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IEEE Spectrum

All New Generation in Australia Will Be Renewables Through 2020
North Carolina Continues to Wrestle with Wayward IT Projects
Jobs Open Up in Automobile Mechatronics
Watch the DARPA Robotics Challenge Live
DNA Motor Transports Cargo Along Carbon Nanotube
Matternet’s Package Delivery Drones

All New Generation in Australia Will Be Renewables Through 2020

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 09:07 AM PST

But more than 15 gigawatts of proposed renewable projects won't displace coal

North Carolina Continues to Wrestle with Wayward IT Projects

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 09:03 AM PST

NCFast and NCTracks are neither fast nor on track

Jobs Open Up in Automobile Mechatronics

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 07:40 AM PST

Retiring workers and increasingly complex cars create jobs for engineers

Watch the DARPA Robotics Challenge Live

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 05:33 AM PST

Here's the livestreaming of the DRC Trials

DNA Motor Transports Cargo Along Carbon Nanotube

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 01:14 PM PST

For first time a synthetic molecule performs what protein-based molecules do

Matternet’s Package Delivery Drones

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 12:10 PM PST

Amazon's talk of package delivery drones may just be pie-in-the-sky, but start-up Matternet has already begun testing a delivery-drone network in developing countries

News post & update: eleccircuit.com

Adjustable dc voltage regulator circuit using ic-7805

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 11:29 PM PST

I used to introduce many projects that use a IC-7805 or 78xx types, Today, it will modify from old circuit, IC-78xx series has many numbers. We can choose the desired voltage. such as "12V" should use IC-7812, but sometimes we don’t have this number with any reason. But we have too many IC-7805 number, since […]

IEEE Spectrum

DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials: What You Should (and Shouldn't) Expect to See
Google Glass Gets Wink Control for Taking Pictures
2013 Renewable Energy Recap: A Year of Record Setters and Energy Storage Momentum
Gaia, ESA's "Phenomenal" Milky Way Mapper, Is Set to Launch
Apple, Amazon, and Now Google: An Exciting Time for Robotics

DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials: What You Should (and Shouldn't) Expect to See

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 08:45 AM PST

The DRC Trials start tomorrow; here's how to calibrate your expectations

Google Glass Gets Wink Control for Taking Pictures

Posted: 18 Dec 2013 01:30 PM PST

Wearers of Google's smart glasses can now (officially) take photos with just a wink of the eye

2013 Renewable Energy Recap: A Year of Record Setters and Energy Storage Momentum

Posted: 18 Dec 2013 12:55 PM PST

Huge solar and wind farms generated a lot of news this year while energy storage technologies also took center stage

Gaia, ESA's "Phenomenal" Milky Way Mapper, Is Set to Launch

Posted: 18 Dec 2013 11:47 AM PST

Gaia will pin down the three-dimensional positions and velocities of a billion stars

Apple, Amazon, and Now Google: An Exciting Time for Robotics

Posted: 18 Dec 2013 10:00 AM PST

Looks like robotics is going to take off

IEEE Spectrum

Global E-Waste Will Jump 33 Percent in the Next Five Years
Alzheimer's-Causing Protein Could Be Nanomaterial of the Future
Copenhagen Pioneers Smart Electric-Bike Sharing

Global E-Waste Will Jump 33 Percent in the Next Five Years

Posted: 17 Dec 2013 01:59 PM PST

A new initiative maps where e-waste is generated, with the hopes of influencing policy on disposal

Alzheimer's-Causing Protein Could Be Nanomaterial of the Future

Posted: 17 Dec 2013 01:27 PM PST

Researchers speculate applications in metamaterials and photovoltaics are possible

Copenhagen Pioneers Smart Electric-Bike Sharing

Posted: 17 Dec 2013 12:32 PM PST

The city hopes people will zip around on electric bikes instead of clogging the streets with cars

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Meet Sid

“Sid” is Si digital’s latest interactive remotely-controlled robotic arm. According to their website:

“Sid was created as one of our many hack weeks here at Si digital. The underlying objective is always to create something as a team that we wouldn’t normally get the opportunity to do with client work. Ideally it will expand our skill set and expose us to new technologies and methods that we can bring back into our client projects.

Connecting the virtual and physical world is always a lot of fun. From real time socket communication to live webcam streaming, theres a lot going on to allow Sid to be controlled. We’ve listed all the technologies used and how they interact so you can hopefully be inspired to try something similar yourself!“

Sid Interactive Robot Arm Game

Sid is based on a standard AL5A robotic arm from Lynxmotion (SSC-32 servo controller and USB to serial adapter) as well as additional electronics. In the first week it was launched, it hs received nearly 80,000 visitors and has been played over 20,000 times. There is often a lineup to play, and you can either play anonymously or via your Twitter account. The current leaders all have 240 points (45 seconds alloted time). The 80 point mark is hidden on the robot’s right side and the hole is smaller than the rest.

Its creators seem to have thought of everything; not only is there a main camera to view the entire field, but as you move the gripper down to pick up a ball, the camera automatically switches to a better view from right in front of the ball pit. Points are automatically tallied, and balls return to the same place each time. The creators even prevented the robot from damaging itself by restricting its movement (for example you cannot purposely move the robot to hit the sides of the field). We encourage you to give it a try and wait to see who can beat the 240 points mark…

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RobotGeek Gripper

Posted: 17 Dec 2013 01:26 PM PST

Introducing our new RobotGeek Gripper! This robot gripper packs a lot of features into a small package. A large 6cm gripping area, adjustable finger tips, geared down ratio for strength, a strong wrist servo, and light weight make this gripper a great solution for a wide range of projects. The included base mount allows builders easily to mount the gripper on the Geekbot rover or any RobotGeek project using the standard 1 X 1 cm grid.

If you need force feedback add a 0.5″ FSR to your project! If you need a whole robot arm check out the RobotGeek Snapper Arm!

News post & update: eleccircuit.com

Simple one shot Touch Switch using IC4011
Simple three step level indicator
Simple level voltage detector using LM741

Simple one shot Touch Switch using IC4011

Posted: 17 Dec 2013 11:27 PM PST

Today we lets to play simple digital circuit. It is an One shot touch switch control. I use IC-4011 digital cmos is base of circuit. It is set form as flip-flops. The Logic “HI” at output when Your finger touch pad and is time delay for 3 second. Which we can determined this pulse time […]

Simple three step level indicator

Posted: 17 Dec 2013 08:57 PM PST

Today we look at the concept of a simple level indicator circuit, which are built to be very small, can be displayed with LED 3 step. When see in the below circuit is very simple. We use a variable resistor(Potentiometer) with 3 unit only, making this the circuit cheap and easy. The Resistor values of […]

Simple level voltage detector using LM741

Posted: 17 Dec 2013 08:44 PM PST

This is really Simple level voltage detector circuit. I like it so much because cause me know principle about comparator circuit form. As show in Figure below, We use LM741 OP-AMP(IC-741) highly popular is base of circuit. As video below. When we set all components to breadboard successfully. Suppose, we need to detects voltage 2-volts. […]