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Robots learn to grab and scramble with new levels of agility

sudshr47 January 16, 2019

Robots are amazing things, but outside of their specific domains they are incredibly limited. So flexibility — not physical, but mental — is a constant area of research. A trio of new robotic setups demonstrate ways they can evolve to accommodate novel situations: using both “hands,” getting up after a fall, and understanding visual instructions they’ve never seen before.

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Watch the ANYmal quadrupedal robot go for an adventure in the sewers of Zurich

sudshr47 December 28, 2018

There’s a lot of talk about the many potential uses of multi-legged robots like Cheetahbot and Spot — but in order for those to come to fruition, the robots actually have to go out and do stuff. And to train for a glorious future of sewer inspection (and helping rescue people, probably), this Swiss quadrupedal bot is going deep underground.

3d printing Camping ETH Zurich ETHZ Food Gadgets Hardware Outdoors Science

This 3D-printed camp stove is extra-efficient and wind-resistant

sudshr47 August 2, 2018

I love camping, but there’s always an awkward period when you’ve left the tent but haven’t yet created coffee that I hate camping. It’s hard not to watch the pot not boil and not want to just go back to bed, but since the warm air escaped when I opened the tent it’s pointless! God! Anyway, the Swiss figured out a great way to boil water faster, and I want one of these sweet stoves now.

Clouds ETH Zurich ETHZ meteorology Science TC

Clouds are complicated, and these fabulous 3D renderings of real weather data prove it

sudshr47 April 24, 2018

Some people, when they look up at the sky and see a cloud, think “dog” or “fluffy.” And some people think “it’s a waning cumulus with a feathered edge suggesting a pressure system from the north ending in an updraft, which would probably cause turbulence. Also looks a bit like a dog.” Clearly one of those people created these complex, beautiful renderings of weather data.