Researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Engineering have developed an innovative 3D-printed wearable sweat sensor. Dubbed the Sweatainer, the sensor is similar in size to a child’s sticker. ‘3D-printing enables an entirely new design mode for wearable sweat sensors by allowing us to create fluidic networks and features with unprecedented complexity,’ … [Read more...] about Engineers develop 3D-printed wearable sweat sensor
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Students conclude baseline design review of their CubeSats
Students from six CubeSats teams have successfully concluded the baseline design review of their CubeSats as part of the ESA Academy’s new Fly Your Satellite! (FYS!) Design Booster Programme. This phase of the pilot edition gave students the chance to benefit from the European Space Agency’s support to enrich and consolidate the design of their CubeSats. The pilot edition of … [Read more...] about Students conclude baseline design review of their CubeSats
Engineers develop robot head cocktail party
A team of engineers at the Augmented Listening Laboratory at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is creating a ‘cocktail party’ of 3D-printed, humanoid robots that can listen and talk to each other. Realistic talking (and listening) heads such as these are crucial for investigating how humans receive sound and for developing audio technology. Algorithms used to … [Read more...] about Engineers develop robot head cocktail party
Formula 1 specialist launches cargo drones
Formula One specialist MGI Engineering has unveiled two cargo-drone technology demonstrators. The engineering consultancy is applying the Formula 1 development philosophies and mindset gained through the decades of motor sport experience of its senior staff and its founder and CEO, Mike Gascoyne, who have worked at McLaren, Tyrrell, Sauber, Renault and Toyota, before … [Read more...] about Formula 1 specialist launches cargo drones
Open-source platform simulates wildlife for soft robotics designers
A team of MIT researchers has developed an open-source co-design platform that simulates wildlife, enabling soft robotics designers to test optimal shapes and sizes for robotic performance in different environments. Since the term ‘soft robotics’ was adopted in 2008, engineers in the field have been building diverse representations of flexible machines useful in exploration, … [Read more...] about Open-source platform simulates wildlife for soft robotics designers
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