Esper Bionics has developed a prosthetic arm with intuitive self-learning technology that can predict intended movement faster than similar prosthetics.
Cake’s Anti-Poaching E-Moto
Swedish brand Cake has created an electric motorbike specifically for use in the remote South African bush that is “super-efficient” at catching animal poachers.
Still in the Uncanny Valley
Ameca is the world’s most advanced human shaped robot representing the forefront of human-robotics technology.
Too Few Women in Engineering
There is a gap between women in engineering programs at universities, and the number who actually enter the field. Here are some potential ways to change that.
SpaceX will design NASA moon lander
An interesting development, as SpaceX has won a contract to develop the first commercial human lander for NASA as part of its Artemis program.
UCSF 3D Printing Face Shields
UCSF is one of many universities taking on the challenge of producing much-needed shields and other personal protective equipment. The team is using the school’s 3D printing infrastructure to produce 300 shields per day, while sharing their procedures with anyone who wants to print them on their own machine.
Mask Design (II)
Check out some interesting mask options from designboom. Japan has been crankin’ out some interesting options.
Mask Design
Great bit on NPR about the fashion and design of marks around the world. “Fashionizing masks in a good way to normalize them.” Interesting.
2020 Olympics Torch
Tokujin Yoshioka has shares details of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 torch. It is machined aluminum extrusion, with a rose gold plating. The torch is made from waste taken from temporary housing built in the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami
The Future of Flight (Sim)
Have you been following the recent evolution of Microsoft Flight Simulator? Here’s the latest! After the end of a five year breakup, which saw the tech behind the outdated software sold off to Lockheed-Martin as a training tool, a special team at Microsoft has taken on reinventing the once-dominant simulator. It’s development was kept completely […]