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LineFORM

Posted: 26 Jul 2016 01:00 PM PDT


The Tangible Media Group at MIT Media Lab has come up with a novel and interesting interactive robotic interface called LineFORM. The project, consisting of a series of servos and some well considered firmware, was designed as an exploration of the utilization of a line as an interactive device. The line changes form to either act as an input device, to represent some form of data, or act as an intelligent appliance. This design is deceptively simple, allowing many complex interactions. Check out the video and think about what you could do with a series of Dynamixels!

IEEE Spectrum

IEEE Spectrum


The Future of Robotic Surgery: Snake-Like Bots That Glide Into Orifices

Posted: 26 Jul 2016 10:00 AM PDT



But don't expect these robots to steer themselves through the body any time soon

Interactive: The Top Programming Languages 2016

Posted: 26 Jul 2016 09:00 AM PDT



Find the programming languages that are most important to you

The 2016 Top Programming Languages

Posted: 26 Jul 2016 09:00 AM PDT



C is No. 1, but big data is still the big winner

Top Programming Languages Trends: The Rise of Big Data

Posted: 26 Jul 2016 09:00 AM PDT



Languages like Go, Julia, R, Scala, and even Python are riding the number-crunching wave

Single-Actuator Wave Robot Zips Around with High Speed Wiggles

Posted: 25 Jul 2016 01:38 PM PDT



This could be the first robot ever to do the worm

Nanomaterials Begin to Blur the Lines Between Industrial and Hobbyist 3D Printing

Posted: 25 Jul 2016 11:14 AM PDT



The enabling of 3D printed electronics through nanomaterials is changing 3D printing and electronics

EFF Sues U.S. Government Over DMCA

Posted: 25 Jul 2016 11:00 AM PDT



The Electronic Frontier Foundation, bunnie Huang, and Mathew Green say the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's onerous copyright rules

IEEE Spectrum

IEEE Spectrum


New Tech to Find Cheaters at the 2016 Olympics

Posted: 25 Jul 2016 09:13 AM PDT



Mass spectrometry will bring drug testing to new heights at the Rio Olympics

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Fights Rheumatoid Arthritis

Posted: 25 Jul 2016 06:00 AM PDT



Surgically implanted bioelectronic devices may one day treat inflammatory conditions with electrical nerve stimulation

Private Satellite to Track Carbon Polluters

Posted: 05 Jul 2016 08:03 AM PDT



Claire, a Canadian microsatellite launched in June, is gearing up to take high-res snapshots of greenhouse gas plumes

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Pulse Generator Oscillator 32.768KHz by watch crystal

Posted: 23 Jul 2016 01:38 AM PDT

My Friend need to like a Pulse Generator Oscillator circuit that stable frequency at 32.768KHz with watch crystal,for digital CMOS binary counter, so he tell to me even low prices. I think may be used the watch crystal and IC4069 or IC4049 inverter CMOS IC. They are very cheap and we can look at the general electronic shop. In the circuit figure first be produces to square wave form the other part I think you can know them, it very simple. If you take up the voltage power supply to 12V doing the output volt peak up to 12V as well. But this circuit do not well for high frequency,you should use this a better: Crystal oscillator using TTL My

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IEEE Spectrum

IEEE Spectrum


Video Friday: BratWurst Bot, Facebook Drone, and Powerline Ape

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 02:31 PM PDT



Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

Ethereum Blockchain Forks to Return Stolen Funds

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 02:00 PM PDT



Advocates of an Ethereum "hard fork" got what they wanted, and Ether is now rebounding on the markets. But the future of the technology remains unclear

Tesla's Autopilot May Have Saved A Life

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 01:00 PM PDT



The driver says the robot slammed on the brakes before he could, stopping just before hitting a pedestrian

How to Turn Music Into Colors With a Wi-Fi Bridge

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 12:00 PM PDT



The ESP8266 microchip is an unexpected powerhouse

Silicon Nanoparticles Provide Biocompatible Solution to Cancer Detection and Treatment

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 12:00 PM PDT



Porous silicon nanoparticles offer harmless diagnostic and therapeutic solution for many types of cancer

IEEE Spectrum

IEEE Spectrum


Transistors Will Stop Shrinking in 2021, Moore’s Law Roadmap Predicts

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 09:00 AM PDT



The last ITRS report forecasts an end to traditional 2-D scaling

Silencing Transformers with Numerical Simulation

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 08:48 AM PDT



At ABB, engineers develop multiphysics models and custom applications to minimize noise level in transformers

Plasmonics Enable Optical Microscopes to Perform Like Electron Microscopes

Posted: 21 Jul 2016 02:07 PM PDT



Low production costs make technique available to developing countries for detecting a wide variety of diseases

Profile: Beth Keser wants to MacGyver her way into Hollywood

Posted: 21 Jul 2016 12:00 PM PDT



This engineer is turning her skills toward creating a new TV show

IAM Robotics Takes on Automated Warehouse Picking

Posted: 21 Jul 2016 09:49 AM PDT



A Pittsburgh startup wants to build a robot that can pick items off of shelves, the holy grail of warehouse fulfillment

IEEE Spectrum

IEEE Spectrum


The Man Who Invented Intelligent Traffic Control a Century Too Early

Posted: 21 Jul 2016 08:00 AM PDT



With traffic accidents soaring, Charles Adler imagined an intelligent transportation system that was ahead of its time

Brazil's High-Tech Drug-Testing Lab Reinstated Two Weeks Before Olympic Games

Posted: 20 Jul 2016 03:04 PM PDT



Rio's lab is back in the Games, but remains closely monitored by international regulators shaken by corruption in Russia

Simon Ramo, the R in TRW Inc., Is the Man Behind IEEE’s Systems Engineering Medal

Posted: 20 Jul 2016 12:00 PM PDT



Ramo's seminal contributions to engineering spanned decades

Electrochemical Cell Makes Electricity and Chemicals From CO2

Posted: 20 Jul 2016 12:00 PM PDT



Aluminum-based device produces industrially useful compounds

Biometrics Researcher Asks: Is That Eyeball Dead or Alive?

Posted: 20 Jul 2016 11:30 AM PDT



Iris scanners provide excellent biometric identification, but they can be spoofed