Atlas – The Next Generation, Boston Dynamics
March 17, 2016 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
Boston Dynamics showing off one of its latest robots.
Atlas, next generation, designed to operate outdoors and inside buildings. Specialized for mobile manipulation, electrically powered and hydraulically actuated.
It uses sensors in its body and legs to balance and LIDAR and stereo sensors in its head to avoid obstacles, assess the terrain, help with navigation and manipulate objects.
SkyWall100 Domestic Drone Defense System
March 3, 2016 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
This mobile device captures unwanted drones with a net projectile, and drops it back to earth without damage. A safe way to manage our crowded skies.
Apple Sport Watch Teardown
April 25, 2015 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
Apple Sport Watch teardown by the iFixit team.
iFixit started by prying open the display and disconnecting the display and digitizer cables underneath, getting a first look at the Taptic Engine, inside of the Digital Crown and internal 205 mAh battery. Digging further into the Apple Watch, the team got a closer look at various components for haptic feedback, an ambient light sensor and S1 integrated processor.
The Pro Tech Screwdriver Kit will cover all your screw driver needs. (Unless you need those super tiny tri-wing bits seen in the Apple Watch.
Visual Experiments with Sound Frequencies
February 16, 2015 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
Cymatics is a science of creating visualizations with audio frequencies.
Here, Nigel Stanford experiments with tones and frequencies to achieve desired patterns through material worlds. With a range of musical abilities he plays a drum set, and keyboard while also rigging makeshift instruments from playing cards.
3D Printing with Sand, Powered by the Sun
September 26, 2014 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
Built by artist Markus Kayser, a SolarSinter” concept is similar to Laser Sintering printers used by projects like SpaceX to print otherwise impossible objects out of metal. A focused sun beam is less precise than a finely-honed laser, but the core concepts are the same.
Noonee Chairless Wearable Exoskeleton
August 26, 2014 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
These exoskeletons are state of the art wearable leg assitive devices.
Wearable mechatronic technology based on research from the Bio-Inspired Robotics laboratory at ETH Zurich.
Elegance and simplicity destined for endless applications.
Real-Time Projected CGI Electronic Makeup
August 18, 2014 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
Real-Time Projected CGI Electronic Makeup
Experimental face-mapping technology synching on during real-time movements and accurately projecting various surface textures onto the model’s face.
VR 3.0 – Virtual Reality Revisited
March 29, 2014 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
A presentation by Associate Professor Jeremy Bailenson directs Stanford’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab, where he conducts variety of virtual reality experiments designed primarily to understanding VR’s impact on human behavior.