Bringing Skynet to the masses
The guys at Purdue University are developing a robotic fabric that can be used to make “soft” robots out of foam and other lightweight material by using fabric with an embedded flexible polymer that changes shape...
Amazing and beautiful at the same time! I think these guys have created a commercially viable and good-looking drone for their delivery services to remote locations. http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/2bd70505f6ffd255f4b2cc861d8722dd/200813540/dhl-paketkopter-juist-boden-630.jpg This technology is absolutely taking off, and...
Interesting little robot. I think it still has a long way to go but it’s kinda cute 😉 http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/c1078126836a4696040ad2f37618448c/200804336/octopus-robot.jpg Check this short video of it’s evolution. http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/23/octopus-robot/
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/ed3967017da7e4214fe8074cc74ab152/200787149/MIT-GelSight-01-press.jpg Researchers at MIT and Northeastern University are showing off a new fingertip version of the GelSight sensor, that uses a camera and a sensitive rubber film to 3D map the objects they’re grabbing. They say...
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/14fa4f255bef5acf03981bc4b7fa061b/200784386/tritoncrosscountry.jpg Fascinating and scary at the same time… http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/19/triton-uav-cross-country-flight/
