Episode 206 - Searching for Spiders

In all the wrong places — the example for this show, as surgical robots!  But before we get to that, let’s start with the latest news in augmented reality. Michael and Michael explore the newly announced Magic Leap One Creator Edition AR glasses, using a couple of links & videos … Continue reading →

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In all the wrong places — the example for this show, as surgical robots!  But before we get to that, let’s start with the latest news in augmented reality.

Michael and Michael explore the newly announced Magic Leap One Creator Edition AR glasses, using a couple of links & videos to discuss the merits and challenges.  The co-hosts struggle to come up with the right word to describe the look — steampunkesque was among those suggested.

Moving to robotics, which is becoming more and more of a trend on the podcast lately, this time surfaces in the form of exoskeletons being used in automobile manufacturing to help people do their jobs more efficiently.

Michael M finds an article about spiders, and even more amazingly, decides to bring it forward for the show.  In this case, it is because nature inspired micro robots with extreme flexibility and nimbleness are envisioned to be suitable for complex and delicate tasks, such as surgery inside a body — and well, spiders provide form & function well suited to the task.  Have a listen and see if you agree!

Selected Links

Magic Leap One Creator Edition — https://www.magicleap.com/magic-leap-one 

Ian Hughes/epredator tweet —

A great video honestly describing #magicleap https://t.co/Zr5HzN7deK from someone, who like many of us, has a perspective on what things should be like in #AR

— Ian Hughes/epredator (@epredator) August 10, 2018

Punky Brewster — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punky_Brewster

Steampunk — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk 

@KPP’s tweet on the Tour De France mixed reality coverage —

Denmark’s augmented reality coverage of the Tour De France wins everything. pic.twitter.com/GmIwxMM0ty

— KPP (@KPP) August 10, 2018

ZDNet article: Exoskeletons debut at Ford factories — https://www.zdnet.com/article/ford-to-give-factory-employees-exoskeletons/ 

BMW focus on ergonomics in the manufacturing process — https://www.bmwusfactory.com/manufacturing/production-process/assembly/ 

Games at Work Episode 192 — PVP-Y (with exoskeletons) — http://gamesatwork.biz/2018/01/29/episode-192-pvp-y/ 

Mashable article: This tiny robotic spider might one day perform surgeries inside your body — https://mashable.com/video/tiny-robot-spider-surgery-inside-body/ 

Wyss Institute article: Soft multi-functional robots get really small — https://wyss.harvard.edu/soft-multi-functional-robots-get-really-small/ 

Games the co hosts are (about to be) playing

Michael R — WoW Battle for Azeroth —

Michael M — Pocket City — https://pocketcitygame.com 

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