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Bubba - The quadrupedal spider robot

“Bubba is a 3D printed quadrupedal spider robot. It has 8 degrees of freedom and can operate both autonomously and programmatically. Inspiration for the project: Bubba is a project I embarked on to combine my love for mechantronics, motion planning …

Can electric cars help strengthen electrical grids?

“Rochester researcher’s new model suggests ways to sell surplus energy from electric vehicles to local grids. American homeowners with solar panels can sell the surplus electricity they generate back to their local grids. Should electric vehicle (EV) owners be …

Chinese astronauts’ EVAs to help extend mechanical arm

“The extravehicular activities (EVAs) carried out by two Chinese astronauts from Sunday evening till early Monday morning will help expand the capabilities of the mechanical arm on the country’s space station, said the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST …

CO2 levels monitoring and Airflow control using Wio Terminal

“This device monitors CO2 level in the living or bedroom and controls a ventilation fan to improve airflow. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the fourth most abundant gas in the earth’s atmosphere. CO2 is a byproduct of normal cell function …

Composite Metal Foam on Its Way to Influencing Market

“When mechanical and aerospace engineering professor Afsaneh Rabiei began developing composite metal foam, she looked to transform the transportation and military industries. Twenty years later, her product has the potential to save lives, and she wants to see it integrated …

Creating an artificial material that can sense, adapt to its environment

“Move over, Hollywood — science fiction is getting ready to leap off the big screen and enter the real world. While recent science fiction movies have demonstrated the power of artificially intelligent computer programs, such as the fictional character J.A …

Energy Storage: Modular System Enhances Flexibility

“The main idea of the LeMoStore project is to flexibly combine different energy storage technologies and to connect battery modules to the power grid via a grid-compatible inverter. For this purpose, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) collaborates with partners from …

Gesture Controlled MP3Player

“Control your MP3Player with hand Gestures In this project i use gesture sensor to read and interpret hand movements as commands to control an MP3 Player. Gesture recognition is a topic in computer science and language technology with the goal …

Giving robots social skills

“A new machine-learning system helps robots understand and perform certain social interactions. Robots can deliver food on a college campus and hit a hole-in-one on the golf course, but even the most sophisticated robot can’t perform basic social interactions …

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Astronauts Headed to International Space Station

“NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station on the third commercial crew rotation mission aboard the microgravity laboratory. The international crew of astronauts lifted off at 9:03 p.m. EST …