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	Inside Ford's 3D Printing Lab, where thousands of parts are made Without 3D printing, the Ford Motor Co. would not be able to meet new model vehicle build deadlines. Here's a look at how Ford is using the technology. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Google Apps   Study: Total Economic Impact of Google Apps Employees can work faster and IT spending can decrease when companies switch to Google Apps, says a commissioned study by Forrester Consulting. Going Google can make teams 20% more efficient and yields an estimated ROI of 329%. Learn more>> In this Issue Solar Roadways project blows past $1M crowdfunding goal Google's autonomous car is truly hands-off -- there's no steering wheel Why haven't robots yet changed the world? U.S. research lab focuses on building computers of the future Scientists are getting closer to 3D-printed, self-assembling robots In big step for robotics, one robot repairs another in space 10 things M.I.T. computer scientists have given the world Solar Roadways project blows past $1M crowdfunding goal A crowdsourcing project to raise money for solar panels that snap together to form roadways has blown by its $1 million goal. Read More   Google's autonomous car is truly hands-off -- there's no steering wheel After working on developing a self-driving car for several years, Google has built an autonomous car from the ground up -- with no steering wheel, no accelerator and no brake. Read More   Why haven't robots yet changed the world? A well-known roboticist acknowledged Wednesday at an MIT symposium that robotics has yet to change the world. Read More   U.S. research lab focuses on building computers of the future Computer scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have launched an effort to develop whole new types of computers that will be used 10, 25 or even 50 years from now. Read More   Scientists are getting closer to 3D-printed, self-assembling robots Want a robot that you can print out and watch as it assembles itself? If so, a group of MIT scientists may have something for you Read More   In big step for robotics, one robot repairs another in space A robot completed repairs on another robot in space this week, advancing the possibility of future robots working in deep space, as well as Earth-based robots working in the enterprise. Read More   10 things M.I.T. computer scientists have given the world Celebrating 50 years of computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology by remembering some of the many ways its faculty, students, researchers and alums have contributed to the discipline. Read More
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