A new ferroelectric polymer that efficiently converts electrical energy into mechanical strain has been developed by Penn State researchers. This material, showing potential for use in medical devices and robotics, overcomes traditional piezoelectric limitations.
Hello Mastodonians. I'm Greg. Like many residing here, I'm into #amateurradio. I mostly play in the HF spectrum and prefer #QRP operation while #hiking, #backpacking or wilderness #canoeing.
I'm a #robotics instructor for an industrial robotics company.
Welp, my employer joined the 2024Q1 #layoff club today. We're a small VC-funded shop so it's not really the same situation as Google canning 1000 people for no reason but doesn't feel great to be part of the trend.
I wasn't impacted myself but if anyone is looking to #FediHire some amazing #robotics#embedded engineers, software engineers or testers, and/or field engineers, let me know!
Pi Wars is an international, challenge-based robotics competition in which teams build Raspberry Pi-controlled robots and then compete in various non-destructive challenges to earn points. The competition takes place over a single weekend and at the end of each day, prizes, medals and trophies are awarded to those competing.
Build a prototype. Make your life smart and easier. Even if there are problems with oled displays and libraries. Don't give up. You can do it. Solve problems with soldering and programming. The @arduino IoT Cloud can make your dreams comes true. #arduino#maker#STEM#robotics
I am SO tired of all the stupid white humanoid robots used as illustrations for "AI" - who came up with this nonsense?
An AI lives in a rack in a datacenter. It is 100% software. It does NOT need to use human interfaces like a screen, a QWERTY keyboard, mouse or a g*dmnd headset!
Ismail al-Jazari, a #Muslim inventor from the 12th century is known as the "father of robotics" due to his groundbreaking work in the field of automata, which are self-operating machines.
Al Jazari gained fame for inventions, included: #robots programmed to provide guests with towels, programmable on-off switches for fountains, automated mechanical clocks & much more.
And besides, if you want to automate making burgers and fries, you would redesign the entire kitchen around a simpler system of automation, not create a gigantic ceiling-mounted robot arm that manipulates implements meant for human use.
🦾 NASA Quietly Training Robot Dog to Navigate Landscape of the Moon | @futurism
「 The project called Legged Autonomous Surface Science in Analog Environments (LASSIE) is designed to teach the robot to adapt to its varying environment in real-time, with the goal of eventually having it traverse the surface of the Moon and perhaps even other worlds in our solar system 」
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Rudiger Kaminski, master puppeteer, lost his right arm in an accident. Luckyly his insurance was willing to pay for a transplant. So he got an arm from a wrestler. It was way to blunt and clumsy and Rudiger had it removed. His second replacement arm came from a mechanic. It was flexible and seemed perfect for puppeteering, but Rudiger noticed a lack of inspiration from the moment he woke up from surgery. He had it replaced with an eletrco-mechanical model. Finally, five years after the accident, he was able to work in his profession. The Kaminski Theater opened its curtains again.
Two weeks later, he died of a nervous disfunction of his immune system. But he left the world smiling.
The robot arm kept performing puppet shows and became director of the Theater, later the CEO of Kaminski Media, that we are now celebrating as #1 - world's leading entertainment company. Ladies and Gentlemen, raise your glass to the memory of Rudiger Kaminski. #microfiction #writingprompt #robotics
Artificial Muscles Flex for the First Time: Ferroelectric Polymer Innovation in Robotics (scitechdaily.com)
A new ferroelectric polymer that efficiently converts electrical energy into mechanical strain has been developed by Penn State researchers. This material, showing potential for use in medical devices and robotics, overcomes traditional piezoelectric limitations.