Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Get out your bear bells!

Clearpath Robotics officially announced their new Grizzly RUV platform (see right).  It's half robot, half tractor.  The tires are standard ATV size and there is a nice passive suspension.  The industrial design on this robot is fantastic, too.  We plan to be one of the first customers for this beast of a machine!  


Monday, March 4, 2013

IEEE Aerospace Adventures


Tim and Jon are attending IEEE Aerospace 2013 in Big Sky, Montana.  It's held at a ski resort so naturally some skiing is involved.  Both attendees survived the Summit cross-country trail during a blizzard, but a little MacGyverin' was required after Jon stress-tested his ski pole past its yield strength; the guy at the rental shop said he'd, "never seen anything quite like it".  On the way back to the hotel, they also learned how to get a bus back onto a mountain road using a towtruck.  Let's hope the rest of the conference is as educational!