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UK startup creates surveillance bots for farms, construction sites
A U.K. robotics startup has built an autonomous surveillance robot capable of monitoring conditions at farms, construction sites and energy plants.
How DC motor starters operate
Starting a DC motor poses unique challenges. DC motor starters allow a DC motor or motor-controlled device to be turned on or off.
Team to develop robotic mat that repositions patients
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Engineering and Penn Nursing School are collaborating on a soft robotic inflatable mat for lifting bedridden hospital patients.
Engineers build robotic trunk support system for those with spinal cord injuries
Engineers from New York’s Columbia University have developed a robotic trunk to assist those with spinal cord injuries.
Team turning quadcopters into workplace drones
A team of researchers from Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology are turning autonomous quadcopter drones into interactive workplace robots.
Display failure then a stall before Boeing 767 crashed near Houston
Facts surrounding the February 23 accident were made public by the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the incident.
Researchers develop self-healing sensor sweatband
Researchers from South Korea’s Kangwon National University have developed a self-healing sweat sensor device for monitoring health.
Startup prepares to launch scented VR
A Burlington, Vermont-based startup is preparing to launch a device that will outfit virtual reality (VR) headsets with the sense of smell.
Last minute gifts for engineers and makers
Developer boards, tools, robotics and more.
Enabling real people to solve real problems: OKdo
The projects that makers, entrepreneurs and design engineers work on vary in scale, complexity and end uses. Members of all three of these groups now have one significant advantage in common: OKdo.
Duke University researchers develop robot tattoo remover
Researchers from Duke University’s Brain Tool Laboratory have developed a way to remove tattoos using robot-guided lasers.
RPI and NASA working on robotic arm to refuel space satellites
Engineers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in collaboration with NASA are attempting to develop a robot capable of refueling satellites in space before they become inoperable and inevitably add to mounting space debris.
Chilean startup brings affordable sustainability to grocery shopping
The system easily integrates into local bodegas as well as large grocery store chains and products can be delivered to a customer’s home through the mobile delivery app.
An open source library for 3D deep learning research
Kaolin is a 3D deep learning library for PyTorch designed to allow researchers to load, preprocess and manipulate 3D data before it is used to train deep learning algorithms.
5 weird and wacky ways facial recognition tech is being used
Less routine applications for the technology are now beginning to emerge.
Researchers create eye-tracking software for pilots
A research team led by ETH Zurich has created software that tracks the eyes of a student pilot as a component of pilot training.
Floating robots could inspect pipes today and monitor human health tomorrow
A team of researchers at Eindhoven University in the Netherlands has developed a swarm of small floating robots capable of traveling through a network of water distribution pipes and amassing data about their condition.
Researchers discover that old newspaper can be used to grow carbon nanotubes
Researchers from Swansea University and Rice University have devised a method for growing single-walled carbon nanotubes using old newspaper as a surface.
This prototype robot from Alphabet sorts trash for recycling
The robots learned through a combination of simulation, reinforcement learning and collaborative learning.
These tiny antennas could lead to smaller electronics and wearables
Researchers have created what they are calling the thinnest radio frequency antennas in the world.