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other countries. Anna Konnda is a water-powered hydraulic robot snake. It is driven by twenty custom-built water hydraulic cylinders. The snake measures 3 meters long and weighs 75 kilograms. The control of this robot is realized using numerous microprocessors that control the joints. The main controller can be connected to a PC via a Bluetooth connection. [5] The Firemote, designed by Ryland Research Limited, is also among firefighting robots that weigh around 450 kilograms. This robot is also…

The Giga Impact of the NES After I was prompted to write an essay about an important event in history I decided to go to an event that helped shape the world, yet barely anybody realizes how much of an impact it had on the world, the release of the NES. Now this may sound like a stupid and silly event to choose, but trust me, it’s extremely important. I decided to do this because there is a lot of depth to it and people really need to thank the NES for some of the things that we have today,…

Introduction Donald Trump advised that the globalization destroyed the US economy. Globalization is disruptive and unfair against the global competitive market. Some exporting countries like China, take advantages of globalization, free trade and financial flows. Millions of workers in the US are unemployed and under poverty due to the negative impact of globalization to the US. Trump has acted to tackle the problems derived from globalization. He announced policies including preventing U.S…

Judgement in Crisis Situation This Harvard Business School simulation focuses on the ability to make decisions under pressure. In this simulation, students played the role of a Product Manager at Matterhorn Health dealing with reported high inaccuracy rates in Matterhorn’s newest blood glucose monitor, the GlucoGauge. The GlucoGauge underwent three years in Research and Development and was the company’s most expensive product development to date. While the products performed well in field tests,…

AMD After years of frustrating performance, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) appears to have turned the corner and is a hot commodity on Wall Street. It is one of the largest suppliers of PC microprocessors and graphics processors worldwide to computing original equipment manufacturers. The company’s main product lines include desktop, notebook and graphics processors, and embedded/semi-custom chips. Last year the company released its first major offering in five years, the Ryzen chipset,…

• COMPANY OVERVIEW Mintek is an autonomous research and development organization specializing in all aspects of mineral processing, extractive metallurgy and related technology. It was originally established as a mineral research laboratory by the government of SA in 1934. Mintek develops and transfers new technology to industry for processing, extraction, refining and utilizing minerals and mineral products. This company offers research and development expertise, service test work, and…

Today, technology is changing so fast that even a piece of kit which was created five years ago, could now be classed as obsolete. The only reason for keeping certain types of equipment is that the producer may prefer using certain parts of the kit, or not being able to obtain the latest package. The largest transformation within music production has to be the Internet. It has opened up so many doors not just for producers, but also for the whole world to the point that we have become reliant on…

The onset of my passion about learning science and technology in education, an intensive interest which has now evolved into an aspiration and a pursuit in the field, happened after joining the POMI (Programmable Open Mobile Internet) research team in the School of Education at Stanford University. Working as an active team member at site visit for POMI 2020 at Stanford University, developing numerous mobile applications on Androids, researching better approach to teach students in informal and…

Having been born in the nineties and growing up throughout the two thousands I took a lot of technology for granted, assuming that they have already been around for a while and that it was common for everyone to have these technologies, for example the internet, computers, and video games, but it wasn’t until I was older that I realized how fast technology was advancing, and how much new technology I took for granted as a kid. We see great ideas and new advancements in technology pop up…

PROMETHEUS Project in 1987, led by Ernst Dickmanns and several automobile manufacturers [6,7]. Their first successful prototype, VaMoRs, successfully drove for twenty kilometers in speeds exceeding 90km/h, using two cameras and several sensors and microprocessors. Less than a decade later, newer prototypes made breakthrough achievements, being able to drive in simulated traffic, switch lanes, and drive on the highway at 180km/h for 1,600 kilometers from Munich, Germany to Odense, Denmark. While…