Robot w/ Living Muscles, NASA VTOL, Retinal Scanning Upgrade w/ Ralph Bond

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Show Notes 9 February 2024


Story 1: Watch a robot with living muscles walk through water


Source: NewScientist.com

Story by James Woodford


Link: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2414165-watch-a-robot-with-living-muscles-walk-through-water/


See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IesRn6ca-ws


See related news: Experts craft waterproof, low-voltage artificial muscles for bot motion.



Story 2: NASA plans massive solar-powered electric plane for Mars mission.


Source: Interesting Engineering

Story by Mrigakshi Dixit


Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/maggie-nasa-solar-powered-electric-plane-mars


See also: https://www.nasa.gov/general/mars-aerial-and-ground-global-intelligent-explorer/


See also: https://mashable.com/article/nasa-mars-plane



Story 3: Meet The Sirius Jet: The World's First Hydrogen-Powered VTOL


Source: Simple Flying

Story by Vyte Klisauskaite


Link: https://simpleflying.com/sirius-jet-hydrogen-powered-evtol/


Story 4: Phone Attachment for Pupil Measurements with Any Skin Tone


Source: Medgadget.com

Story by Conn Hastings


Link: https://www.medgadget.com/2023/11/phone-attachment-for-pupil-measurements-with-any-skin-tone.html


See also: Study in Scientific Reports: Racially fair pupillometry measurements for RGB smartphone cameras using the far-red spectrum


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