-Dr. Dan Wallach, DARPA program manager for TRACTOR 9. Do Further Research Working with an inherited codebase gets easier with time. A junior developer may not understand why a codebase hasn’t been refactored (and may be keen to refactor it). But a senior developer will know when to ...
The tractor mechanism slowly pulls the fiber from the heated preform blank and is precisely controlled by using a laser micrometer to measure the diameter of the fiber and feed the information back to the tractor mechanism. Fibers are pulled from the blank at a rate of up to 66 ft/s (...
The 7-foot (2-meter) robotic arm on the Perseverance rover has several special tools it uses as it explores the surface of Mars. A camera helps scientists see what's going on to guide the arm. There's also an abrading tool used to grind rock samples and a coring drill can collect ...
The wire system uses an antenna to determine where the forklift is in relation to wires placed inside the warehouse floors and optical guidance systems use sensors to locate ultra violet strips painted on the floor. As the need for forklifts has changed, so has the technology behind how they ...
Long before humans qualified as Homo sapiens, they'd been using tools. Astimewent on, the tools they created became more and more advanced. Nowadays, the tools of the trade, like those used to make prototypes of fantastic and innovative new products, are so complex and cool, you and I ...
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Insert the red lead on the multi-meter into the tester's receptacle (labeled AC VOLTS or AMPS). Connect the red lead to the appropriate stator output wire. See illustrations below to see that your multi-meter is properly attached.
By this definition, robots are distinct from other movable machines such as tractor-trailer trucks because of their computer elements. Even considering sophisticated onboard electronics, the driver controls most elements directly by way of various mechanical devices. Robots are distinct from ordinary comp...
Park your Yard Machine lawn tractor on a level surface. Raise the deck to the highest position with the deck lever. Set the parking brake and remove the ignition key. Open the hood of the mower and pull the spark plug wire off the spark plug. ...
A career as a mechanic, I’ve picked up a plethora of skills (and tools) along the way, none of which my son has any interest in. Also a recent ham radio addict. I’m off to Harbor Fright tomorrow for flux core wire & other supplies. ...