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Our roundup host this month is Drew, our Content Marketing Manager here at Fictiv! We’re diving intobrain-machine interfaces, prosthetic arms, and robotic actuators.
Hardware Knowledge
- Tesla is working on building agiant new casting machineto produce the Model Y frame inalmost a single piece. Sumitomo has developed an“energy harvester” tirethat canproduce powerfrom frictional charging. +在色彩of your car’spaint job.
- A new system for3D printing robotic actuatorscan use multiple materials to optimize forweight, efficiency, and flexibility. +Overheating solutionsto keepcommercial robots cool.
- A prototype for anewly designed prosthetic armhelps amputees regain theirsense of touch. By accurately sensing the feel of an object, they canperform delicate movementslikecarrying an egg,picking grapes,or lifting a fragile box.
- Neuralink is focusing ondeveloping a brain-machine interfaceby embeddingtiny insulated threadsin the brain.
- Nintendo News:What are the potential causes ofJoy-Con drift? The Verge dives intotwo possible reasons.
- To honor the50th anniversaryof the moon landing, we’re featuringthis galleryof experimental space gear. +LightSail 2deployed its solar sailsduring a recent mission.
Industry News
- GP Bullhound的最新报告focused on recent trends insmart manufacturing and automation. + XYZ Robotics has developedend-of-arm toolingforchallenging warehouse cases.
- Human-Robot Interaction:Designing automated machinestointeract seamlesslywith people in day-to-day situations.
- Automakers are using theFormula E racing circuittotest and develop featuresfor consumer electric vehicles.
- Infunding news, Bird is currently beingvalued at $2.5 billion. The Boring Company is now beingvalued at about $920 millionafter raising its first outside investment.
- Apple isacquiring Intel’s smartphone modem businessfor $1 billion, includingintellectual property, equipment, and staff. +Excluding Mac Pro componentsfromimport taxes.
- Tesla can use itsenergy storage “Megapack”to deploy anemissions-free 250 MW, 1 GWh power plantin less than three months.
Events + Community
Events:
- We’ll be at Autodesk’sFusion 360 Academynext week in Portland!
- LinkedIn is hosting aDesign Leadership workshopin San Francisco on August 1.
- A panel focusing onGTM launcheswill also be on August 1 at Microsoft in New York City.
Jobs:
- Lyft has open rolesacross all departments, including autonomous vehicles and hardware engineering.
- Check out manufacturing and hardware positions over atZoox.
For the Love of Iron Man
Adam Savage partnered with EOS to develop and fly areal-life titanium Iron Man suit.
