Monthly Archives: August 2012

New Arduino WiFi Shield

Posted on August 21, 2012 by dkohn96

From Life Hacker The Arduino Wi-Fi Shield Makes Taking Your DIY Projects Online Simple Thorin Klosowski We’re always fans of a good Arduino project. While a few Wi-Fi solutions have existed to connect your Arduino to the internet wirelessly, the … Continue reading →

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PhantomX

Posted on August 21, 2012 by dkohn96

From IEEE Spectrum If you’re going to blow over $2,000 on a hexapod kit, you’ll be buying a PhantomX. Why? Because it’s big, it’s strong, it’s fast, it’s creepily organic, and it would have some surprising tricks up its sleeves … Continue reading →

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Ekso Bionics

Posted on August 21, 2012 by dkohn96

From IEEE Spectrum Ekso Bionics has introduced a new version of its rehab exoskeletion, featuring several new walking modes and a wireless sensing system. Still no word on when we can expect a model that will turn us all into … Continue reading →

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Curiosity Update – Destination Mount Sharp

Posted on August 16, 2012 by dkohn96

Destination Mount Sharp This image from NASA’s Curiosity rover looks south of the rover’s landing site on Mars towards Mount Sharp. This is part of a larger,high-resolution color mosaic made from images obtained by Curiosity’s Mast Camera. In this version … Continue reading →

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New Telepresence Robot

Posted on August 16, 2012 by dkohn96

For more info: http://www.doublerobotics.com/

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Morse Code On Mars

Posted on August 13, 2012 by dkohn96

From EDN Doug Grant- 08.10.2012 August 10, 2012 Since everybody else is writing about the Curiosity Rover, I guess I need to write something about Mars—like the fact that there’s Morse code up there. I’m not sure whether this got … Continue reading →

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Latest from Mars

Posted on August 12, 2012 by dkohn96

From: NASA First Hi-Res Color Mosaic of Curiosity’s Mastcam Images This image is the first high-resolution color mosaic from NASA’s Curiosity rover, showing the geological environment around the rover’s landing site in Gale Crater on Mars. The images show a … Continue reading →

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Robot / 3D Printer to build houses

Posted on August 10, 2012 by dkohn96

from POPSCI 8/9/2012 by Rebecca Boyle 3-D printers can make airplanes and their parts, food and more — why not entire buildings? A professor at the University of Southern California aims to print out whole houses, using layers of concrete … Continue reading →

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First Color Panorama from Curiosity

Posted on August 9, 2012 by dkohn96

This is the first 360-degree panorama in color of the Gale Crater landing site taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover. The panorama was made from thumbnail versions of images taken by the Mast Camera. Scientists will be taking a closer look … Continue reading →

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First Panorama from Mars

Posted on August 8, 2012 by dkohn96

From: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA16011 This is the first 360-degree panoramic view from NASA’s Curiosity rover, taken with the Navigation cameras. Most of the tiles are thumbnails, or small copies of the full-resolution images that have not been sent back to Earth yet. … Continue reading →

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