September Hardware Roundup: Chainless Bikes & Liquid Hinges

Our roundup video host this month is Panos, a Technical Project Manager here at Fictiv! He’s adding a multi-language spin to this month’s roundup. We’re diving into chainless bikes, robotic grippers, and the first robot-assisted remote heart surgery.

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Hardware Knowledge

UAV Turbines has successfully completed the first flight of a drone with a microturbine engine. + Watch it here.
The manufacturing techniques behind the iPhone’s polished construction. + iFixit’s iPhone 11 teardown.
Microsoft’s foldable Surface devices may use liquid-filled hinges.
Hardware, hardware, and more hardware: Meet the new devices in the Amazon ecosystem.
CeramicSpeed’s chainless bike works to eliminate friction and improve aerodynamics. + Mechanics of gear shifting.
A surgeon performed the first remote heart surgery on a patient 20 miles away. The CorPath GRX robot assisted with precisely inserting a stent into the heart.
This two-fingered robotic gripper uses magnetic repulsion to adjust grip stiffness. + BostonDynamics’ Atlas doing gymnastics.

Industry News

The latest in product development news from MacroFab’s engineering podcast.
Baidu wins China’s first commercial license for self-driving buses. + 5G-based driverless commercial service.
Daimler is stopping development of new internal combustion engines to focus on electric cars. Volkswagen is starting its own battery cell production for electric cars.
The direction of manufacturing growth in the US fell below the neutral 50.0 threshold. + Looking ahead to the future of manufacturing.
Funding Updates: Built Robotics raises $33M for autonomous construction vehicles. Embark Trucks raises $70M as it works on deploying Level 4 self-driving trucks.
How cobots are working to improve manufacturing production cycles.

Events + Community

Take a look at our Anki Vector teardown featured on The Robot Report.
Join Team Fictiv! Learn more about our Senior Software Engineer role.
Community Events in San Francisco: Building AI-Powered Products on October 3 and Scaling Commerce Products on October 16.

For the Love of Vinyl

In this episode of “MADE HERE,” take a look at the process behind how vinyl records are printed.

September Hardware Roundup: Chainless Bikes & Liquid Hinges

Hardware Knowledge

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Events + Community

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