Chevy II Nova Gasser: Week to Wicked—Day 4

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Day 4 Recap. Today we’re going to jump into more wiring, interior, steering column, and a bunch more things! We’ve removed the back seat of the car. In 1960’s drag cars, there was no reason to have a back seat in it and with the roll cage you’re not really going to be able to get into it anyways. Christian and Jeff are getting the steering column ready and mounted in the car. Zach is putting the window felt in, you pinch it and push it into the track so that window doesn’t vibrate around and hit the metal door frame. For the final touch, we add the wheels and tires.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

Origami robots that reshape and transform themselves | Jamie Paik

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Taking design cues from origami, robotician Jamie Paik and her team created “robogamis”: folding robots made out super-thin materials that can reshape and transform themselves. In this talk and tech demo, Paik shows how robogamis could adapt to achieve a variety of tasks on earth (or in space) and demonstrates how they roll, jump, catapult like a slingshot and even pulse like a beating heart.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!