Do Now 5/18

The thing that ignites my desire to change the world is when I see sad people. When I see sad people it makes me sad as well. We should be able to make everyone in the world happy somehow. It would make the world a much better place. If they see others happy it may influence them too.

Tech Article 5/14

EO Smart Car

The EO Smart Connecting Car 2 is an innovative design from DFKI Robotics Innovation Center. First announced in 2012, the team has

moved onto their second iteration of the vehicle. It drives like a traditional car but because each wheel is powered by its own motor, it also has the capability of driving sideways, allowing it to slide into tight spaces in urban areas where parking is limited

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Tech Article 5/7

Device Creates Buttons and Shapes in Mid-Air

UltraHaptics is a young company with a big dream: changing the way we interact with electronic devices.

Their technology creates tactile three-dimensional shapes literally out of thin air, using ultrasound. The company's tagline says it all: "Feeling without touching."

Through an emission of sound waves, sensations are projected through the air and to the user.

Do Now

Sports class. They'd meet during school.The students would practice playing all types of sports. It would look like a gym and would feel like a workout.They'd show their improvement in the sports which they have taken part of.

Tech Article 5/1

Robotic Chimp

The robotic chimp was made to go to the moon. Because of the embedded electronics in the spine, the overall structure can be used as a 6-axis force-torque sensor, allowing it a range of movement that replicates human and animal mobility. The robot is also equipped with a distance sensor in the heel to anticipate the heel strike and two temperature sensors to compensate for the difference in temperature produced by its own electronics.

Blog Post 4/24

Japan's space agency announced this week that the country would put an unmanned rover on the surface of the moon by 2018, joining an elite club of nations who have explored Earth's satellite.

Japan aims for the moon