The Problem Commutators allow electrical signals and power to transfer between a stationary base and a rotational unit. This is done using what is known as a slip-ring (see the medical slip…
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NanoWalker Robot
The NanoWalker micro-robotics The NanoWalker Project is a large-scale effort, spanning several years, headed by Sylvain Martel of École Polytechnique of Montreal in conjunction with BioInstrumentation Lab at MIT. The goal of the…
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Medical Commutator
The Problem Scientists try to intrude as little as possible in an animal’s daily activities when they study their brain activity. Ideally, the animal would have free range of motion but that…
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Swarm Robotic Forklift
The problem The Navy has many vessels compactly stowed below deck on their larger ships. Some of them are large, heavy, and bulky. They are tough to navigate to the ship’s surface…
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Machine Design with SolidWorks
ME240 Machine Design With SolidWorks Machine design; the study of the fundamentals of using SolidWorks. Solving engineering problems via solid modeling and simulation. Prerequisites: ME106, MA120 At this time, I am an adjunct…
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2.009 Dash Spice Vending Machine
The Project In the senior mechanical engineering class 2.009, students at MIT’s Product Engineering Processes developed a Dash spice vending machine. From concept to beta prototype, the machine was created in three…
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Rapid Load Paintball
The Problem When playing paintball, speed is key- whether it is moving from spot to spot, shooting, or reloading. Most paintball guns have a hopper that carries about 100 paintballs. When a…
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Intelligent Walking Robot
The Problem The Military carries heavy loads on skids capable of carrying as much as 5000 lbs. The problem with this is the skids are not capable of dealing with even the…
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Needle-free Injector @ MIT
The Problem Delivering medications has always been a complicated undertaking. Imagine how tough it is to give injections to a herd of sheep–a problem the commercial livestock industry endures. In such an…
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Micro-needle Brain Implant
The Problem Brain control has been limited to reading vague signals from an Electroencephalogram (EEG). Obtaining useful data about a patient’s intentions based on these weak signals is difficult. The goal of…
