Latest Trends: Robotics by Laine Schrewe https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8 Made to facilitate conversation and knowledge sharing en-us 2018-08-28 00:07:23 UTC 2026-01-06 06:15:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rocket.png What you should post... schrewla https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275722849
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    • ]]>     2018-08-28 00:10:39 UTC https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275722849     https://sacd.larc.nasa.gov/smab/havoc/ https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275968460
    ANTONIO VENTRESCA
    Description: This article is about a future project NASA has plan for future colonies high above the surface of Venus. While the surface of Venus has about 90 times greater pressure  then the surface of earth, 50KM up is a different story. At that height in the Venusian atmosphere, things are almost exactly like Earth, except of a lack of oxygen and some high temperatures. This got NASA thinking that, unlike Mars that almost no atmosphere and only 1/3 the gravity of Earth, Venus will be much better for us to have a permanent colony. With its dense atmosphere, near Earth gravity, and the fact that at 50KM above the surface you wouldn't even need a space suit, only a fire fighter outfit and an oxygen mask, NASA might be changing its plans for a manned mission to mars, for a mission to Venus. Also, since Venus's atmosphere is so dense, the balloons holding the colonies could be filled with only earth air and still float, not needing expensive helium to stay in the Venusian sky. Also that high up, if you fell off you would fall 5 mt Everests before you hit the ground. You would also be crushed as the pressure down there is 90 times greater then the surface of Earth.]]>     2018-08-28 17:18:16 UTC https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275968460     smallest medical robot by Luis Cruz. https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275968617 description: The university of Texas at San Antonio are creating the smallest medical robot for the Guinness world records. The nano-composites are made of two different types of multi functional oxide materials. The core is magnetic which means it can change shape in respond to magnetic fled.  ]]> 2018-08-28 17:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275968617 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45097046?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c8nq32jw88jt/robotics&link_location=live-reporting-story https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275969152 Victor Fenik

    This article describes new technology being used in the auto industry called exosuits that assist workers who are constantly repeating the same motions all day. This technology works by using a vestment that wraps around the workers' upper body and provides support when lifting objects or repeatedly reaching overhead to complete tasks. Ford is one of the first companies to adopt this technology and their integration of the tech in seven countries makes them one of the largest users. The tech is developed by a company called Ekso Bionics. Ford has been a crucial part of Ekso's success, they were the first company to put the exosuits to use in two of their assembly plants in the US. Since integrating the tech Ford has reported record lows in work-related injuries which makes me think other companies will soon be using exosuits in their assembly plants as well.]]>     2018-08-28 17:19:51 UTC https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275969152     Angel . J https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/mobile-robots-cooperate-to-3d-print-structures https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275969788  
    Description : Some printing 3D robots are small and in boxes but these are bigger and more robotic. its about big robots that are 3D printing but instead of regular they make it even bigger. it also has taken them several o years to make it happen with multiple efforts and combining the robots together. One of the good things is you can build structure that are more or less arbitrary size with out having to change the size. These robotic are are very flexibility than our system. Also these robots are more better quality and more advance technology .]]>     2018-08-28 17:21:10 UTC https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275969788     https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/what_is_robotics_58.html https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275969838 Chase Maynard
    The article that i'm reading describes what NASA is doing with robots and how it is helping them. NASA made robots like a human but the legs are wheels. They are helping Astronauts do things they can't do. The robot is called Robonaut. NASA has been studying a small robot that is as big as a scoccer ball. This robot is called SPHEREHES. The robot helps when a Astronaut gets hurt and the doctor can control it from earth and give him surgery. NASA uses robots to explore the solar system and even the universe. ]]>     2018-08-28 17:21:16 UTC https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275969838     Elizabeth Chin https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275969986 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180828104037.htm
      This article is about the smallest robotic piece of medical technology.  The magnetic fields it emits causes it to change shape and more easily move around the body. Through the magneto-elasto-electric coupled effect within the nano-composites, acting similar to arms and legs, it is able to move and interact with the body. The robots can move and realign cells, and have the potential to also bring medicine to them.  ]]>     2018-08-28 17:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275969986     https://www.wired.com/2009/02/new-bomb-dispos/ https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275970445 Dominick Hawkins

     Bomb disposal robots have saved thousands of lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. The U.S. armed forces are getting ready to launch the next generation of bomb bots. They can go into a place so people don't have to go in possibly get killed. ]]>     2018-08-28 17:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275970445     Koen Murdock https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275970899 https://www.mmh.com/article/honeywell_and_carnegie_mellon_university_to_collaborate_on_robotics_and_ai
    This article is about Honeywell and Carnegie Mellon University, they want to advance artificial intelligence and robotic technologies, to help distribution centers address rising demands fueled by rapid growth in e-commerce. ]]>     2018-08-28 17:23:58 UTC https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275970899     Cayden H https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275971282 https://www.asme.org/engineering-topics/articles/energy/battery-capacity-gets-a-boost
    This is article talks about how we can improve our batteries by making them more powerful/durable and less flammable for safety. Repeated charging cycles causes lithium to grow tiny fingers called dendrites they can push through electrolytes that separates one electrode code.  ]]>     2018-08-28 17:25:07 UTC https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275971282     https://www.bostondynamics.com/jobs https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275971366 Isabel White

    This website is a page of Boston Dynamics, which is an up and coming robotics company. For several of the engineering positions a masters of phd in some sort of engineering or science field. Required skills for many of the programming positions are proficiency in C++ programming, building simple models of complex systems and many other non-required but still beneficial skills. The same with engineers, although there are much more physical skills they are required to have, involving various systems. Many of the other management positions also have steep travel requirements in order to share knowledge of the product.  The lowest salary starts at $100,000, the average salary is $122,000, and the top earners make about $160,000. Boston Dynamics also has a thriving internet presence, with  a highly successful YouTube channel that garners millions of views each month. ]]>     2018-08-28 17:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275971366     Pryce W https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275971675 https://www.asme.org/engineering-topics/articles/robotics/these-robots-kill-antibioticresistant-bacteria
    This article talks about  how a engineering team made a nanobot that helps the bloods ability to fight infection and diseases. These little nanobots are powered by ultrasound and they are also coated with a bacteria killing membrane.]]>     2018-08-28 17:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275971675     Kobe Fyffe https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275971774 https://hyperloop-one.com/
    the article is about a super speed transit that will go all around the big cities in the nation. It also can carry cargo that is small and light. it will go about 670 MpH
    and people can go from Columbus, Ohio
    to Los Angeles, California in About 3 Hours.

    ]]>     2018-08-28 17:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275971774     Mason arbo https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275972309 https://spectrum.ieee.org/video/robotics/robotics-hardware/octopusinspired-camouflage-for-soft-robotics
    This article focuses on how octopus change shape and color to match their surrounding and people applying this to "soft robotics''

    ]]>     2018-08-28 17:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275972309     Grant Welsch https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275972468 http://www.slope-mower.com/
    This article is about a small lawn mower that mows your lawn so you don't have to do it yourself. It's modeled for small areas and gardens. It can cut grass on slopes up to 55 degrees. Easy to transport from place to place. The model Kawasaki FS691V 24HP can move up to 8 km per hour.

    ]]>     2018-08-28 17:28:12 UTC https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275972468     Colin Kimberly https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275972685 https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/robots/a20717355/robotic-laser-fly/
    This article is about a robotic fly. The author describes the benefits of this fly. One advantage of the fly is that it can be used to survey crop growth as well as going in to pipes to find microscopic leaks. The hardest part about the whole project is the weight of the fly and being able to make the wings work properly. The robotic fly gets its energy from a laser that gives the fly energy, this is one of the best ways to charge the fly because it does not make the fly very heavy. The robotic fly could be very useful to humans if we can perfect it.]]>     2018-08-28 17:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275972685     Joey Walker 22walkjo https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275973030 https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/01/panasonic-prototype-fridge-first-look-ifa-2017/

    This article is about a fridge that comes when you call for it. The fridge has built in censors that scan your house and could navigate by itself. The fridge waits in the hole in the wall until you call it like,"hey fridge." This could help lazy obese people be more lazy and obese. ]]>     2018-08-28 17:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275973030     Rachel Clemens https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275973931 https://extension.psu.edu/orchard-automation-engineering-opportunities-for-fruit-growers

    The harvesting of fruit like apples is a very labor intensive job which is also time sensitive. There are new fears from orchard owners that they will run out of available labor to maintain their orchard. Two companies are hoping to replace that fear with robots tasked with picking and pruning. Two companies, FFRobotics in Israel and Abundant Robotics in California, are racing to get their robotic pickers to market within the next couple of years. ]]>     2018-08-28 17:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275973931     Christian Thomas 22thomch1 https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275974136 https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/space-robots/explore-new-worlds-with-jpls-open-source-rove
    Its a remote controlled vehicle that you can use to explore with instead of leave.Instead of going outside stay on the couch and eat chips because with the latest technology it has a camera for you to go and explore.  ]]>     2018-08-28 17:31:47 UTC https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/275974136     amaynard32 https://padlet.com/schrewla/g24cvdf646j8/wish/276445211 https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/what_is_robotics_58.html
    Chase Maynard
    The article that i'm reading describes what NASA is doing with robots and how it is helping them. NASA made robots like a human but the legs are wheels. They are helping Astronauts do things they can't do. The robot is called Robonaut. NASA has been studying a small robot that is as big as a scoccer ball. This robot is called SPHEREHES. The robot helps when a Astronaut gets hurt and the doctor can control it from earth and give him surgery. NASA uses robots to explore the solar system and even the universe.  NASA is using these robots to explore other worlds like the moon and mars.
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