The Googles tell us that 'synapse' is defined as "a junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter." This, however, is one of the rare instances where The Googles are wrong, because what Synapse actually is (according to Jeremie, our tech guy) are RF engines […]
Wednesday Links: Flying Jellyfish Robot,...
Solar botics
February 19, 2014
Now, one things got my attention in today's links: aerojelly. Wouldn’t you like to have a pet aerojelly? It flaps, it flies, it comes with a leash, which is a power cord at the same time. The rest of links is accessories that include music for aerojelly, wireless LEDs for aerojelly, and a pack of termite swarm robot friends for aerojelly.
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The "Face" Part of the Interface Talk about wearable - electronics getting small enough to act as facial decoration and react to facial expressions (Kinisi by Katia Vega, via Arduino blog). |
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Tiny Robot Flies Like a Jellyfish Only 8 cm in length, extremely lightweight and ingeniously simple build, the robot is keeping stable in the air without tipping over (by Leif Ristroph, via Livescience) |
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Movable Wireless LED technology Who doesn't like blinky light? We do. Simple but effective (and well-documented) (By cohda, via Designboom) |
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Under Water Record Player Would be awesome to know how the waterproofing was done on this curious device... (by Evan Holm, via Hackaday) |
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TERMES Robots Project Robots behaviour algorithm was based on termites to autonomously and collectively produce desired structures (via IEEE Spectrum). |
Not sure how the LED makeup fits into the picture though…
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