December 7th 2022 Newsletter
Introducing B.E.R.D, new Arduino and restock for Raspberry Pis New Products | Raspberry Pi | Arduino | BBC Micro:Bit | STEM Welcome to this week's newsletter, introducing B.E.R.D a robotic...
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Haptic Vests for Dogs
As part of a research project at Ben-Gurion University, this Haptic Vest for Dogs has been designed with 4 vibration motors embedded into it, which feels the same as a...
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Meet LEMUR
Meet LEMUR (Limbed Excursion Mechanical Utility Robot) designed by NASA. It is designed to scan for signs of life and able to reach places on the Moon and Mars that other...
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The drone that separates into microdrones mid-flight!
The Singapore University of Technology and Design has created a drone that separates into a number of smaller microdrones mid-flight. The design of the microdrone was inspired by "helicopter seeds"...
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Bouncing Robots!
Students at a university in China wanted to study an affordable method of maintaining balance in quadrupedal robots when they jumped. So they did the best thing they could think...
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First Robotic Arm Controlled by the Human Mind Without Invasive Implants
With the use of a noninvasive brain-computer interface, researchers have had a breakthrough with the first robotic arm that can be powered by the human mind without the need for...
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Boston Dynamics: New Robots Now Fight Back
This parody shows what happens when the Boston Dynamics Robot fights back, although we hope that something like this doesn't happen...
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Using Whiskers on Small Drones
Whiskers are common on a huge range of different animals, from cats and dogs to sealife such as seals but why could they be useful on small drones? Animals use...
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The Robot Controlled Using Muscle Signals
Working together with another human is extremely easy, we can verbally communicate and instinctively adjust our movements depending on what the other person is doing. Having this level of collaboration...
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The World's Smallest GameCube
A YouTuber recently released a video demonstrating their creation the worlds smallest GameCube which is housed in a sweets container! They've had to repurpose a Wii motherboard, relocate a number of...
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The Robotic Assistant for Traffic Cops
Traffic crime is a huge issue in the USA and every year there are a huge number of assaults during routine traffic stops. One company is creating a robotic assistant...
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Giant Hungry Robot - The Automated Bin
We stumbled across this creation from YouTuber Eunchun Park and loved it. It's an automated robotic bin which eats rubbish placed in a holding tray. It's a simple design made from household...
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The Robot Used to Extinguish the Fire at Notre Dame
The fire that took place a Notre Dame was a tragedy but the damaged caused by the fire could have been much worse if it wasn't for the efforts of...
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The Worlds Largest Aircraft Takes Flight
Last weekend the worlds largest aircraft took flight from the Mojave Air & Space Port. The plane was built by Stratolaunch and Scaled Composites and is designed to be a mobile...
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