Bot can drive on walls using propeller thrust
From Superinnovators 01/01/24 Innovators from Disney and ETH Zurich created a four wheel bot named VertiGo in 2015 that uses thrust from two propellers mounted on its back to enable it to drive on vertical walls. Each propeller has two degrees of freedom for adjusting the direction of thrust enabling a smooth transition from horizontal […]
Scientists develop ‘flying dragon’ robot to fight fires from a distance
From Frontiers 01/01/24 Imagine a flying dragon that doesn’t spout fire, but instead extinguishes it with blasts of water. Thanks to a team of Japanese researchers, this new kind of beast may soon be recruited to firefighter teams around the world, to help put out fires that are too dangerous for their human teammates to […]
Pallet bots help to automate AC factory
From Superinnovators 12/12/23 Chinese company Tuskrobots have developed an autonomous pallet handling bot that has been helping to automate various factories including air conditioning, automotive electronics and pharmaceutical facilities. Their first generation pallet bot was launched in 2018 and they are now shipping sixth generation products across the globe which have max. speeds of 1.5m/s […]
Bullseye! Cable-driven AI dartboard makes it easier to hit big
From Superinnovators 23/11/23. This article is in TLDR (Too Long Didn’t Read) format which is popular in the innovation community and provides a bullet summary of information. More info https://www.tuwien.at/en/tu-wien/news/news-articles/news/die-dart-scheibe-bei-der-man-immer-ins-schwarze-trifft https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405896322025435?via%3Dihub https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/3/21/15011588/mark-rober-dartboard-automatic-tracking-bullseye-motor-motion-tracking https://nerdist.com/article/automatic-bullseye-dartboard-science-rober-nasa/ You may also be curious about:
The world’s first 3D-printed rocket that reached space
From Superinnovators 21/11/23. This article is in TLDR (Too Long Didn’t Read) format which is popular in the innovation community and provides a bullet summary of information. More info https://www.relativityspace.com/ https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/marshall/3d-printed-rocket-launched-using-innovative-nasa-alloy/ https://builtin.com/3d-printing/3d-printed-rocket https://www.cnet.com/science/space/after-launching-a-3d-printed-rocket-into-space-this-company-is-going-bigger/ https://www.fool.com/investing/2023/09/25/spacex-just-beat-last-years-launch-record/ You may also be curious about:
Salto the bush baby-inspired robot leaps forward
From Superinnovators 07/11/23. This article is in TLDR (Too Long Didn’t Read) format which is popular in the innovation community and provides a bullet summary of information. More info UC Berkeley article You may also be curious about:
Origami-inspired robots could make repairs in space
From Superinnovators 07/11/23. This article is in TLDR (Too Long Didn’t Read) format which is popular in the innovation community and provides a bullet summary of information. More info EPFL website article You may also be curious about:
Hotpot restaurant owner pretends to be humanoid to serve customers, goes viral
From Superinnovators 06/11/23. Dance-loving owner of Huzai Hotpot, Chongqing, China, pretends to be a humanoid robot when serving customers with some applauding the spectacle. Ms Qin, professional dancer, unveiled her robot mimicking skills in a Douyin (TikTok in China) video released on 18th Oct which received over 26k likes. She has since posted many videos […]
Worm-bot sends bulge wave down its body to move
From Superinnovators 30/10/23. This article is in TLDR (Too Long Didn’t Read) format which is popular in the innovation community and provides a bullet summary of information. More info https://engineering.case.edu/groups/biorobots/continuous_wave_peristaltic_motion https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6224805 https://gizmodo.com/the-earthworms-surprising-superpowers-inspired-this-bio-1738159166 You may also be curious about:
Cute Star Wars droids roam around Batuu at Disneyland theme park
From Superinnovators 13/10/23. This article is in TLDR (Too Long Didn’t Read) format which is popular in the innovation community and provides a bullet summary of information. BD units are explorer droids, and these three definitely did some exploring this morning pic.twitter.com/QR1B68pjsQ — Disneyland News Today (@dlnt) October 12, 2023 Blue, Orange, and Green (they […]