August Hardware Roundup: Mega Chips & Origami Robots

Our roundup host this month is Swetha, a manufacturing engineer on our operations team! This month, we’re taking a look at origami robots, stick-on health sensors, and autonomous flight.

Hardware Knowledge

These origami-like soft robots are fully untethered and move in response to external stimuli. + A tiny, two-legged PCB robot.
The Air Force is testing a robot that can autonomously pilot the military’s existing fleet of aircraft with minimal modifications. + Starhopper’s final test flight.
A look into the making of a New Balance sneaker. The 990 Sport was re-released with a 3D printed heel made of a photopolymer resin.
Cerebras has developed a mega chip that’s about the size of a tablet. It’s designed to be used in data centers where heavy duty processing for cloud-based AI is carried out.
As electronics become more compact, researchers are working to develop thinner heat shields. + A stick-on rubber health sensor.
Incoterms 101: Everything you need to know about international logistics. + 5 reasons why manufacturing should implement project management methods.
A mini-model of the Eiffel Tower that took almost 80 hours to machine.

Industry News

Funding & Acquisition: Amazon’s potential acquisition of Rivian in the next 5 years. Starship Technologies has raised $40 million in Series A funding to expand its robot delivery services. + Peloton files for IPO.
Toyota, Ford, General Motors, and Volkswagen: Differing strategies over the best path to full electrification.
Waymo has released a free open dataset from 1,000 autonomous driving segments. Spin is working to gather data from its scooters to improve rider safety.
Globalfoundries is suing Taiwan’s dominant chip manufacturer for infringement. They account for 50% of the market for outsourced chip production. + December tariff delay.
What does the new “manufacturing stack” look like? Here’s an in-depth model.
Onshape’s first-ever research report focuses on the current state of product development.

Events + Community

ElectroSpit’s mobile talkbox is featured on songs from award-winning artists. Learn more about their crowdfunding campaign!
Fictiv is currently hiring a Director of Business Operations and Systems. To see this and other roles, visit our careers page!
Future Factory is hosting a 5-day program in September. The Smart Manufacturing Summit is being held at Tesla’s Fremont Factory on September 10.

For the Love of Robotic Arms

Multiply Labs has a fully automated robotic facility that’s able to mass personalize pharmaceutical products.

August Hardware Roundup: Mega Chips & Origami Robots

Hardware Knowledge

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