Robotics

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(1) Evan Ackerman, AirBurr MAV Can Now Self-Right, Is Utterly Unstoppable. IEEE Spectrum, June 14, 2012 (Automaton blog).
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automat ... utterly-unstoppable


Note:
(a) The latest model is AirBurr V8 "Samurai" (shown at the bottom).

The text following this model poins to [EPFL AirBurr Project ], which in turn refers to
Klaptocz Aet al, An Active Uprighting Mechanism for Flying Robot. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 99: 1-6ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6213136
(b) For EPFL, see École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3 ... %A9rale_de_Lausanne
(c) Regarding AirBurr.
(i) burr (n):
"6a : a small rotary cutting tool
b usually bur : a bit used on a dental drill
7: a rough humming sound : WHIR"
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burr
(ii) About the preceding definition 6a, see burr (cutter)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burr_(cutter)
(d) MAV stands for
micro air vehicle
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_air_vehicle
(a class of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV))

(2) Evan Ackerman, Robotic Motion Control Enables Breathtaking High-Speed Video. IEEE Spectrum, June 13, 2012 (Automaton blog).
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automat ... ing-highspeed-video

Note: marmalade
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmalade
(section 1 Origins; section 2 Etymology)

(3) Go Go Gadget: Robotic Crawler Rides Up 300-Foot Poles to Inspect Wind Turbine Blades. GE Reports, June 13, 2012.
http://www.gereports.com/go-go-gadget/

Quote:

"Engineers at GE’s Global Research Center tried something different. They partnered with a New York robotics company called International Climbing Machines (ICM) that developed a remote-controlled wall climbing robot

"The machine worked well even in wet conditions. 'We sprayed water on the pole to simulate rain and the device held on,' says Waseem Faidi, manager of the non-destructive evaluation lab at GRC.