Tuesday 4 December 2012

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a blimp? NO! It is a robotic air penguin

This is neither a new video or a new technology (I believe the air penguins were first exhibited in 2009)...

...but that doesn't stop it being one of the coolest darn things I've seen this week!

These autonomous penguin robots are able to glide fluidly through the air, avoiding obstacles and each other. I want one as a pet!

Saturday 1 December 2012

Two pieces to indicate timewasting is no good


Deepika Kurup: irritatingly American and brilliant.

Engineers at the University of Warwick combine a thermoplastic with carbon black to make a composite conductive material for 3D printing objects with integrated electronic components.