Wednesday, 12 October 2016

Indian ROV monitors the health of coral reefs

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Scuba divers who take a plunge into ocean floors to study coral reefs can now take a break. An indigenously developed remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is taking up their role with more efficiency and accuracy and it’s expected to contribute significantly to the conservation and management of corals. The...

Tuesday, 11 October 2016

Geek Speak: Navaratri Special Edition

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It’s the final day of Navratri and we couldn’t be more happier. Called the day of Vijayadasami, it signifies the day when good trounces evil. While there had no battle against evil here at Kidobotikz, there was one stiff competition underway though- the competition to get robots on the Kolu stairs.  Upon...

Monday, 10 October 2016

Komatsu's robotic mining truck completely dumps the driver

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Komatsu's latest autonomous truck fully embraces the notion of unmanned operation by ditching the cabin and adopting a design that optimizes load distribution and doesn't distinguish between forwards and backwards. Komatsu began trials of its Autonomous Haulage Systems (AHS) in a partnership...

Sunday, 9 October 2016

SenseFly gives its eBee agriculture drone bigger wings

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A few years back, drone-maker senseFly launched its eBee fixed-wing drone with a firm eye on agricultural applications, though the drone's mapping capabilities drew the attention of those working on search and rescue applications, too. Now the company has announced an upgrade, the eBee Plus, which...

Geek Speak: Mrithun Chockalingam

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It’s Saraswati pooja day and most of them young students must be happy! It’s the only mandated day of the year when students are requested to NOT touch their books! And it is something of a calm before the storm because most of these students will be burning their midnight oil the very next day, Vijayadasami,...

Panasonic uses human touch to transfer data

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Panasonic suggests that because the data is traveling through the body and not through the air, secure transmission is assured In an age when digital information can fly around the connected networks of the world in the blink of an eye, it may seem a little old timey to consider delivering...

Saturday, 8 October 2016

Geek Speak: Balaji

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Ah, finally the weekend of Navaratri is here! It’s been a week full of roboting for most of these students! With the schools drawn to a close for the pooja holidays, students have been caught up in making robots in line with the festival season. With Kidobotikz also setting up a robotics Kolu on the...