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Fire Tests for Moon-Bound Robot
October 11, 2010 6:23 am | by LabEquipment Videos CommentsThe Robotic Lunar Lander Development Project at the Marshall Center performed a series of hot-fire tests on two high thrust-to-weight thrusters -- a 100-pound-class for lunar descent and a 5-pound-class for attitude control. The team used a lunar mission profile during the test of the...
Berkeley Bionics: Introducing eLEGS
October 11, 2010 6:11 am Videos CommentsBerkeley Bionics has unveiled eLEGS, an exoskeleton for wheelchair users who are committed to living life to its fullest. It powers you up to get you standing and walking.
Radio Thermostat in Microchip Booth ESC Boston 2010
October 8, 2010 5:22 am | by MicrochipTechnology Videos CommentsJohn Day gives a overview of the Radio Thermostat demo in the Microchip Booth from the 2010 Embedded Systems Conference in Boston. Learn more about smart energy at http://www.microchip.com/smartenergy
The 'indestructible' box from Rose+Bopla - Another Geek Moment
October 7, 2010 6:14 am Videos CommentsThis video with Jamie Pederson & co. shows the destructive force required to damage both a polycarbonate and aluminum box manufactured by Rose+Bopla. It's more than you would expect.
Tinker’s Toolbox - Standards and Regulations Redux
October 7, 2010 6:10 am Podcasts CommentsThis month's Tinker's Toolbox podcast revisits our discussion on standards and regulations and their impact on the design engineer. Topics include: when standards may or may not be needed, the role of industry and government in creating them, time and cost issues...
World's First Freeform Escalator
October 1, 2010 5:24 am | by LabEquipment Videos CommentsArchitects will be able to create escalators in any shape they want, even freeform curves, thanks to the first significant rethink of escalator design since the 'moving stairway' was invented in 1897. A system known as the 'Levytator' has been developed by Jack Levy, an Emeritus Professor...
Sage Electronic SmartProbe Demo at the 2010 ESC
October 1, 2010 5:22 am Videos CommentsSmartProbe for AMD platforms enables a developer to comprehensively and efficiently evaluate and manipulate the inner workings of the processor, chipset and peripherals.
STMicroelectronics Demo of Low-Power Microcontrollers
September 29, 2010 8:56 am Videos CommentsThis is a demo of STMicroelectronics' low-power microcontrollers using novel power sources, including a pumpkin.
App Checks Your Heartbeat
September 29, 2010 5:22 am | by LabEquipment Videos CommentsAn iPhone app could one day make the doctor's stethoscope a thing of the past. The app can check your heartbeat, but it can not tell you what is wrong with your heart if it is ailing. It also has a special option to email your heart audio to a research lab. Source: AP
Logic PD's System-on-Modules at the 2010 Embedded Systems Conference
September 28, 2010 10:25 am Videos CommentsLogic PD's Alan Cohen describes the System-on-Module computers his company creates at the 2010 Embedded Systems Conference in Boston.
Raytheon XOS 2 exoskeleton
September 28, 2010 5:23 am | by theworacle Videos CommentsRaytheon has unveiled its second-generation powered exoskeleton, the XOS 2, coinciding with the release of Iron Man 2 on DVD. The XOS 2 is ligher, faster and uses 50% less power than the XOS 1 proof-of-concept robotic suit. Powered by an internal-combustion engine driving hydraulic...
NanoWatt XLP Microcontrollers with 20-nA Sleep Current at the 2010 ESC
September 28, 2010 5:03 am Videos CommentsThis is a demo of Microhip's NanoWatt XLP microcontrollers with a sleep current as low as 20 nA at the 2010 Embedded Systems Conference in Boston.
Versalogic's Mamba EBX SBC with Intel Core 2 Duo at the 2010 ESC
September 27, 2010 5:05 am Videos CommentsA description of the Mamba EBX SBC with Intel Core 2 Duo at the 2010 Embedded Systems Conference in Boson at the Versalogic Booth.
The Big Job: Episode 3- "Interviews Day Two"
September 24, 2010 11:27 am Videos CommentsHaven't you heard? TTI is looking for a corporate spokesmodel and things are getting interesting. Experience the insanity. Funny take-off on "The Office." http://www.ttiinc.com/thebigjob
Xilinx on-chip interconnect demo using 4 video streams at the 2010 ESC
September 24, 2010 9:50 am Videos CommentsThis Xilinx demo of an on-chip interconnect standard at the 2010 Embedded Systems Conference in Boston uses a Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGA and multiple video steams.
