Miscellaneous

What motivates us

2010-07-08 Dan

Studies have shown that performance bonuses increase physical work output and have the reverse effect on cognitive work.
I bet this is behind Google’s 20% time policy, where one day a week you can work on anything you want company related.

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Robot Wars – in mid air!

2011-03-07 Dan

Do you fancy flying machines? Helicopters, quadcopters, and other flying contraptions? Then you need to go to the The International Micro Air Vehicle (IMAV) conference. Can’t make it yourself? Submit a paper about your work. And did I mention the flight contest? They’ll even lend you a quadcopter. All you need to do is bring the skills.

Miscellaneous

Delta Robots & Minecraft

2011-03-12 Dan

Adept’s Quatro Delta robot has taken all the fun out of iPhone games.  See for yourself:

It takes a picture of the screen, finds the solution, and then hammers out the winning combination of moves as fast as it can.

Our Delta robot has been used like this to type out passwords on an iPhone.