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| Demolition robot — you know you want one! Posted: 17 Aug 2011 10:30 AM PDT As buildings employ more intensive engineering they become more dangerous to demolish. Enter stage left the Cynomy demolition vehicle designed by S. Dogan Sekercioglu who has taken the human out of the bulldozer in order to make demolition safer.
Such a remote-controlled dozer could be useful in the decommissioning of nuclear power stations, chemical plants and sewers. But what makes the Cynomy particularly useful in these environments is the array of tools that can be added to the robotic arms on the side of the vehicle that allow it to perform myriad tasks. The design of the remote control is based on robotic arm control systems, and is operated with both hands, reflecting the operator's arm movements to the arm movements of Cynomy. Electric motors located within each of the airless tires drive the robot. Synchronized with the electric controller, each can move in opposite directions for tight turns.  Where there is a need for increased traction – climbing stairs, construction debris etc – modular and steel-rienforced rubber tracks are assembled on the wheels  The main source of illumination is the LED headlight around the front ventilation grill. The slight angle is to increase the lamps effective coverage.  Cymony is driven by the four in-wheel electric motors. These are synchronized by an electrical system and can move in opposite directions for tight turns.  Optics and sensors are placed at the top of the turret to give a wide and clear field of view during operation. The compartment is protected by a steel grill.  Four metal carabiners are placed on each corner for easy transportation around the site  There are four ports at the back. The first one is a charging input, the next two are standard electrical outputs and the last one is a lighter socket  Cameras have been placed on the tool brackets with an LED rim light placed around the lens. The camera moves simultaneously with the tool head.  When the Cymony's charge is low, a circular light around the central axle glows red to warn the operator.
Key Points
Remote Components Hardened Casing  2. LCD screen and visor and 3. abdominal support / handle  4. Arm support and 5. battery compartment
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| Samsung Celox Trumps Apple iPhone 5 ‘specs’ Posted: 17 Aug 2011 04:58 AM PDT The Celox, Samsung’s 4G LTE version of its Galaxy S2, while superficially resembling the S2 differs in many ways, represents a serious beefing up of the spec for the Galaxy family. And this may be a problem for Apple, currently gestating the iPhone 5 and with existing models about a generation behind current Android super-phones, because it looks like the competition is about to get a lot tougher.
ScreensThe Samsung Celox will sport a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 800 x 480. It has been reported that in its latest incarnation Apple will slightly increase the screen size from 3.5 inches to 3.7 inches and will be an edge-to-edge display, occupying the entire face of the phone. It is unlikely that Apple will opt for a 4-inch plus display as the increase in size will result in a drop in pixels-per-inch. Anything over 300 ppi is considered retina display. A 3.7 inch display has a ppi of 312 — a drop of 13 ppi from the iPhone 4′s 326 ppi. So even though most Android phones feature 4.3 inch displays Apple is likely to remain conservative. CamerasThe Celox is rumoured to come with an 8MP rear-facing camera and a 2MP front-facing camera. Speculation suggests that the iPhone 5 will feature an 8MP camera with dual-LED flash. Apple has already ordered 90% of its 8MP camera sensors from OmniVision. However, the Celox’s Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8060 processor has the capability to support a 16MP camera and the ability to capture and display 1080p stereoscopic 3D video or 8 megapixel stereoscopic still images. Thus, there is greater room for optimization in Samsung’s offering. ProcessorsThe Samsung Celox is expected to be powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8060 processor. Rumors state that the iPhone 5 will be powered by the A5 dual-core processor, which currently powers its iPad 2. While the A5 dual-core chipset can challenge the Galaxy S2 and other NVIDIA Tegra 2 chip-based Android phones, it cannot match the power of dual-core 1.5GHz chip-sets. If Apple wishes to take on the expected new swathe of 1.5MHz Androids they may have to delay the launch of the iPhone 5 until later in the year when the A6 chips may be available. NetworkingCelox offers 800MHz LTE support, and thus it will possibly be targeted at Europe (US carriers support 700MHz). However it’s likely that a different version of the Celox will be launched in the United States. The Samsung Celox’s features are similar to those rumoured for the Hercules which is expected to arrive soon on the T-Mobile network. Most of all it is surmised that Apple will not launch a 4G LTE compatible iPhone and that will give a straight run to Celox if it winds its way to the U.S. Analysts have forecast that Apple will forego LTE functionality in the iPhone 5 due to the limitation of the Qualcomm LTE chip-set which failed to achieve sufficient yields. Other infoThe Samsung Celox will come pre-installed with Android Gingerbread and that high-resolution screen has a price as the phone is a little heavier than the Galaxy S2. Celox weighs 4.5 oz. and is 0.36-inch thick. It is also due to be fitted with a 1750 Li-ion battery. The phone is expected to be released initially on the SK Telecom network in Korea. Related Posts:Original article: Samsung Celox Trumps Apple iPhone 5 ‘specs’ |
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