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Mallory and Patriciafrom our Customer Experience team are channeling theirHalloween spirit! We’re bringing you October’s roundup in style, with tiny robot armies, micron-level machining, and robotic pumpkin surgery.
Hardware Knowledge
- A“metalens” sensorfor microbots was inspired by the depth perception ofjumping spiders. + Howkirigami paper cuttingled tomicron-level machining.
- Thisarmy of tiny robotsbuilds large structuresout of an array of identical pieces. + Motors, pulleys, and joint mechanisms forsmooth robotic movement.
- OpenAI’srobotic handcan solve aRubik’s cubein as little as 4 minutes.
- MIT’sShadowCamhelps autonomous vehiclessee around corners.Navigating a parking lotis adifficult thingto ask a self-driving vehicle to do.
- [Photo Series]Consumer techfrom theinside outwith exploded views. +6,000 hoursin the name of design for Google’sStadia game controller.
- This3D printer uses HARP(high-area rapid printing) to achieverecord throughput. + How 3D printing ischanging the medical industry.
行业News
- Trick-or-Treat:Candy brandsthat aretaking on Halloween. + Animax and themonster mechanics industry.
- Boeing partners with Virgin Galacticwith the goal of advancingcommercial spaceflight. +Relativity Spaceraised $140 million and wants to 3D print rockets in60 days.
- Industrial IoT companyPTC is acquiring Onshapefor $470 million.
- Google is investing$150 million into manufacturing productswithrenewable energy. +Honeywell is investinginwarehouse automationand end-to-end robotic solutions.
- Theglobal digital twin marketis on the surge and is expected toincrease by 40%by 2025. + Q&A on thestate of global trade.
- Bose is makingheadway in healthcarewith hearing aid and sleep tech development. + Howvoice assistantsareredefiningthe consumer journey.
Events + Community
- Want tojoin our team? We’re hiring across all of our incredible teams. Learn more about ourSenior Backend Software Engineerrole.
- Women in Hardware ishosting a lively fireside chathere at Fictiv. All are welcome to join on November 14. #womeninhardwarexfictiv
- The 2nd annualHardware Summitby Hardware Massive will be on November 6.
Halloween Hardware Haunts
Robotic surgery is bringing you a new way to carve pumpkins. Take a look at asurgical robot operatingon a jack-o’-lantern. Happy Halloween!
