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OpenStudio-MCP (57 stars): build EnergyPlus building energy models in plain language.

OpenStudio-MCP is an MCP server from the National Laboratory of the Rockies with 150+ tools for creating, running and comparing EnergyPlus building energy models from plain requests. It ships as a Docker image and works with Claude or Codex. The repo has 57 GitHub stars.

For energy engineers and facility teams who model loads, retrofits or data center halls.

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teleopro (106 stars): drive any robot arm from a controller or VR headset to collect training demos.

teleopro is an open toolkit that maps a game controller, VR headset or other input device onto many robot arms, for remote control and for recording demonstrations to train robot policies. Collecting robot training data is a bottleneck, and this lowers its cost. The owner lists Acumino, a robotics company.

For robotics teams piloting arms in a plant or lab.

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Entergy puts dynamic line rating on 1,125 miles of existing lines with 600-plus drone-installed sensors.

Entergy is deploying dynamic line rating across 1,125 miles in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi under a $13.7 million DOE award, with more than 600 sensors. Drones with LiDAR install each sensor in under two minutes, without bucket trucks or planned outages. More capacity on wires they already have, and drones did the install.

Entergy and Heimdall Power crew with a line sensor on site
Image: Entergy via T&D World