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A DIY Tracker Tough Enough for the Arctic

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Gaining that understanding is part of my job at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute , and trackers placed directly onto ice floes are some of our best tools for getting data. A better understanding of this zone is crucial to both improving short-term weather and navigation forecasts as well as long-term climate models.

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A DIY Calorie Counter More Accurate Than a Smartphone

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Even without the lockdowns, many parts of the world have been facing an obesity epidemic, which has created a need to help people manage their weight. The answer is yes—and it's one you can build yourself with parts any maker can easily obtain. We broke out every possible sensor we had in the lab and attached them to participants.

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From Cleaning Offices to Designing EV Charging Stations

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Bekerytė moved from her native Lithuania to Norway in 2010 to take advantage of the country’s free university tuition, but first she had to find a way to support herself. She took the cleaning job, and scrimped and saved to pay for Norwegian reading and writing classes, a requirement to attend a university. she says. “So

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IoT-ize Your Old Gadgets With a Mechanical Hijacking Device

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Part of the project involved putting some prototypes in the homes of potential users. KAIST/Korea Polytechnic University The paper doesn't directly address the cost of the MHD, and with three motors and some other electronics in it, it's not likely to be super cheap. Or, that was the idea, anyway.

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Video Friday: Humanoid Soccer

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The robots of Team NimbRo of University of Bonn, Germany, won the main soccer tournament, the Drop-in tournament, and the Technical Challenges. Robotnik ] This video celebrates the 10-year anniversary of the University of Zurich’s Robotics and Perception Group, led by Prof. Be the tiny DIY robot cat you’ve always wanted to be!

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EV extravaganza at Noosa Expo

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It weighs just 235kg without driver.

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Ukrainian Volunteers Use 3D Printers to Save Lives

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According to their data, 3,019 individual parts were 3D printed in the first 16 days of the war, which were used for 930 finished products. During COVID-19, companies, volunteers, universities, and concerned citizens (including me) began to create a system for networking. But they do share common achievements.

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