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Can you imagine these on the shelves of WHSmith? Brilliant idea for autobiographies…
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The human hand is an amazing machine that can pick up, move and place objects easily, but for a robot, this “gripping” mechanism is a vexing challenge. Opting for simple elegance, researchers from Cornell, the University of Chicago and iRobot Corp. have created a versatile gripper using everyday ground coffee and a latex party balloon, bypassing traditional designs based on the human hand and fingers.
They call it a universal gripper, as it conforms to the object it’s grabbing, rather than being designed for particular objects, said Hod Lipson, Cornell associate professor of mechanical engineering and computer science.
The ground coffee grains are like lots of small gears,” Lipson said. “When they are not pressed together they can roll over each other and flow. When they are pressed together just a little bit, the teeth interlock, and they become solid.” (via Cornell Chronicle: Universal robotic gripper)
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Mark Powell - Biro art on vintage envelopes:
(via Bic Biro on vintage envelope Art Print by Mark Powell | Society6)
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Lovely stop motion advert for a real book store. One of those physical book places..
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Proteus Biomedical has received CE Mark approval from the European Union to bring to market the firm’s Raisin ingestible drug sensors and monitoring system. When a patient swallows tablets that have individually tagged beacons on them, a sensor can automatically record the precise time and basic vital signs of the patient at that time. The system allows physicians to get a better picture of how a patient responds to a given medication.
Read more here.
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E-lectra Sketch?
Christopher Mims writes:
Magnetic electronics and ferrous paper enable artistry in circuit design.
Leah Buechley is an assistant professor at the MIT Media Lab and the director of the aptly-named High-Low Tech research group. She does heaps of cool, subtle, under-appreciated stuff, and maybe some day when there’s a children’s toy, art class or hit product based on her work, she’ll be better known.
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Engineering flowchart. Best thing since Everything Explained Through Flowcharts (via)
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New work for Simon on the streets
Many people want to give cash gifts directly to homeless people at Christmas, but worry that their money could fund a much wider drug
or alcohol-related problem. We provided a much more effective way
to give.
QR codes were printed on cardboard and placed alongside blankets, shopping bags and empty drinks bottles - things normally associated with a homeless person.
Linking directly to a JustGiving page, we enabled the public to
donate directly to Simon on the Streets: a homeless charity that
supports men and women who are sleeping rough on our streets.
Agency: Propaganda UK
Client: Simon on the Streets
Creative Director: Mark Williams
Art Director: Ben Bateson
Copywriter: Sarah BostonHey Jon and rich, someone nicked your idea.
