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May 17, 2024

THE LIGHTER SIDE OF MANUFACTURING 

Mike Gauger, a WSDOT maintenance superintendent, came up with the idea after working with the Tacoma Narrows Bridge team, which used drones for bridge inspections.

SNEAK PEAK

Drones have limitless potential across a variety of industries. Whether they’re being used to fight fires, aid in search and rescue missions, capture aerial images for agriculture, real estate, or construction, or even delivering packages to customers, drones are changing the way workers around the world do their jobs. One ingenious maintenance worker in Washington is even using drones to combat the state’s growing graffiti problem.

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OFF THE CLOCK

In this video, YouTuber James Bruton, a former toy designer, builds a bike using mecanum wheels, allowing the cycle to move in any direction.

See how designers, engineers, programmers, and STEM professionals across the industry are using their talents in their free time to design and build a more whimsical world. 

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JUST FOR FUN

Boston Dynamics creates Muppet-like fur costume for its Spot robot and teaches it to dance
What do you get when you combine the playful humanity of Jim Henson with the practical ingenuity of Boston Dynamics?
3D printers are helping surgeons create custom cranial implants
Now I know that if I suffer a severe injury, especially to my skull, all I really need is a 3D printer.
Manufacturing in space, the final frontier
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is redefining the future of robotics with its research on in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing (ISAM).

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