Author Archives: Marshall Smith

Musculoskeletal Robot Driven by Multifilament Muscles Resembles a Human’s Movements

Researchers at the Suzumori Endo Robotics Laboratory at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have a different take on robotics in the form of a musculoskeletal robot that moves like a human. Essentially, a fake skeleton…

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Chordelia Will Help You Play the Guitar Without You Actually Learning How

Growing up, I had to learn how to play the guitar the old fashioned way… YouTube lessons by random people! Now, YouTuber WayOutWest wants to minimize the learning needed for mastering the guitar through a…

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How Volkswagen Cheated and What’s Being Done to Fix it

Point your browser in the direction of any reputable car magazine and run a search for VW diesels. Now pay attention to the adjectives used to describe these cars, words like “quiet,” “torquey,” and “practical.”…

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Could Your Car Seat Save Your Child’s Life? [Infographic]

Did you know that one out of every three children in the UK routinely travels in an unsuitable or incorrectly fitted car seat? This is despite the regulations on child car seats being clear in…

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LOL at Someone Actually Using the Rather Practical Sprang Chair in an Office

The Sprang Chair might look ridiculous and get you made fun of for using it, but by damn, it’s a masterpiece of a creation. If you work in a cubicle, sitting down all day like…

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Art Student Creates The Spector Which Captures the Font and Colors of Everyday Life

Royal College of Art student, Fiona O’Leary, has developed a device capable of capturing any color or font you may run into while you’re out and about in the world. The prototype, called the Spector,…

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University of Michigan’s MARLO Robot Looks Like It Is Taking a Sobriety Test on a Hilly Field

The Dynamic Legged Locomotion Lab from the University of Michigan has developed a walking robot, similar to but not as advanced as the Atlas Robot from Boston Dynamics. In a recent test for their MARLO…

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Colin Furze’s Three Piece Doorbell System Includes an Uzi That Sprays Bullets

Colin Furze is the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to engineering enthusiasts and content for this site in general. His new three piece doorbell system, AKA the CFDB 500c, is the probably…

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2008 BMW GINA Concept Inspired These Futuristic Looking Shoes From Puma

A few years back in 2008, BMW unveiled a concept car called the GINA Light Visionary Model that looked like something plucked directly out of a sci-fi film. At the time, BMW worked with Puma…

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Tesla Owner Creates Autonomous Charging System For His Model S

A Tesla owner too lazy or too smart to charge his own car has developed a super slow, yet working autonomous charging system for his Model S. It’s tedious, taking a little bit over one…

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