Category: harvard

Harvard’s RoboBee X-Wing can fly under its own power

Post author By Randall
Post date June 27, 2019
Categories In gear, harvard, robobee x-wing, Robots, Tech

[ad_1] This version is only one-quarter the weight of a paper clip, but it still needs the extra lift provided by its two extra wings to carry its on-board electronics and six tiny solar cells. Since the robot is untethered unlike other similar robotic insects, it gets its power from the sun — or from […]

Simpler, air-powered soft robots could help with space exploration

Post author By Randall
Post date June 2, 2019
Categories In gear, harvard, robot, robotics, Robots, Science, soft robot, Tech, tomorrow, Video

[ad_1] Soft robots promise a kinder, gentler approach to automation, but they’re frequently hamstrung by complexity, costs and the need for wires. Thankfully, Harvard researchers have found a way to simplify matters. They’ve developed a softrobot driven by pressurized air that doesn’t need the multiple control systems that frequently guide these machines. A lone input […]

First laser radio paves the way for ultra-fast WiFi

Post author By Randall
Post date April 25, 2019
Categories In Design, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, harvard, harvard school of engineering and applied sciences, radio laser, radio laser transmitter, Tech

[ad_1] The development builds upon previous advances made by the lab, which found it was possible to use an infrared frequency comb in lasers to generate terahertz wavelengths capable of moving data — and do it at speeds hundreds of times faster than today’s wireless internet services. The latest findings make it possible to extract […]