EMG for robot gait creation.
Category: thoughts
Leaf by Niggle
Wow. That is a good short story. Really makes you think. In twenty pages Tolkien is able to cram soo much meaning. Definitely worth re-reading. It is amazing that Tolkien was able to move from publishing such massive work as the hobbit to publishing such a small work as Leaf by Niggle. I think it shows his mastery as… Continue reading Leaf by Niggle
Autonomous Smart Faucets
So, i want to make a device that will turn on and off the bathroom sink for me… Basically I’m too lazy to turn off the sink while i’m brushing my teeth. So, I want to connect a RP to a Kinect/leapmotion to a couple motors that can move the knobs. Then it would be… Continue reading Autonomous Smart Faucets
Builder Broker DIFM
So, one of my old ideas of the automating the contracting of building buildings is starting to seem more of like a good idea. I just read an article on TechCrunch about the Do It For Me (DIFM) company is actually something that is a viable startup idea. However, I believe that with the DIFM model… Continue reading Builder Broker DIFM
Automatic Auction Design
Ahh patents… I found a patent from 2001 that basically describes one of my ideas about automating the creation of auctions. They call it automated decision support for auctions. Why would you patent this?! Research sure, but a patent?
Speed up stevedoring
According to Container Tech a 40ft standard shipping container can have a max gross (container + contents) weight of 67,200 lb (or 30481.407 kg or 33.6 tons or an Adult North Pacific Right Whale). So, what is the quickest, easiest, safest and most energy efficient way to move such containers? According to current tech in the container moving industry… Continue reading Speed up stevedoring
Power grid for shipping containers
Shocks in shipping containers that would charge batteries that would allow for gps tracking of all of the containers. Also, when stacked they could essentially distribute the electricity. Harvesting the energy from the force of tons of pressure would be interesting. Also, they could be very safe batteries!! You could use Lightsail storage. Then it would be… Continue reading Power grid for shipping containers
Decision Theory Paradoxes
I’ve been researching decision theory paradoxes because in my Bounty’s task allocation system I am considering the benefits of giving the bondsman the decision to allocate particular tasks through an auction (ie exclusive) or through its normal bounty (non-exclusive) method. This brings with it a potentially multi-criteria decision which has me interested about the theoretical ramifications… Continue reading Decision Theory Paradoxes
Computational Sciences and Informatics
Another PhD in Computational Sciences and Informatics. I wonder if I could pick one of these up then after I get my PhD in CS and have a job. They have a quantum information science area and I have always been interested in being able to program and think about problems with quantum computers. Especially with… Continue reading Computational Sciences and Informatics
Travel and Architecture
There should be an app that will tell you your personal expected travel time at any user given day and time not just the current conditions and average driving time given speed limits etc. It could be based off of your past history of driving. So, basically it would need to be a phone app… Continue reading Travel and Architecture