NASA’s Valkyrie robot previewed by University of Edinburgh
Dr Steve Mackay20 May, 2016
MIT and the University of Edinburgh were recently awarded some of NASA's Mars-bound Valkyrie robots to test out and improve. The University of Edinburgh has given the world an idea of how challenging the robots are to work with in a new video they have released. The robot is 1.8-metres tall...Read More
Haptically-Enabled Robotics brings ultrasound technology to hard to reach areas
Dr Steve Mackay20 May, 2016
Mechanical engineering and biomedical engineering are furthering their bosom-buddy status through a world first testing of HER technology. It means Haptically-Enabled Robots and Australia's Deakin University could be bringing them to the world with Telstra quite soon. The robots would be able to conduct ultrasound imaging diagnoses to remote locations...Read More
Haptically-Enabled Robotics brings ultrasound technology to hard to reach areas
Dr Steve Mackay20 May, 2016
Mechanical engineering and biomedical engineering are furthering their bosom-buddy status through a world first testing of HER technology. It means Haptically-Enabled Robots and Australia's Deakin University could be bringing them to the world with Telstra quite soon. The robots would be able to conduct ultrasound imaging diagnoses to remote locations...Read More
South African engineering graduates beg for jobs
Dr Steve Mackay20 May, 2016
Getting your honours degree in chemical engineering should lead to employment regardless of the country you got in, right? In South Africa, chemical engineers are taking to the streets to physically beg for jobs in the industry. Social media has sparked a conversation about graduates not being able to get...Read More
Egyptair MS804 crash: Mechanical/Structural failure?
Dr Steve Mackay20 May, 2016
It's an aerospace and aircraft maintenance engineer's worst nightmare. An Airbus 320 belonging to EgyptAir has gone down in the Mediterranean Sea. At around 2:30 a.m. Cairo time (UCT +2), the plane disappeared from radar tracking and by 4:26 a.m. the rescue operations received a distress signal from the plane's emergency...Read More
Google I/O: Home automation, virtual reality & text competitors
Dr Steve Mackay19 May, 2016
Google's annual I/O conference kicked off yesterday. This conference is used as a platform for the engineers of the company to announce new products, show off the engineering behind these new products and give the industry a window into what is coming up in the company's future. The first day...Read More
A new solar cell efficiency record set in Australia
Dr Steve Mackay19 May, 2016
Engineers at the University of South Wales have just set a new world efficiency record for solar cells. It's allegedly all about the solar cell configuration that allows sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiency to be pushed up to 34.5%. Dr. Mark Keevers and Professor Martin Green work inside the UNSW Australian Centre...Read More
China’s industrial robotics takeover
Dr Steve Mackay19 May, 2016
China wants to be in charge of building service robots if the latest bid for a robotics company is any indication. A Chinese group named Midea Group has just put in their bid for Germany's Kuka Robotics. Their offer to the company is around $5 billion, which should show the seriousness of the...Read More
Engineered flexible power management systems for wearables now a reality
Dr Steve Mackay19 May, 2016
Wearable technology is the current trend that has led to a plethora of engineers that are investing their time into creating incredible innovations. Building batteries for devices that can be worn on a body is a challenge due to the need for a battery that powers wearables without being clunky...Read More
Engineered flexible power management systems for wearables now a reality
Dr Steve Mackay19 May, 2016
Wearable technology is the current trend that has led to a plethora of engineers that are investing their time into creating incredible innovations. Building batteries for devices that can be worn on a body is a challenge due to the need for a battery that powers wearables without being clunky...Read More