I have a friend called Bob (spelled the usual way and pronounced with a silent ‘q’). In fact, as fate would have it, I’ve been blessed with an abundance of Bobs (and that’s not something most people expect to hear themselves say on a daily basis). In order to distinguish between members of this bodacious…
by Max Maxfield
I’m currently running around in ever-decreasing circles shouting, “Don’t Panic!” because I’m trying to spin too many plates and juggle too many balls and I was never trained to spin and can’t juggle. Hmmm, now that I come to think about it, that’s not strictly true because I once read a book on the art of juggling and as a result I can juggle nine fine china plates, but only for a very short period of time.
The term mechatronics refers to an interdisciplinary branch of engineering that focuses on systems that combine electronic, electrical, and mechanical elements. I just saw some amazing videos of something that really got my mechatronic juices flowing (I’ll mop things up and wipe them down later). Seeing these videos which I shall present shortly made me realize that there’s more to life than flashing tricolor LEDs (and I never expected to hear myself say that out loud).