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    PSDcast: Interviews, Insights, and Vision

    PSDcast (also known as Podcast) by Power Systems Design are moderated and produced by PSD's editorial staff.

    PSDcast are audio interviews on relevant topics to the power electronics industry and are conducted with subject matter experts from the power electronics industry, academic institutions and relevant industry associations.

    PSDcast – Virginia Tech's Self-Powered Autonomous Robot
    03/22/2022

    The Energy Tech University Prize is an ongoing student competition to identify an innovative energy technology, assess its market potential, and propose a strategy for commercialization. For the Carolinas regional portion of the contest, the overall winner was a team from Virginia Tech, with a self-powered autonomous robot (SPAR) for overhead powerline inspection, and we’re chatting with Andrew Choi, graduate research assistant and captain of the winning Virginia Tech student team.

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