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Looks like I timed my vehicle maintenance perfectly as we're getting our first… 1

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Looks like I timed my vehicle maintenance perfectly as we're getting our first snow of the season tonight

Last week I replaced the battery in Mustang and this past weekend I got 4 new Michelin Defenders installed. My old nearly worn out Contis were definitely feeling squirrelly during some recent rains and this new rubber felt much more in control on the way home tonight. In the dry this morning, they also felt a lot better and certainly ran a lot quieter.?

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Robonaut is getting some legs

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When I worked at GM for a while, one of my responsibilities was storytelling about the humanoid robot developed by +NASA and the automaker. At the time, R2 only had a torso and some remarkably capable hands.  
Robonaut 2 Demonstration at Kennedy Space Center

Early next year, R2 is finally getting legs so it can get around the International Space Station on its own. ?

NASA shows off Robonaut’s gigantic new legs ahead of 2014 upgrade (video)
NASA’s Robonaut assistant is about to get its biggest upgrade yet… and we do mean big. As part of a preview at ABC News, the space agency has revealed

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