This post’s subject is the turbofan jet engine. It’s used in every commercial airplane due to high thrust and for being the most efficient and silent type.
Category: Mechanics
LEO: the bipedal flying robot
LEO was recently built, the first bipedal robot that can fly like a drone and do complex movements like skating.
Recreated the Antikythera mechanism
The Antikythera mechanism was built more than 2000 years ago, considered the first analog computer, was recreated by researchers of UCL.
Exoskeletons: origin, types and applications
Exoskeletons are wearable robots that can increase a person’s physical capabilities and protection. This technology only existed in science fiction.
What are the Lagrange points?
The Lagrange points were described in 1772, by the mathematician Joseph-Louis Lagrange, in his paper “Essay on the Three-Body Problem”.
Snatcher, the robotic chameleon tongue
Researchers from South Korea developed a robotic manipulator which looks like a chameleon tongue, called Snatcher.
Stirling engine: What is it and how it works?
Stirling engine is of external combustion. Created in 1816 by Stirling brothers to be an alternative to steam engines, which were dangerous at that time.
How a pulmonary ventilator for COVID-19 works?
This post’s subject is the operation of pulmonary ventilator or respirator, for treating pacientes with COVID-19 or Corona virus.
Unboxing of a robotic arm
This is a kit of 6 DOF robotic arm with aluminum pieces to assemble. It doesn’t come with servomotors neither instruction manual.
What are degrees of freedom?
This post’s subject is degrees of freedom (DOF). The concept in mechanics and how to calculate DOF in a mechanical system.