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Beam Me Up With Sound -- Mind Blow #99

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Will Robots Make Us More Human? https://youtu.be/AsACeAkvFLY Mind Blow features the latest news in science, technology and amazing! **** SOURCES AND LINKS *** ScanPyramids Project (0:00) http://www.scanpyramids.org/ https://vimeo.com/143189511 Dinosaur No
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Boston Dynamics New 6.5 ft Jumping Robot

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Handle is a research robot that stands 6.5 ft tall, travels at 9 mph and jumps 4 feet vertically. It uses electric power to operate both electric and hydraulic actuators, with a range of about 15 miles on one battery charge. Handle uses many of the
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Fetching Omnicopter

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Fetching Omnicopter We have developed a computationally efficient trajectory generator for six degrees-of-freedom multirotor vehicles, i.e. vehicles that can independently control their position and attitude. The trajectory generator is capable of generat
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Snippet: New robotic gripper combines two types of soft robot tech

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A new type of soft robot relies on two kinds of soft robot technology: pneumatics and dielectric elastomer actuators. Dielectric elastomer actuators move when an electric field is applied across an insulating flexible plastic, causing it to deform. These
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HASEL: Muscles for robots

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Scientists have figured out how to make robots flexible like us: give them muscles. The robot muscles are called HASEL actuators. They're strong enough to lift a gallon jug of water, and gentle enough to pick up a tiny berry without crushing it. Scientist
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How Do Airbags Work?

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Check to see if your car is part of the Takata airbag recall: https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls If you’re in a car accident, you want to be sure your airbags protect you. And they work because of chemistry, with some physics thrown in. This week on Reactions,
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Cyborg Botany: Augmented plants as sensors, displays, and actuators

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Plants can sense the environment, other living entities and regenerate, actuate or grow in response. Our interaction and communication channels with plant organisms in nature are subtle - whether it be looking at their color, orientation, moisture, positi
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Infinite Music Box

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A music box that can play any song using click pens and actuators. Featured Songs are Pirates of the Caribbean, Clocks by Coldplay, and It's a Small World. ME102B/ME135 Final Project Group: Antonia Bronars Wynn Feddema Yasmine Frigui Jordan Heinemann Yasm
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Building and Testing a Lego-powered Submarine

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Making a radio-controlled submarine with Lego and other materials. At the end I test it in a lake. Enjoy! The submarine specs: Length: 22 cm (8.7 in) Displacement: 1880 grams (66 oz) Speed: 0.2 knots (10 cm/s) Operating depth: 3 m (10 ft) - ballast tank w
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How Engineering Robots Works: Crash Course Engineering #33

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In this episode we looked at robots and the engineering principles of robots. We learned how robots use sensors to interpret their environment, how actuators and effectors allow a robot to manipulate the objects around it to accomplish a task, and how com
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Amazing hobbyist robot that can do everything

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naminukas started as a pneumatic walking and driving #robot. It uses vacuum suction cups for walking not only on the ground but also on walls and even ceiling. Vacuum suction cups can be tilted and used as wheels. This allows the robot to transform from w
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Optimus - Gen 2

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New bot in town! Optimus Gen 2 features Tesla-designed actuators and sensors, faster and more capable hands, faster walking, lower total weight, articulated neck, and more. https://tesla.com/AI
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How Much Weight Can LEGO Lift?

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Lifting weight with LEGO Technic!How much weight can be lifted by LEGO alone? How high can we go?Various mechanisms are tested including linear actuators, pulley systems with block and tackle, gear racks and large LEGO Technic motors. As part of the build

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