Cable robots are capable of some extremely fast and ultra-precise movements. They also scale to large sizes better than articulated ones. Check out the extremely fast and precise movement of this system:
Or large scale capable of carrying a human:
They also can be used for haptic feedback systems:
Going to Tokyo or other locals in Japan? Want to go to a cat, dog, owl, or other animal bar? Here’s your guide – AnimalCafes.com!
I’ve heard good things about Forest of Owls in Akihabara
http://animalcafes.com/v/25540.html
Tokyo has a bar that’s themed like Portland, OR – including the beers right near the Shibuya district. Is this a sign PDX has jumped the shark?
Or try their website: http://www.pdxtap.com/
Elements, an experimental art film by Maxim Zhestkov, follows more than two billion black and white spheres through a series of experiments within several enclosed spaces.
Ukrainian chef Dinara Kasko pairs baking and 3D printing to craft incredibly sculpted pastries that would look more at home at an art gallery than a dinner table. She works with mathematicians and sculptors to create algorithms that blend cooking and designing. Take a tasty tour of these desserts that are a treat for all the senses.
You might have seen videos or guides online about the propane or MAPP gas gun. It emits a tiny fireball that goes through a tube before diffusing with a loud bang. The man who came up with the idea is Al Stahler, and now he’s taking orders for custom made Plasma Poppers.
Buy one from Al for only $395 (though they’re shockingly easy to make)
El Orfelinato is the latest experimental visualization from digital artist Erdal Inci (previously) as part of an artist collective he co-founded called Oddviz. Through thousands of photos and 3D scans made of an abandoned building in Istanbul, the building was then reconstructed digitally. The video pass digitally through the walls while seeing a complete photographic representation of the building. The piece is a follow-up to a similar work from a few months ago titled Hotel.
El Orfelinato from oddviz on Vimeo.
Listen to user feedback to discover where there are user pain points; but DON’T listen to their solutions. Look at the deeper truth of what is causing pain and fix that.
Daryl Davis is a black man who forged relationships with members of the KKK – which caused over 200 of them to question their own membership and then leave the Klan. He’s doing an AMA on reddit, and this was one of his best quotes:
Despite what you may have read in the numerous press articles about me converting KKK members, I NEVER set out to convert anyone. I simply set out to ask a question I had formed in my mind as a kid: “How can you hate me when you don’t even know me?” Growing up, we all are told, “A tiger doesn’t change its stripes, a leopard doesn’t change its spots,” etc. I believed that, and I didn’t think anyone was going to change, so that wasn’t my initial goal. I just wanted the answer to my question. But over time, though repeated interactions with various KKK members around the country, some of them began questioning their own beliefs as a result of their interactions and conversations with me. Then they began quitting, and I was astounded.
Exposure and one-on-one dialogue is the KEY to solving a lot of issues in this country, not just racial ones. We live in echo chambers in which we surround ourselves with people who will reflect back to us, the very same thing we say to them. Therefore we block out anything from the outside as being inferior to what we learn in our little bubbles. I like traveling outside the bubble. Even people with good intentions, tend to shut out those who may hold different opinions. I am willing to listen all all.
This came on the eve of spending some time reflecting on how I was spending my online time. I had basically come to the conclusion that social media’s ‘discussions’ are pretty much useless to my becoming a better person and simply causes me more angst. What really mattered to me was when I got involved in programs at my local parish and started teaching. That actually changed lives. I saw it happen. I vowed to spend less time reading posts, arguing, and spend more time DOING.