A student at Loughborough University has designed a ‘robotic guide dog’ that could help support visually impaired people who are unable to house a real animal.
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Ella’s robotic guide dog
Mateo’s NHS Robots
Da Vinci, a robotic surgeon, has celebrated its 10,000th procedure after nearly 20 years of helping patients. It has been at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital for almost two decades, and its arms are operated by human surgeons.
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Ana’s jumping robot
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, have reached new heights by ignoring the constraints of biological models. Their 30-centimeter-tall jumper can spring more than 30 meters into the air—roughly the elevation of a 10-story building and 100 times its own height.
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Thinking doesn’t hurt Isaac
New VR headsets not only take you into the immersive virtual reality world but also pick up your thoughts to help move you around this digital world.
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Harry is in Metaverse
Facebook changed their company name to Meta and plans to make several aspects of life completely virtual using Virtual Reality (VR) headsets.
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Mary loves these AR/VR specs
It is interesting to see what could happen in the future. It shows that the world is forever changing and that things once imagined to be unlikely or impossible could come to pass. Even if it doesn’t happen, it is nice to see the planning stage of a design. When will these glasses become reality?
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Nintendo-playing robotic hand
Lily found this robotic hand interesting and the fact that it could be applied in a medical area.
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Coding ¬ = Computer Science
Why coding alone is only a small part of Computer Science. I’m finding it increasing misunderstood by pupils wishing to study Computer Science at Uni. Just a little experience in HTML or a basic python course doesn’t really even introduce the broad range of disciplines that Computer Science teaches.
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Lawrence loves Synaptic Computing
A breakthrough has allowed researchers to develop ultra-low power devices capable of operating at the same voltage level as a brain. I’m guessing you guys want to swap your brains for computers….right?
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