“Madeline the Robot Tamer” is a really lovely video about Madeline Gannon, a woman who dances, so to speak, with robots. As a resident at Pier 9, she developed Quipt, “a gesture-based control software that
Source: Madeline the Robot Tamer
We aren’t here yet in the lab, but it sets a nice mark for Philip to aim for in his work with the Baxter Research Robot.
Members of UNCC MGWT senior design team.
Brandon, Chris, Jarad, Josh, and Nick presented their work from the first semester of senior design earlier this month at the senior design expo. The group has been working to retrofit a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) with a magnetic gear. The project is funded through the Coastal Studies Institute to investigate the applications of magnetic gears to ocean energy generation to increase reliability and lower the levelized cost of energy (LCOE).
This December saw several of our research assistants graduate.
Josh Warne was an undergraduate research assistant working on the magnetic gearing research, he has taken a position with Phillips Corportation, HAAS
Keith Loftus was an undergraduate research assistant working on the Mission Critical Operations grant, he will be continuing on as a graduate student in the Applied Energy and Electromechanical Systems program at UNC Charlotte
Kiran Uppalapati was a graduate researcher, whose PhD research focused on simulations of magnetic gearing topologies. He will be putting his finite element analysis skills to good use in the position he has accepted at COMSOL.
Siming Deng was a graduate research assistant working on the Mission Critical Operations Grant on the server and security side. He will be joining a software company in the RTP area of NC in January.
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Easily design, customize and 3D print your own toys to play with.
Source: Design, customize and 3D print for play! | Autodesk 123D
A nice free app from Autodesk that can introduce kids to 3D printing.
The Mission Critical Operations consortium has posted some digital study resources for students entering their MCO coursework.
http://study.ncmco.us/
It includes modules in the areas of automation, safety, hacking, and infrastructure.
The MCO team is happy to welcome Cole Beatty and Greg Gimmon as undergraduate research assistants. They are both electrical engineering technology students and will be assisting with the finishing touches and documentation on the electromechanical setups we are developing for remote laboratory exercises.
