Boston Dynamics’ robots have recently learned to move like Jagger! The promotional video demonstrates the robots’ agility and precision improvements. (Image Credit: Boston Dynamics) Boston Dynamics is at it again! This time, the company, p...
This image shows two calcium carbonate concrete samples. The left sample uses hardened cement paste, while the right sample uses silica sand. (Image Credit: Maruyama et al.) Researchers at the University of Tokyo produced a new concrete called c...
AVNET's iotconnect.io cloud platform is an online service that you can use to send data to, and then show it on a dashboard. In this blog series I'm learning the Python SDK and integrating BLE devices.In this post, two topics: how is the imag...
AVNET's iotconnect.io cloud platform is an online service that you can use to send data to, and then show it on a dashboard. In this blog series I'm learning the Python SDK and integrating BLE devices.In this post: create a Gateway template, register...
Blue Origins expects the Orbital Reef space station to be operational by the second half of this decade. (Image Credit: Blue Origins) Recently, Blue Origin announced that it plans to build an enormous private space station called Orbital Reef. I...
Earlier, The Ocean Cleanup deployed Jenny in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to determine if it could collect plastic without breaking. (Image Credit: The Ocean Cleanup) How heartwarming... Nearly a decade ago, Boyan Slat announced ambition...
Illustration showing the DART spacecraft and Italian agency's satellite just before impact. (Image Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben) In Avengers 2: Age of Ultron, Iron Man proposed a way to keep the planet safe from outside...
A-HOGE, a music robot developed by @goto_statement, performs melodies on a set of calculators. (Image Credit: @goto_statement) This fun project had me thinking I should have explored the idea of music creation with my "Scary Tapping" p...
AVNET's iotconnect.io cloud platform is an online service that you can use to send data to, and then show it on a dashboard. In this blog series I'm learning the Python SDK and integrating BLE devices.In this post: the SDK is revamped and now shows h...
On September 27th, NASA’s Landsat 9 spacecraft launched to continue monitoring the Earth’s features. (Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls) NASA successfully launched its latest Earth-orbiting satellite into space! On September 27th, a Un...
The team trained their RL models in the NVIDIA Isaac Gym and transferred the learning to a robotics lab in Europe. (Image Credit: University of Toronto) Researchers at the University of Toronto, NVIDIA, and other organizations unveiled a system ...
Wabtec and Carnegie Mellon University developed the FLXdrive, which could reduce carbon emissions in the US. This could lead to battery-powered electric locomotives replacing freight trains running on fuel. (Image Credit: Wabtec) On September 10...
Shrapnel from destroyed satellites could damage other satellites or cause disruptions throughout the world. (Image credit: Flickr) Space is a mess. One bolt speeding around in orbit could rip right through a spacecraft! International spac...
University of Glasgow scientists developed a robot with built-in strain sensors to measure its body position before moving forward. (Image Credit: University of Glasgow) University of Glasgow engineers recently developed robots that move similar...
This image shows an artist’s illustration of a futuristic space station. Kind of copied Deep Space 9 there. China wants to build a 0.6-mile long spacecraft. (Image Credit: ParallelVision/Pixabay) China has big and ambitious space plans! Th...
Scientists employed a voter model protocol for a robotic swarm to complete a particular task and found that robots were more effective at completing that task by communicating with nearby robots instead of the entire swarm. (Image credit: University ...
Dawn’s Robot Cafe in Tokyo provides people with mental and physical disabilities with job opportunities by allowing them to operate a robot waiter from home. (Image Credit: Dawn Avatar Robot Cafe) As part of a pilot program in inclusive employme...
Tesla is working on a 5’8”, 125-pound robot named Tesla Bot that could perform ordinary human tasks and follow commands. (Image Credit: Tesla) During Tesla’s AI Day event, Elon Musk announced that his company is currently developing a humanoid r...
Developed by the Paris-based exoskeleton manufacturer Wandercraft, these devices make it easier for people to walk. (Image Credit: Wandercraft) Recently, Jean-Louise Constanza, a co-founder of Wandercraft, built an exoskeleton for his 16-year-ol...
Mark Rober’s robot named the Dominator created this Super Mario-themed mural in just over 24 hours. (Image Credit: Mark Rober) Nothing demands automation more than setting up dominos. Engineer and YouTuber Mark Rober developed a robot named Dom...
Artificially innervated foam (AiFoam) was designed using high-elasticity polymer infused with metal particles and tiny electrodes, giving it the ability to self-heal and a sense of touch. (Image credit: National University of Singapore via YouTube) &...
OSU engineers used a deep reinforcement learning algorithm to train Cassie to run 5km. (Image Credit: Oregon State University) Cassie, a bipedal robot developed by Oregon State University and Agility Robotics, ran a five-kilometer route in over ...
The 8-bit pneumatic RAM chip helps a soft robot control its movements. (Image Credit: William Grover/UC Riverside) Soft robots still run on circuitry and various electronics to operate, which can introduce some limitations for advancements. A ne...
China’s space activity is starting to rival the US. (Image Credit: CNSA) Richard Branson on Virgin Galactic is interesting and all, but China is where we all should be looking. The ongoing pandemic may have slowed down China’s space program...
