Question by Rezax429: what is the difference between electrical engineering and mechanical engineering? ive looked at other answers and they dont explain. is eletrical dealing with designing circuit boards and robots, or is mechanical dealing with desigining how a robot walks??? arggh, basically, which one is robotics engineering?

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Answer by bonoboWhat planet do you come from?

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We’ve seen quite a few NES mods in our day, but we can’t say we’ve ever seen one hooked up to anything quite like this. Built by DIY-er Martin Raynsford, this contraption / work-of-art makes use of an Arduino (naturally) to relay signals from the NES controller to the Donkey Kong screen brought to life above, which was constructed with near pixel-perfect accuracy out of laser-cut parts. As Raynsford points out, though, things are still a bit limited in the game’s V1 state. There isn’t much of an actual “game,” for starters — just Mario stuck in the middle with a never-ending loop of barrels / ball bearings that you can jump over. A second version is planned with a greater degree of control, but we’re guessing the video for it won’t be quite as hypnotic as the one after the break.

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It worked just fine for Pinocchio, so why not animatronic stuffed bears? A group of researchers from the Tokyo University of Technology are on hand at SIGGRAPH’s Emerging Technologies section this week to demonstrate “Stuffed Toys Alive!,” a new type of interactive toy that replaces the rigid plastic infrastructure used today with a seemingly simple string pulley-based solution. Several strings are installed at different points within each of the cuddly gadget’s limbs, then attached to a motor that pulls the strings to move the fuzzy guy’s arms while also registering feedback, letting it respond to touch as well. There’s not much more to it than that — the project is ingenious but also quite simple, and it’s certain to be a hit amongst youngsters. The obligatory creepy hands-on video is waiting just past the break.

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Continue reading Stuffed Toys Alive! replaces mechanical limbs with strings for a much softer feel (hands-on)

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Question by Guitarbeast13: What are some up sides to being an engineer? (robotics, mechanical, chemical etc.)? I’m thinking about a career in engineering and was wondering some of the specifics in these careers. Pay, hours, what you do, how enjoyable it is etc. Thanks for the help!

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Answer by CrazeddogladyMy brother is a chemical and he earns GREAT money. All the engineers I’ve known earn great money and seem to have interesting jobs,often with foreign travel opportunities.

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Question by : What are the major mechanical components (both chemical & Eletrical) that control robotics? Im doing an assignment and ive been looking ALL OVER THE INTERNET and i can’t find any simple answer to this, nothing actually gives me what im looking for, just random components of a robot, not the ones that control it.

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Answer by varunkindly elaborate little n be specific as to what u wanna know since wat i infer from ur query it seems like ur askin wat controls robots. its like sayin we know motors run on battery but wat runs the battery in turn…. thats y be little specific…..

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“Hi, I’m thinking about getting a mechanical keyboard for my desktop. I’m a student so I’ll need to do a bunch of word-processing and also moderate FPS gaming in the downtime. I’ve got a budget of $ 150 and prefer Cherry MX Blue and Brown switches, do you have any suggestions?”

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Question by hotshot: List of colleges which have M.tech in robotics for a student with a mechanical background? I am currently finishing my final year in mechanical engineering,can some people plz tell me as to what branches are available in robotics for a meachanical graduate?

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Answer by DrIGInformation is below.

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Question by : Can you get into Robotics if you major as a Mechanical Engineer? I want to go into Robotics but i want to major in Mechanical Engineering to leave more doors open just in case. So my plan is to major in Mechanical Engineering and then pursue a masters in Robotics. Any thoughts on that?

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Answer by Mike1942fI think it would be far more productive to fill in your Mechanical Engineering BS with Electrical and Electromotive courses that would connect with Robotics by the time you are thinking of going for the Masters and better qualify you. Based on my time in ME in college many years back, if you don’t work at getting the courses, you will be inadequately prepared and Robotics has a lot more electrical than mechanical, IMHO

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Radiolab has an excellent story about one of the most fascinating clockwork automatons ever made, a 15-inch high figure of a well-known miraculous monk, San Diego de Alcalá. The story is a bit apocryphal but the gist is this: the son of the King of Spain, Don Carlos, fell down a set of stairs in 1562 and fell into a deep illness due to his injuries. The King prayed to God, asking for his son to be spared with a miracle and promising a miracle in return. In a few days the boy began to heal and in the end he was perfectly fine. The King then commissioned this monk as a celebration of prayer, piety, and faith.

The monk walks around, beating its chest, and lifting a cross. It’s essentially a prayer machine that never tires and it was probably one of the most miraculous things anyone had ever seen in the 16th century.

From an article about the piece:

In the history of European clock technology, the monk is an early and very rare example of a self-acting automaton, one whose mechanism is wholly contained and hidden within its body. Its uncanny presence separates it immediately from later automata: it is not charming, it is not a toy, it is “fearfully and wonderfully made,” and it engages even the twentieth-century viewer in a complicated and urgent way.

Here’s the Monk in action and you can listen to the 10-minute podcast below.

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