Archive for the ‘Research’ Category
“See” with Your Tongue
Friday, March 26th, 2010
Despite being totally blind, Lance Corporal Craig Lundberg, age 24, from Walton, Liverpool, can read words, identify shapes and walk unaided. Why? Well, it is all thanks to something called a BrainPort device. This young man lost his sight after being struck by a rocket-propelled grenade while serving in Basra in 2007, and he was was chosen by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to be the first person to trial a pioneering device.
How does this device work? In short, signals get sent to your tongue, and one uses his tongue to "see." Essentially, it is a camera hooked up to a...
Is Rosie the Robot Here Yet?
Friday, November 13th, 2009
Everyone out there has, at least once, wished for a robot to do at least one of his or her tasks, especially the undesirable ones. Now, with modern technology, we have robots to carry out many of these tasks.
I was at my friend's house one night, and I noticed that they had Roomba and Scooba robots. We got into talking about them and how they work, thus leading into this rundown of what I consider the 5 coolest robots (real, not fictional):
- I think that the ASIMO robot is just awesome. Standing at 130 centimeters and weighing 54 kilograms, the robot...
Where is Waldo?
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Since a few Mondays ago, Waldo, an underwater robot, has been missing. So, yes, the biggest question at this point in time is actually "Where is Waldo?"
The robot is from the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida, and went missing a few weeks ago. Waldo had been making reports every two hours, and then it suddenly stopped sending out signals. The scientist behind Waldo the robot was Gary Kirkpatrick. He stated that there are a few options as to why the robot went missing. One option was that there was a major leak in the machine. Another option was that...
The Elektrobay
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
As more and more people go "green" with their autos and start driving hybrids and electric vehicles, there will become a much higher demand for charging posts of some sort that will allow users to charge their auto batteries. More than likely gas stations will have to implement charging posts to complement those drivers who don't use gas anymore.
The only problem is, how do you bill users when you have no way of tracking individual electric use?
The EBConnect Elektrobay built by Elektromotive will do just that!
The EBConnect device software will monitor the power consumption of each user that plugs in... FIRST
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Are you familiar with FIRST?
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology was founded by NH-based inventor and entrepreneur, Dean Kamen. Created in 1989, it now has 5 different programs in which students can participate. These include:
- FIRST Robotics Competition - high school
- FIRST Tech Challenge - high school
- FIRST LEGO League - 9 to 14 year olds
- Junior FIRST LEGO League - 6 to 9 year olds
- FIRST place - 6 year old to adult