MachinePix Weekly

Share this post

MachinePix Weekly #37

www.machinepix.com

MachinePix Weekly #37

This week's most popular post was a snake-arm robot šŸšŸ¤– next week's guest... tbd!

MachinePix
Mar 31, 2021
Share this post

MachinePix Weekly #37

www.machinepix.com

Next week’s interview guest is… a mystery! Not because I have a big surprise or anything, but because I procrastinated on scheduling and haven’t confirmed anyone just yet (also why this issue is late). Stay tuned.

The most popular post this week was snake-arm robot by MenzMade. I didn’t know this until I looked it up, but snake-arm robot is an accepted technical name for a slender hyper-redundant manipulator or (my personal favorite) continuum robot.

Twitter avatar for @MachinePix
MachinePix @MachinePix
A snake-arm robot with four degrees of freedom by Youtuber MenzMade.
Image
9:19 PM āˆ™ Mar 25, 2021
646Likes81Retweets

I’m always looking for interesting people to interview, have anyone in mind?

—Kane


The Week in Review

Watch these flame projectors do what they do best in this German laser and pyrotechnic show.

Twitter avatar for @MachinePix
MachinePix @MachinePix
X2 Wave Flamer flame projector for pyrotechnic effects by Explo.
Image
7:37 PM āˆ™ Mar 26, 2021
561Likes92Retweets

I genuinely had no idea that there were mobile tower cranes that folded, so this was a delight for me. Tower cranes generally ā€œbuildā€ themselves up in segments.

Twitter avatar for @MachinePix
MachinePix @MachinePix
Time-lapse of folding a Spierings SK498-AT4 mobile tower crane operated by @CityLifting.
Image
4:23 PM āˆ™ Mar 24, 2021
1,416Likes254Retweets

Pssst, ā€œbascule bridgeā€ is just a fancy way of saying drawbridge 🌚

Twitter avatar for @MachinePix
MachinePix @MachinePix
Slauerhoffbrug, an automatic bascule bridge in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.
Image
6:17 PM āˆ™ Mar 23, 2021
617Likes129Retweets

A controversial post, probably because the robot arms seem to lend an air of intentionality or malice to this macabre process.

Twitter avatar for @MachinePix
MachinePix @MachinePix
Crab processing line by the Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation.
Image
8:24 PM āˆ™ Mar 22, 2021
523Likes85Retweets

Postscript

Giggling this week at this diagram of a modern M1 Abrams main battle tank turret on a WWII-era M4 Sherman medium tank hull for scale.

Twitter avatar for @CloudZTZ99A
Infinity of Dum @CloudZTZ99A
Sherbrams
Image
12:33 AM āˆ™ Mar 30, 2021
190Likes47Retweets

If you enjoyed this newsletter, forward it to friends (and interesting enemies). I am always looking to connect with interesting people and learn about interesting machines—reach out.

—Kane

Share this post

MachinePix Weekly #37

www.machinepix.com
TopNew

No posts

Ready for more?

Ā© 2023 Kane Hsieh
Privacy āˆ™ Terms āˆ™ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
SubstackĀ is the home for great writing