25.04.2012 New fronts in education: flipped classrooms and online courses
Flipped classrooms? Massive online open courses (MOOCs)? Inspired by a talk given by Salman Khan last year, we are seeing a flowering of classrooms where the lectures are delivered by recorded videos and the classrooms become...[more]
11.04.2012 U.S. National Robotics Week
National Robotics Week (U.S.), organized by leading robotics companies, schools, and organizations, has the goal of showing off how cool robots are, with a side benefit of getting kids excited about science and technology. You...[more]
10.04.2012 Distributed networking meets pebbles, births smart sand
Take the concept of distributed networking, combine it with microprocessors and special magnets that can be turned on and off, and you get a bucket of sand that can copy an object buried in it. That's the premise behind a...[more]
06.04.2012 Extreme tires: honeycomb tire patent issued
Resilient Technologies LLC has received a patent in January 2012 for its tension-based non-pneumatic tire. From the patent abstract: A non-pneumatic tire for supporting a load by working in tension comprising a generally...[more]
12.03.2012 Robot Grabs Tools, Opens Doors [VIDEO]
From DARPA: DARPA's Autonomous Robotic Manipulation (ARM) program is developing software to perform human-level tasks quickly and with minimal direction. This video shows the ARM robot performing 18 grasping and manipulation...[more]
09.03.2012 DARPA AlphaDog Robot Steps Lively With 400 Lbs on its Back [VIDEO]
From DARPA: Prototype robotic “pack mule” stands up, lies down and follows leader carrying 400 lbs. of squad’s gear. Today’s dismounted warfighter can be saddled with more than 100 pounds of gear, resulting in physical strain,...[more]
09.03.2012 “Cheetah” Sets Land Speed Record for Legged Robots [VIDEO]
From DARPA: This video shows a demonstration of the "Cheetah" robot galloping at speeds of up to 18 miles per hour (mph), setting a new land speed record for legged robots. The previous record was 13.1 mph, set in...[more]
06.03.2012 Dr. Jo Y. Wong presents professional development program at Carleton University, June 4-6
The objective of this professional development program is to provide professionals in industry or governmental agencies with an understanding of the fundamentals of the mobility of off-road vehicles (including military...[more]
05.03.2012 Member Profile: Carl Becker
What are you working on these days? We are working on cost-effective wheelforce transducers which will enable us to directly measure the forces between the tyres and the contact surface. How did you get into this...[more]
05.03.2012 Member Profile: Danielle Dumond
What are you working on these days? Nowadays I have been working for a small government contracting company based out of Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. While I don't have much chance to work with terramechanics or robotic...[more]