The Cubli: A Cube That Can Jump Up, Balance, And 'Walk'

The Cubli: a cube that can jump up, balance, and 'walk'

The Cubli is a 15 × 15 × 15 cm cube that can jump up and balance on its corner. Reaction wheels mounted on three faces of the cube rotate at high angular velocities and then brake suddenly, causing the Cubli to jump up. Once the Cubli has almost reached the corner stand up position, controlled motor torques are applied to make it balance on its corner. In addition to balancing, the motor torques can also be used to achieve a controlled fall such that the Cubli can be commanded to fall in any arbitrary direction. Combining these three abilities -- jumping up, balancing, and controlled falling -- the Cubli is able to 'walk'.

Lead Researchers: Gajamohan Mohanarajah and Raffaello D'Andrea

This work was done at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control, ETH Zurich, Switzerland and was funded in part by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), grant number 146717.

For more details visit: http://www.idsc.ethz.ch/Research_DAnd...

Other links:
http://robohub.org/swiss-robots-cubli...

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3D Inverted Pendulum, reaction wheels, Internal actuation, Control Theory (Field Of Study)

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Sigmo Voice Translator

Sigmo Voice Translator

For more information please visit:
Indiegogo project - http://igg.me/at/sigmo
Website - http://buysigmo.com

SIGMO - is a voice translating device that will revolutionise the way you are able to communicate and understand other languages. With SIGMO you will be able to speak and understand 25 different languages.

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Pivothead SMART Video Glasses

Pivothead SMART

Pivothead SMART™ is about capturing, sharing and telling stories from a personal perspective. It's about a surprisingly sophisticated device - simple and convenient to use - that redefines what it means to use a camera.

Get your own pair of SMART™ glasses today - http://igg.me/at/pivotheadsmart

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Pivothead, SMART, record, capture, share, exceptional experiences, revolution, modular design, power, memory, live HD streaming, app, Smart Mods

METAmorph Dress - Thieves Boutique

Thieves Boutique - METAmorph Dress

The dress you can where in over 25 ways, dress it up or go casual, wear it long or short or even like a top with a hood.
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/metamorph-dress-by-thieves

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Thieves by Sonja, Thieves Boutique, eco fashion, bamboo dress, multi wear dress, 5 in 1 dress, dress, sustainable fashion, Clothing (Industry)

MyScript® Calculator (Android)

MyScript® Calculator (Android)

The free handwriting Calculator for your Android tablets and smartphones! Available on the Google Play Store, Samsung App Store and Amazon Apps Store.

With MyScript Calculator, perform mathematical operations naturally using your handwriting.
Easy, simple and intuitive, just write mathematical operations on the screen. MyScript technology will convert symbols and numbers to digital text and will deliver results in real time.

BENEFITS AND FEATURES
- Works on your iPhone (iOS6): 3GS, 4, 4S, 5 / iPad (iOS6): iPad2, iPad3, iPad4, iPad mini.
- Scratch-out gestures to easily delete symbols and numbers
- Portrait and landscape operation
- Redo and undo functions

SUPPORTED OPERATORS
Basic operations: +, -, x, ÷, +/‒, 1/x
Misc. Operations: %, √, x!, |x|
Powers/Exponentials: ℯx, xy , x2
Brackets: ( )
Trigonometry: cos, sin, tan
Inverse trigonometry: acos, asin, atan
Logarithms: ln , log
Constants: π, ℯ.

For more information, please visit our website: http://www.visionobjects.com/en/webst...

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10 Awesome Vinegar Life Hacks You Should Know

10 Awesome Vinegar Life Hacks you should know.

We've put together a list of 10 interesting ways to make that bottle of vinegar work for you. Audible Trial: http://audible.com/household
Topics covered:
1. Unclogging a drain
2. Removing adhesive residue
3. Getting rid of awful smells.
4. DIY Cleaning Products
5. DIY Fruit fly Trap
6. Getting Wrinkles out of clothing (My favorite)
7. Preventing pets from scratching
8. Make flowers last longer
9. Cleaning your glasses perfectly
10. Removing baked on gunk in a frying pan

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First Self-healing Polymer That Requires No External Intervention

The "Terminator" polymer: I'll be back

Scientists report the first self-healing thermoset elastomer that requires no intervention to induce its repair. Self-healing polymers mend themselves by reforming broken cross-linking bonds. An industrially familiar, permanently cross-linked poly(urea–urethane) elastomeric network was demonstrated to completely mend itself after being cut in two by a razor blade. It is the metathesis reaction of aromatic disulphides, which naturally exchange at room temperature, that causes regeneration.

Read more at: http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/201...

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ASUS Transformer Book Trio - Transform Your Possibilities

ASUS Transformer Book Trio - Transform your possibilities

It's a laptop. It's a tablet. It's a desktop PC.
Meet Transformer Book Trio — the only ultraportable that gives you three of a kind. Transformer Book Trio is a powerful laptop with Intel® Core™ i7 processor that instantly into a multi-touch Full HD Android tablet and a separate desktop PC that's ready to connect to a monitor. With Windows 8 and Android 4.2, you can enjoy best of all possible worlds.

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The Future of Design

The Future of Design

SpaceX is exploring methods for engineers to accelerate their workflow by designing more directly in 3D. We are integrating breakthroughs in sensor and visualization technologies to view and modify designs more naturally and efficiently than we could using purely 2D tools. We are just beginning, but eventually hope to build the fastest route between the idea of a rocket and the reality of the factory floor. Special thanks to Leap Motion, Siemens and Oculus VR, as well as NVIDIA, Projection Design, Provision, and to everyone enabling and challenging the world to interact with technology in exciting new ways.

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ASUS MB168 USB3 Portable Monitor

ASUS MB168 Featherlight USB3 Notebook Screen Expansion - Linus Tech Tips CES 2013

This MB168 monitor weighs almost nothing, and the final version will be capable of auto-rotation and will have an ambient light sensor!

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