With funding from NASA, researchers are exploring how to control inflatable robots for future space missions. Read the whole story by Evan Ackerman here at IEEE Spectrum. Amazing!
See also, Video Friday: Soft Robots, and More at IEEE Spectrum.
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Monday, April 15, 2019
Thursday, April 11, 2019
National Robotics Week 2019 - Not So Much
What happens when National Robotics Week, April 6-14 2019
occurs during Lent and the week before Palm Sunday, Holy Week and Easter, April 14-21, 2019 for your average Episcopal Priest and amateur roboticist?
Lots of priesting and no roboting! That's what...
Hope you all got lots more done this week than me!
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Testing My Lenten Discipline
Testing my Lenten discipline to minimize "screen time," this arrived late today. I confess - I played a little.
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Parallax cyber:bot Robot Kit - with micro:bit
On its way to a local priest, roboticist, and a robotic's blog near you! Expect a full report - till then, read more here - https://www.parallax.com/product/32700 The cyber:bot robot is a joint project of Parallax Inc. (located in Rocklin, California) and NICERC, the National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center (located right here in Louisiana in Bossier City.
My cyber:bot should arrive on Thursday - Its a long way from Rocklin, California to Monroe, Louisiana (at least for shipping purposes).
There are so many ways my life has California & Louisiana connections!
Thanks to Parallax and Ken Gracey for letting me join in on the fun!
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
MIT's Mini Cheetah
Earlier this month, MIT posted a video of Mini Cheetah, a small quadruped robot from the lab of Sangbae Kim. Read all about it here on IEEE Spectrum. Incredible!
