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University of Washington EE478 2009: Automatic Wireless Drink Mixer

Automatic Wireless Drink Mixer Designed and Implemented by: Robby Connor Richard Evan Cross Zach Rasmor Automatic drink mixer features: -Remote touch screen allowing users to pick from preset drinks or customize their own. Touch screen donated by 4DSystems (www.4dsystems.com.au) -Remote interface sends drink selection via wireless to the main controller (Microchip PIC32). -Local LCD touch … Continue reading

Harvard Microrobotics Laboratory micro-aerial vehicle

Thanks to research by Professor Robert Wood and members of the Harvard Microrobotics Laboratory, micro-aerial vehicles like this one, based on the anatomy of a fly, may one day go where humans can not. Seen here, a carbon-fiber wing, 15 millimeters long, whips forward and back 110 times per second, able to propel the fly … Continue reading