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SIMBot: New Advance Omnidirectional BallBot

SIMBot: New Advance Omnidirectional BallBot

Oct 7, 2016 @ 11:40 |  Spherical Induction Motor (SIM) Eliminates Robot’s Mechanical Drive System In 2005 Prof. Ralph Hollis invented the first BallBot, an elegantly simple robot whose tall, thin body glides atop a sphere slightly smaller than a bowling ball. It was patented in 2010. The latest version of that BallBot is SIMbot. Researchers […]

Bounce Imaging Released Throwable Ball-Sized Explorer

Bounce Imaging Released Throwable Ball-Sized Explorer

Bounce Imaging, Boston-based startup released Tactical throwable camera called the Explorer, equipped with cameras and sensors, that can be tossed into potentially hazardous areas to instantly transmit panoramic images of those areas back to a smartphone. It is Android and iOS compatible. It has Near-infrared LEDs (850nm) that illuminate the space for the cameras without […]