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A little hexacopter shows off acrobatic moves

Watching the little machine in action is like watching some proud circus performer vie for full audience attention in making athletic moves on wires and swings. This machine though shows what is humanly possible in making ...

Engineering

Jun 14, 2017
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Engineers design drones that can stay aloft for five days

In the event of a natural disaster that disrupts phone and Internet systems over a wide area, autonomous aircraft could potentially hover over affected regions, carrying communications payloads that provide temporary telecommunications ...

Engineering

Jun 07, 2017
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Using machine vision for 3-D printing

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering have developed machine vision technology that can autonomously identify and sort metal 3-D printing powder types with an accuracy of more than 95 percent—more ...

Engineering

Jun 06, 2017
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Researchers create 3-D printed tensegrity objects capable of dramatic shape change

A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a way to use 3-D printers to create objects capable of expanding dramatically that could someday be used in applications ranging from space missions ...

Engineering

Jun 14, 2017
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Extra arms, manipulated by feet, designed for performing tasks

(Tech Xplore)—A team from Japan has been developing an interesting project called "MetaLimbs: Multiple Arms Interaction Metamorphism." They posted a video recently showing their work. This is set of artificial arms, designed ...

Robotics Engineering

May 31, 2017
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New algorithm for drones quickly makes sense of incoming visual data

There's a limit to how fast autonomous vehicles can fly while safely avoiding obstacles. That's because the cameras used on today's drones can only process images so fast, frame by individual frame. Beyond roughly 30 miles ...

Engineering

May 26, 2017
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Project Wing sets gaze on managing traffic in the skies

Project Wing, under Google parent Alphabet, has passed a crucial multi-drone test, crucial because with drones in the skies one needs to track and manage a wide range of drones simultaneously.

Engineering

Jun 12, 2017
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A glove powered by soft robotics to interact with virtual reality environments

Engineers at UC San Diego are using soft robotics technology to make light, flexible gloves that allow users to feel tactile feedback when they interact with virtual reality environments. The researchers used the gloves to ...

Engineering

May 30, 2017
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Sheets of gelatin transform into 3-D shapes when dunked in water

"Don't play with your food" is a saying that MIT researchers are taking with a grain or two of salt. The team is finding ways to make the dining experience interactive and fun, with food that can transform its shape when ...

Engineering

May 25, 2017
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Return to the fold for super-strong structures

Lightweight structural panels that can stop bullets or withstand bombs are the goal of a team of researchers working at Swinburne.

Engineering

Jun 20, 2017
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