Eight SuperDraco thrusters, positioned around the perimeter of the vehicle in pairs called “jet packs”, fired up simultaneously to raise the Crew Dragon spacecraft for a five-second hover, generating approximately 33,000 lbs of thrust. #tech#spacex#space@SpaceX@elonmusk
Designer Hiroshi Sugihara and project director Shunji Yamanaka have created a series of bio-like robots that are 3D printed at once with all moving parts included! The project was based on the AM structure research of Keisuke Tanigawa. Find out more: youtube.com/watch?v=G0-lJK…
Musculoskeletal robot using a bundle of thin McKibben muscles which enables a multifilament muscle that has characteristics similar to those of human muscles.
Source: Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory via Youtube channel
#engineering#future#research#progress#design
Developing an oil-filled dilated pupil mech on Jurassic World Dominion. It was designed using compressed clear silicone oil to create a magnifying lens over a flexible membrane.
Video credit: Karl Gallivan (@karl_gallivan)
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Pliant Energy’s agile swimming amphibious robot demonstrated at the 2017 Naval Future Force Science and Technolgy Expo in Washington D.C. #tech#robotics#engineering#future
This print appears to be happening in midair - it's a method of #3Dprinting that combines direct ink writing with up-conversion particles-assisted photopolymerization. With this method of printing ceramics, the need for support structures is eliminated
Credit: ASTM International
The Dronut X1 is a bi-rotor ducted drone powered by @cleorobotics' patented thrust vectoring #technology. With no exposed propellers and a compact design that can fit in the palm of your hand, the Dronut can safely fly where no other drone has flown before.
#drone#engineering
Medivis’ technology transforms complex 2D imaging, like MRI and CT scans, into real-time 3D visualizations that can be superimposed onto the patient's body in real-time at the bedside.
Video Credit: @Medivis_AR
#engineering#technology#hologram#augmentedreality
Made a Python SDK for Ukaton's smart insoles and motion modules, allowing python developers to access sensor data via BLE or WiFi
Video source: Ukaton
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Researchers trained a quadruped robot to learn how to walk directly in the physical world without simulators. Learning from scratch in only 1 hour was possible by using the Dreamer algorithm to continuously learn a world model and plan inside of it.
Link: danijar.com/project/daydre…
Building a LEGO-Powered Submarine with Automatic Depth Control
This radio-controlled submarine can maintain a steady depth or a certain distance from the bottom. It is equipped with a pressure sensor and a laser distance sensor.
Video source: Brick Experiment Channel