Towards a DIY-driven curriculum . . .

DIY or Do-It-Yourself is a cultural movement that has its roots dating back to the post-World War II era when the entire world rebuild itself after the devastating effect of the world wars. To overcome for the shortage of high demand labour, people took up activities of building homes, furnishing...

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Robots defeat humans on the foosball table

A bar, club or community space favorite, table soccer – or foosball – is fast and fun for players of all ages. But if you don't have enough people to get in on the spin action, a development platform at the Swiss École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) may come in handy. The blue shirts...

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Robotics: Gen Knowledge for Gen Z

“Personally, I’m not afraid of a robot uprising. The benefits far outweigh the threats.”  The aforementioned quote was said by Daniel H. Wilson, a New York Times best selling author, a and an armchair expert on robotics. In every sense of the written word, the above quote holds up. All along...

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Drones take medical samples to the sky in Madagascar

Many of the remote villages in the Ifanadiana district of Madagascar aren't linked to the outside world by decent roads. Among other things, this means that it can be very difficult getting medical samples to labs in a timely fashion. That's where a project led by New York-based Stony Brook University...

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Geek Speak: Kanishk

Why do kids spend their time in learning ? Could it be because we make them to? Or could it be because their school curriculum forces them to? Or could it be because they want to just try learning to pursue excellence? The answer could lie anywhere between the three reasons. They could even be learning...

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SwagBot farming robot rolls through streams and rounds up cattle

With the sheer amount of labor involved in things like inspecting crops, removing weeds and counting yields, it is perhaps no surprise that farmers are looking to automate certain tasks. And they may soon have a new tool at their disposal, with researchers in Australia developing a durable robot...

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Geek Speak: Bhaskar

Ask anyone about the most important days of the week, they’ll probably say it’s the weekends- Saturday and Sunday. These are the days when all humans take a break from the rigours of the week and get themselves rejuvenated for the upcoming week’s challenges. While Sunday is the day of rest and respite...

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