Looks good for robotics applications. The power density is comparable to the low end of brushless motors, and it can use hydro-carbon fuels which are about 25 times more energy dense than current batteries. At 3 hp, it might be a reasonable drop in for the type of weed-whacker two-stroke that drives big dog.
This is certainly something to consider, and for robots or exoskeletons the power density would make for a pretty compelling solution. I'd be curious to try out its low RPM torque, that was always a challenge on the RX-7, starting in first gear you spun up the engine to 2 - 3K RPM before you let the clutch out.
Yeah, if you start from the break HP of the motor, pretty much all the work can be converted into electricity. If you start from the energy in the fuel, and go all the way to the generator, its like 50%.
You've made some good points in this thread about actuation. Can you point me to more info on SCHAFT's actuation strategy? I've been trying to turn up info, but haven't found anything great.
I have a plan for overhauling/replacing Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing. The way it's done now consumes way too much design time, and honestly is a bit silly considering the inputs and outputs of the system.
I'd like to talk to someone with experience interfacing with factories in China about how the current approach could be replaced. Any suggestions?
Also, if I developed this tool-chain, what is the best way to attach to the market?
Yep, and it makes sense for Tesla to do this. It's a new product, and the information they collect from maintenance and inspections is going to be invaluable for future revs.
Is it going to be more valuable than the bad press that they will get when it turns out people get burned by all these restrictions? Or the lost sales?
Turns out it's easy in controlled environments, and doesn't work at all outside. Once the animal sees something it wants to eat/mate with, it's just going to leave.
The claimed contribution of this work is direct ganglial stimulation as opposed to the antennal stimulation which was used previously. But I'm not seeing anything new in terms of capability/new science, and their data collection methods seem hinky:
The controllability of a roach, in terms of success rate, was subjectively rated based on user observation. If the user was able to successfully have the cockroach turn in a desired direction, then a run was deemed successful.
After the single lethal attack in 1945: "Several Japanese civilians have visited ... to offer their apologies for the deaths that took place here, and several cherry trees have been planted around the monument as a symbol of peace" [1]
It's hard to say with CCD being so large and varied. One thing we know is that beehives exposed to certain pesticides [1] are much more likely to collapse.
