laden sanctioning bodies. Street ...

In a tight 4-3 vote Tuesday night, Bellevue City Council slapped temporary brakes on large-scale redevelopment in Old Bellevue, approving emergency rules for a two-block stretch of Main Street ...

A Ford engineer and her husband were driving their new F-150 pickup in May when something went terribly wrong. The engineer told Ford they were using Ford’s hands-free driving system, BlueCruise, ...

Tanking in the NBA is getting out of hand. Jaren Jackson Jr. made his debut with the Utah Jazz and had 22 points through three quarters. Then he sat down and watched a 15-point lead disappear. So did ...