November 2019
- Our components are used in all manner of applications from some of Britain's most luxurious cars to space exploration, Actuonix Motion Devices are no exception. This article describes the use of Actuonix linear actuators to provide a super accurate head-frame that interfaces with a neurosurgical robot to enhance positional accuracy. In a research article, Jun Sheng and Jaydev P. Desai...
- If you have Amazon Alexa and your LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 set, there's a big money prize up for grabs. The challenge LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Voice Challenge: Powered by Alexa An opportunity for kids, schools and enthusiasts of LEGO® MINDSTORMS® around the world to explore and build the future of voice-based experiences through construction and robotics play. Enter for your chance to win from...
- Try this project using RoboteQ Motor Controllers This project uses a just two motor controllers to control all four motors, creating an omnidirectional robot with some superb real life applications like the tug shown in the video, allowing safe moving of a helicopter into a hangar. Both the build project and the real application, use the same high quality, low...
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Brilliant Lesson plans for STEM learning from Google’s Workbench
One small step for teachers, one giant leap for STEM education. Sometimes it can be difficult for teachers to demonstrate real life application in their lessons, well this series of lessons can help. Your class can run a Mars Rover mission using your LEGO® Education Ev3 MINDSTORMS® sets and the Pi3block. Lesson 1 The Pupils will design and build a...