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How Hard Can You Punch the PunchBot?

How Hard Can You Punch the PunchBot?

One question had always bothered Russell Munro. “I have been practicing various Martial Arts styles for over 15 years and have always been curious about one particularly primitive part of my pugilist pastime: how hard I can punch?” Munro asked. “More than that I want to know ‘pound for pound’ is it all about size […]

The Bloomiere Casts Gentle Light, Or Blossoms Into Shade

The Bloomiere Casts Gentle Light, Or Blossoms Into Shade

Previous prototypes entered in the Pitch Your Prototype challenge have included an inexpensive medical device, educational kits and even an agricultural robot that plucks individual weeds out of the ground. A new entry, Bloomiere, takes the contest in another direction with a conceptual prototype that bridges elements of lighting design, city planning and art. The prototype, called Bloomiere, responds to […]