Tessellated Tetra Sculpture from Volvox
May 13, 2022 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
“Experiential Design outfit Volvox Labs’ magnificent Tessellated Tetra Sculpture is a meandering kinetic installation spanning nearly 100 ft with 300 individual computer-driven motors, and 150 programmed LED lights.” “Architectural design partner, Gensler conceptualized the idea and the Volvox team was brought on to engineer, design, and develop Tetra.”
Ludwig Göransson – Freeport
May 12, 2022 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
TENET – Film Soundtrack
Conceptual time inversion process.
Spot, Four Legged Robot
March 17, 2016 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
Four-legged robot designed for indoor and outdoor operations.
Electric powered and hydraulically actuated.
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.
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.
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.
Upcoming 3D Design Modeling Setups
September 6, 2013 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
Elon Musk combining a gesture-sensing Leap Motion controller with an array of different display technologies (like the Oculus Rift VR handset, a 3D Projector, and a translucent glass display) and a modified version of the Siemens NX design suite.