How Robots Figure Into Search and Rescue Missions

How Robots Figure Into Search and Rescue Missions

Brief  Robots play a vital mapping and imaging role in search and rescue missions, but they have size constraints that limit usefulness in unstructured rubble, Texas A&M University professor Robin Murphy says. In an interview, Murphy explores robots’...
کاربرد حسگرها برای هوشمند سازی بتن و کاهش تاخیرات در پروژه های عمرانی

کاربرد حسگرها برای هوشمند سازی بتن و کاهش تاخیرات در پروژه های عمرانی

چکیده گروهی از متخصصین دانشگاه پوردو در حال ساخت حسگرهایی برای هوشمند سازی بتن هستند. این ابزار از لحاظ اقتصادی مقرون به صرفه بوده و می تواند به آسانی برای تعیین دقیق زمان عمل آوری مناسب و همچنین سایر خصوصیات بتن جایگذاری شده مورد استفاده قرار گیرد. از دیگر توانایی...
AI-driven Excavator Works on Its Own for Over 24 Hours

AI-driven Excavator Works on Its Own for Over 24 Hours

Brief  An excavator using lidar, cameras and proprioceptive sensors has been deployed in a real-world setting to work autonomously for more than 24 hours. The machine used artificial intelligence developed by Baidu Research Robotics and the University of Maryland to...
Q&A: How a 3D-printed Concrete Cabin in N.Y. came to be

Q&A: How a 3D-printed Concrete Cabin in N.Y. came to be

Brief  In this interview, Hannah Office shares the design philosophy behind a cabin in upstate New York that was built by robots with 3D-printed concrete. The cabin also uses ash wood that would otherwise be unusable due to infestation by Emerald Ash Borers.  ...
Small Living in Enormous Tiny Houses

Small Living in Enormous Tiny Houses

Brief  Forget the stereotype of a shed on wheels, some of the largest tiny houses are more like apartments and push the boundaries of what’s possible in a towable home. With this in mind, we have a look at five of the biggest tiny houses we’ve seen so far....
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