I missed the full segment of this story last weeks on "Discovery Channel's @discovery.ca" program, but fortunately, the've put the segment online at their website. I seems that JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratories - NASA essentially) is working on a solar-powered, single-footed robot frog. This seems like a GREAT idea for extra-terrestrial planet-surface locomotion. Check out […]
Wednesday Links: Helical Springs, Electr...
Solar botics
April 16, 2014
Did you see the lunar eclipse on Monday night? I wish they had it rescheduled for Sunday afternoon, so all of us night-owls-who-have-to-get-up-early could watch that. But noooOOoOO. But at least the internet will save us. At least from information deficit.
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Laser Cut Helical Springs I wonder if zigzag helical springs can still travel down the stairs... Or they use the elevator? |
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Egg-Bot Wax Painting Upgrade ..called Electro-Kistka, where Kistka means brush. The device looks nothing like a brush, but produces wicked egg resist drawings nevertheless. (Via Hackaday) |
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Self-Stacking Building Blocks These are awesome and need some sound proofing. But I guess this is not a concern... (Via Gizmodo) |
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Tattoo Machine Out of 3D Printer This looks much better than the same done with a laser engraver! Less painful at least... (Via Dangerous Prototypes, video 1 and 2) |
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New Saturn Moon Continuing with a lunar subject matter, this might be one of the last Saturn's newborn moons.(Via LiveScience) |
It will not save from raptors, amnesia, junk mail and cat fur though.
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