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2016
Kit Creatives: Indicators and controllers
It is always fun when there are projects to do. It keeps the creativity running as far as we are concerned. No boredom, lots of learning and some fun in the process. “Kit creatives” helps you achieve the same with your robotics kits. Over the course
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2016
ExoMars sharpens its scientific tools
After a long cruise and eventful arrival, the ExoMars mission gets down to work next week. The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) will make its first observations of Mars during two orbits to test and calibrate instruments in preparation for a detailed study of the
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2016
User-friendly drone flies like a copter and like a plane
Fixed-wing drones are more energy-efficient than quadcopters, and can cover long distances more quickly. Quadcopters, however, require less space to take off and land. That's why some groups have developed drones that take and land vertically, yet transit
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2016
Cormorant/AirMule UAV completes first autonomous flight
Designed by Israeli firm Tactical Robotics, the Cormorant is designed to deliver troops, civilian passengers or other cargo within tight quarters where helicopters with exposed rotor blades just can't go. With the UAV in its name standing for Unmanned Aer
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2016
Fuel-cell drone is good to go for 10 hours
Hywings' fuel cell is powered by either a hydrogen chemical cartridge or a cylinder of compressed hydrogen gas – the former offers the 10-hour flight endurance figure, while the latter is said to be good for six hours.
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2016
Geek Speak: S.Chaitanya
When one observes the various students that assemble for a class or a session, one cannot help but wonder the diversity each one of them bring to the gathering. These young minds which may vary from being all knowing to all observing add a unique flavour
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2016
Self-balancing motorbike makes a stand
Like other self-balancing bikes, the GyroCycle stays upright via internal flywheels that create a gyroscopic effect when spinning. This means that not only will it automatically pull itself back up after leaning into turns, but it will even stay up on its
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2016
Geek Speak: Jawahar
With the advent of products like robotics kit and engaging online learning content, the age bar for initiation to high tech fields such as electronics has been significantly lowered. More and more students are entering the hitherto unchartered areas of r
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2016
Metamaterials enable semiconductor-free microelectronics
Using specially-engineered metamaterials, researchers at the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) have created the world's first microelectronic device that does not use semiconductors, but instead employs low-power laser optical control to i
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2016
Unmanned UH-1H helicopter in the works
In a flight demonstration on Thursday, Aurora used a manned Bell 206 to demonstrate how AACUS can use its sensors to scan an area and plan maneuvers for autonomous takeoff, flight, and landing. The system had been previously tested on an autonomous Boeing
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