DJI unveiled its Spark drone, a UAV capable of conducting standard aerials and capturing photos and video. The release comes on the heels of a federal appeals court ruling that the Federal Aviation Administration cannot regulate model and toy drones. Regulations for UAVs has been a hot topic recently and was discussed at AUVSI’s Xponential in […]
How to Build Your Own Arduino-Based Balancing Robot
Joop Brokking shows us how to build our very own Arduino-based balancing robot. He wrote the code himself, but you can check it out on his website here.
FAA Drone Registration Rules Struck Down by Appeals Court
The Federal Aviation Administration’s rules requiring the registration of drones – or unmanned aerial vehicles – weighing more than half a pound, have been ruled illegal by a federal appeals court. The FAA issued the rules back in October 2015, but the half-pound threshold specified is small enough to cover remote-controlled drones from department stores. […]
Make Your Own 200,000-Volt Capacitor
How’s this for a shocking experiment? Physics Girl takes us through the steps for a do-it-yourself 200,000-volt capacitor.
Check Out These Cool Experiments with Super-Cooled Water
The Action Lab takes us through some seriously cool (see what I did there?) experiments with super-cooled water, including pouring ice and watching as water heats up as it freezes.
Why Do Outlets Spark When You Unplug Them?
Have you ever wondered why an outlet sparks when you unplug an electronic device? Physics Girl runs us through the science behind this phenomenon. Her demonstration includes cutting the electricity to an inductor, which provides a significant spark. This is known as an inductive kickback or a back EMF. It might not be the same […]
What Can We Expect from Tesla’s Model 3?
TechnoBuffalo walks us through some of the features of Tesla’s Model 3, which is expected to hit the production line in July. Not a lot has been previously known about the 200-mile EV, but some details are emerging.
Check Out DARPA’s Service Academies Swarm Challenge for UAVs
DARPA’s Service Academies Swarm Challenge pits students from three U.S. military service academies against each other to explore swarm-versus-swarm tactics for unmanned aerial vehicles. Two teams at a time play inside the Battle Cube, a cubic airspace 500 meters on a side, 78 meters above the ground. Each team is given 20 fixed-wing UAVs and […]
Meet Bert, a Self-Learning Robot
Bert is an iCub, is a self-learning robot from the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois. An iCub is a open-source cognitive robotic platform that learns about the world by interacting with it. Check out how he moves and learns in this video from Futurism. You can find out […]
Welcome to the Uncanny Valley: Nadine Helps Dementia Patients
Nadine, a robot that works with dementia patients, was developed by scientists at Nanyang Technological University. She’s capable of having conversations with people, and she can even remember those she’s met in the past. Check out a Channel NewsAsia interview with this eerie android.