Issues
1) Ion Drive Drone. https://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/ion-drive-drone-no-moving-parts INFO: MIT researchers are experimenting with a drone powered by ionic wind (airflow induced by electrostatic forces). According to the video in the above blog...
1) Fast line-following robots part 1: control. https://www.a1k0n.net/2018/11/13/fast-line-following.html INFO: In this blog post Andy Sloane goes over evolution of his line following robot for DIYRobocars meetup in SF. The article...
1) ESIM - An Open Event Camera Simulator. http://rpg.ifi.uzh.ch/esim.html INFO: Compared to traditional cameras the event cameras measure the change in pixel intensity, in the form of asynchronous events. This...
1) Sawppy Rover. https://github.com/Roger-random/Sawppy_Rover INFO: Remember the NASA Open Source Rover? The author of Sawppy took inspiration from this project and greately simplified it, reducing the estimated build price from...
0) DJI plane wing collision video called out as misleading. https://dronelife.com/2018/10/19/breaking-news-dji-demands-withdrawal-of-drone-crash-video/ INFO: Back in issue 8 we included a video of a DJI Phantom 2 hitting an aircraft wing. The...
1) Bionic Flying Fox. https://www.festo.com/group/en/cms/13130.htm INFO: Festo engineers developed a flying fox UAV. With a wingpsan of 228 cm (90 inch) and length of 87 cm (34 inch) the robot...
1) Researchers develop 3D printed objects that can track their own use. https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/10/3d-printed-objects-collect-data-on-use/ INFO: Researchers at the University of Washington use antennas to reflect a wi-fi signal in order to...