Generative Design at Ivy Tech Lightens Load for Former Animatronics Operator by Redshift Video An introduction to generative design at Ivy Tech Community College gave a former animatronics operator the skills he needed to change his career.
Sustainability Could Skis Created From Biobased Material Mean a Cleaner Future for Snow Sports? by Redshift Video
Manufacturing Lamborghini and Others Race to Save COVID-19 Patients With Ventilator Production by Friederike Voigt
Manufacturing This Clever Motorcycle Ambulance Saves Lives in Tanzania by Jen Ciraldo Boston-based 501(c)3 organization The Okoa Project has designed an ambulance trailer that attaches to a motorcycle, providing a safe way for patients to access health care in rural Tanzania.
Respect Igor Sikorsky, the Man With the Impossible Dream of a Rotary-Wing Helicopter by Gary McCormick In places like Los Angeles, the hum and hover of helicopters becomes part of the landscape. This lifesaving craft—the childhood dream of inventor Igor Sikorsky—turns 80 this year.
Manufacturing Inspired by a “Planet of Caterpillars,” One Designer Hatches Soft Robots in Japan by Yasuo Matsunaka In Japan, one researcher created a soft caterpillar robot that is safer than metal “hard robots”—and might be more useful. Will this “soft-robot” revolution advance on tiny feet?
Manufacturing How to Win a Robot Contest, According to Rookie Japanese Team SAKURA Tempesta by Megumi Yoshida A robot-making high school team from Japan—SAKURA Tempesta—dominated the rookie awards at the 2017–2018 FIRST Robotics Competition. Here’s how they conquered the contest.
Manufacturing Looking Into the Face of Humanity’s Future With the Clock of the Long Now by Kim O’Connell Looking 10,000 years into the future has been the purview of science fiction, but building the Clock of the Long Now is a scientific and existential project on an epic timescale.
