SOLIDWORKS is the leader in 3D CAD technology, empowering product design teams with intuitive, high performance software that is easy to use, and provide excellent 3D rendition. it has application in the process , power, telecoms and virtually any industry. We at Advanxis offers a very comprehensive and industrial application based solidworks training
Course Content

Module 1: SolidWorks Basics and the User Interface
Design Intent
File References
Opening Files
The SolidWorks User Interface
Using the Command Manager

Module 2: Introduction to Sketching
2D Sketching
Saving Files
What are We Going to Sketch?
Sketching
Sketch Entities
Basic Sketching
Rules That Govern Sketches
Design Intent
Sketch Relations
Dimensions
Extrude
Sketching Guidelines

Lesson 3: Basic Part Modeling
Basic Modeling
Terminology
Choosing the Best Profile
Choosing the Sketch Plane
Details of the Part
Boss Feature
Sketching on a Planar Face
Cut Feature
View Selector
Using the Hole Wizard
Filleting
Editing Tools
Detailing Basics
Drawing Views
Center Marks
Dimensioning
Changing Parameters

Module 4: Symmetry and Draft
Boss Feature with Draft
Symmetry in the Sketch
Sketching Inside the Model
View Options
Using Model Edges in a Sketch
Creating Trimmed Sketch Geometry
Creating Views of Assemblies
Why Use Patterns?
Linear Pattern
Circular Patterns
Reference Geometry
Planes
Mirror Patterns
Using Pattern Seed Only
Sketch Driven Patterns


Module 5: Revolved Features
Revolved Features
Building the Rim
Building the Spoke
Edit Material
Mass Properties
File Properties
SolidWorks SimulationXpress
Using SolidWorks SimulationXpress
The SimulationXpress Interface
Shelling and Ribs
Analyzing and Adding Draft
Other Options for Draft
Shelling
Ribs
Full Round Fillets
Thin Features
Lesson 8: Editing: Repairs
Part Editing
Editing Topics
Sketch Issues
Freezing Features
FilletXpert

Module 6: Editing: Design Changes
Part Editing
Design Changes
Information From a Model
Rebuilding Tools
Replace Sketch Entity
Sketch Contours
Module 7: Configurations
Congurations
Using Congurations
Other Methods to Creat Congurations
Using Global Variables and Equations
Creating Equalities
Global Variables
Dening the Overall Width
Equations
Creating a Minimum Edge Distance
Modeling Strategies for Congurations
Editing Parts that Have Congurations
Design Library

Module 8: Using Drawings
More About Making Drawings
Section View
Model Views
Broken View
Detail Views
Drawing Sheets and Sheet Formats
Projected Views
Annotations


Module 9: Bottom-Up Assembly
Modeling
Creating a New Assembly
Position of the First Component
Feature Manager Design Tree and
Symbols
Adding Components
Mating Components
Using Part Congurations in assemblies
Sub-assemblies
Smart Mates
Inserting Sub-assemblies
Pack and Go

Module 10: Using Assemblies
Using Assemblies
Analyzing the Assembly
Checking for Clearances
Changing the Values of Dimensions
Exploded Assemblies
Explode Line Sketch
Bill of Materials
Assembly Drawings

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Or visit our office @ 22 Trans Amadi Rd, Trans A madi, Port Harcourt.

It is common knowledge that the engineering sector is an ever evolving field. From the Old city of Greece to the 21st Century, engineering has left its mark. It is a threshold of civilization and the global gauge of a nations economy or industrial prowess.
As we all know the world is going digital, machines are taking over the organizational process today and some people fear that there will come a point where there will be no use for human labor. While this a valid fear the good thing here is, at the end of the day these machines and automated devices require human input in form of programmes to run effectively. Hence programmable knowledge and skills are required. There is a high demand for such engineers and like most technical fields the higher your skill set the better prospects you have.

This is why at ADVANXIS TECHNOLOGIES AND PROCESS AUTOMATION we ensure that our students are fully involved in the training process. Our studio have all the necessary equipment and setups, plus all trainings are fully hands on. It is a state of the arts replica of what you will be dealing with at your respective places of work. All trainings are certified and recognized anywhere. Our courses range across a wide scope of engineering and big data science like Artificial Intelligence and Robotics.

Below are some of the courses we offer

CERTIFIED AUTOMATION ENGINEERING
FIELD INSTRUMENTATION
PLC/SCADA/HMI/DCS
OFFSHORE ELECETRICAL MAINTENANCE
WELDING AND FABRICATION
AUTODESK AUTOCAD
3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY
MECHATRONICS
ROBTOTICS and lots more
for more info visit www.advanxis.com or call 08160052942

It is common knowledge that the engineering sector is an ever evolving field. From the Old city of Greece to the 21st Century, engineering has left its mark. It is a threshold of civilization and the global gauge of a nations economy or industrial prowess.
As we all know the world is going digital, machines are taking over the organizational process today and some people fear that there will come a point where there will be no use for human labor. While this a valid fear the good thing here is, at the end of the day these machines and automated devices require human input in form of programmes to run effectively. Hence programmable knowledge and skills are required. There is a high demand for such engineers and like most technical fields the higher your skill set the better prospects you have.

This is why at ADVANXIS TECHNOLOGIES AND PROCESS AUTOMATION we ensure that our students are fully involved in the training process. Our studio have all the necessary equipment and setups, plus all trainings are fully hands on. It is a state of the arts replica of what you will be dealing with at your respective places of work. All trainings are certified and recognized anywhere. Our courses range across a wide scope of engineering and big data science like Artificial Intelligence and Robotics.

Below are some of the courses we offer

CERTIFIED AUTOMATION ENGINEERING
FIELD INSTRUMENTATION
PLC/SCADA/HMI/DCS
OFFSHORE ELECETRICAL MAINTENANCE
WELDING AND FABRICATION
AUTODESK AUTOCAD
3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY
MECHATRONICS
ROBTOTICS and lots more
for more info visit www.advanxis.com or call 08160052942

The oil and gas offshore/onshore production platforms often demand technically inclined professionals with outstanding skills, training and experience to man its facility. In an offshore/onshore production setting, various professionals ranging from painters, welders, operators, technicians, document controllers and engineers work together to see that production goals are achieved. In a typical oil and gas production platform there is often very high demand for hands on skilled personnel like the technicians, operators, artisans, etc, far more than any other trade. In fact, these group of workers make up over 80% of workers in the shore hence the list will be dominated by these set of workers.

The following list shows in order the most likely dominant trade you can find in any offshore /onshore production platform

Maintenance Personnel
Maintenance personnel tops the list. Maintenance personnel are responsible for the repairs as well as routine and preventive maintenance of the oil and gas production facilities as well as the living quarters utilities of the accommodation areas. The maintenance team is made up of different unit ranging from instrumentation/controls, mechanical, electrical, HVAC, etc. Each maintenance unit is made up of mainly technician with supervisors heading each unit and onshore support Engineers providing necessary maintenance support from onshore. A minimum of ND or it equivalent is what qualifies one to work as maintenance technician in most offshore/onshore companies.

Instrument/controls personnel
Instrumentation and control professionals are currently the most demanded profession in a typical modern oil and gas production platform maintenance team hence they are often the largest personnel you can find on site within the team. As modern production facilities get increasingly automated so also the demand for automation professionals (Instrumentation, controls, safety controls, etc) increases.

Who’s qualified
Although personnel with Electrical/Electronic background dominate this field. Other engineering professionals or science personnel with appropriate training/certification and or experience can also fit in.
Mechanical system personnel
mechanical system professionals are the second largest group of personnel you can find in the maintenance team. production systems are mechanical in nature so frequent breakdown is always envisaged hence the high demand for mechanical technicians and their allied professionals. Besides, for efficient operation of those equipment the need for routine and preventive maintenance is inevitable. Compressors, Turbines, blowers, hydraulic systems, among others fall within the purview of mechanical professionals. In

Who’s qualified
Although personnel with Mechanical background dominate this field. Other engineering professionals or science personnel with appropriate training/certification and or experience can also fit in.

Electrical System Personnel

This is often the second most sort after professionals in the oil and gas production facility. The fact that the production system utilizes electricity to power it machinery it becomes imperative that adequate personnel be available to ensure that power system is adequately maintained. pumps, compressors, blowers, HVAC, utilities, etc among others are parts of the equipment that is powered by electricity offshore. in fact, a typical offshore location may have an electrical power demand in excess of 20MW! (Can easily power a town). In a typical production site, they can have up to seven to eleven electrical personnel onboard.

Who is qualified
Although personnel with Electrical/Electronic background dominate this field. Other engineering professionals or science personnel with appropriate training/certification and or experience can also fit in.

Construction/fabrication personnel
These are usually the second most likely dominant group of personnel you can find on site in the shores. There job is usually physically challenging and they usually complement the maintenance team. In this group we have the Scaffolders, painters/blaster, riggers, rope access, welders, crane operators, forklift operators, etc.

Who is qualified
In most cases, minimum of O level certificate with relevant experience, training/certification can qualify one to work as any of the above stated trades.

Production Personnel
production personnel used to be the most dominant professionals in a typical oil and gas production facilities, after all they operate the production facilities. However, due to increasingly modernization and automation of the production system fewer and fewer operators are currently on demand. over 85% of the oil and gas production machinery runs autonomously with production operators merely monitoring the performance of the system hence you keep having less and less operators as production get even more automated.

Who is qualified
A minimum of ND (ND, HND, BSC, etc) in any of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering) courses is what is required to be considered.

Marine Personnel
These are personnel who are involved in all marine operations and logistics. They are usually in charge of the various vessels around the shore, the chemical supplies, the food supplies, the equipment supplies, boat landing and helicopter operations.

Who is qualified
In most cases minimum of O level certificate with relevant experience qualifies you.

source http://advanxis.com/blog-news/most-demanded-skilled-personnel-in-the-offshore-onshore-oil-and-gas-production-platform

All around the world more and more people are employing 3D printing technologies in various ways. This trend has come to stay and keeps advancing every year as more additive manufacturing technologies come to light. Some call this the ‘Maker’ Revolution, while some refer to this as the 3rd Industrial Revolution, because of the disruptive effect it has on the global manufacturing landscape. It has made it possible for Makers to dream-up bigger and better products and at the same time achieve them faster and cheaper!

3D printing is being employed exhaustively in the Industrial Design field, where new and better products seem to be born every day, the Medical field employs 3d printing technologies exhaustively in development of prosthetics, dental fixtures and even 3d printed organs like livers, ears and skin. It’s employed extensively in the manufacture of custom jewelry as well as heavy-duty applications like 3D printed cars, jet engines and even buildings!

In summary 3D printing is extensively vast in its application-anywhere you see a new product now-a-days, almost certainly, 3D printing was involved. With all these advantages available to us, it is high time we rose up and took advantage of this technology and reap the substantial profits therein!

Here at Advanxis Technologies and Process Automation, we elaborate in detail, and in a very practical way the beauty and especially the profitability of 3d printing. Making the student understand and explore available 3d printing technologies as well practice them, to ensure that the students hones 3d printing skills in a very practical way and profitable way! Let’s join the3rd Industrial Revolution, Let’s join the 3D Printing Revolution!

Our training is practical hands on with each participants carrying out a typical 3D project with the necessary software and a 3D printing machine.

Who needs this training?

Product Developers
3D Printer Owners and Prospective owners
Hobbyists and Enthusiasts
Product Designers
Science and Engineering Students
Prerequisite Knowledge

None necessary, but experience with any CAD software will be an advantage.

Course Objectives

At the end of this training, participants will be able to:

Understand the usefulness of 3D printing and the unique role that it plays in modern Manufacturing.
Understand the concept of Meshes and how to manipulate them suitably for 3d prints.
Prepare a file for 3D printing, considering the best practices.
Have a concrete understanding of how to use and troubleshoot an FDM printer.
Design with 3D printing in mind using CAD software.
Develop 3D scans and 3D print them.
Understand and take advantage of the global Ecosystem of 3D printing resources.


COURSE MODULES

Module 1:Introduction to 3D Printing.

The Wonders of Additive Manufacture.
The Evolution of 3D Printing.
The Uniqueness of 3D Printing.

Module 2:Understanding 3D Printing Technologies
Stereolithography (SLA)
Selective Laser Sintering or Laser Melting (SLS)
Electron Beam Melting (EBM)
Material Jetting (MJ)
Fused-Deposition-Modelling (FDM)
Electron Binder Jetting (BJ)
Photopolymer Jetting (PolyJet)

Module 3:Understanding Meshes
The things to consider while preparing a mesh file.
The limitations of mesh files
The concept of a ‘watertight’ mesh.
How to repair a faulty mesh.


Module 4: FDM Printing Techniques
The fundamental components of an FDM printer and some available varieties.
Setting up your FDM printer
How to properly Level a 3D printer.
Understanding various 3d printing filament properties.
How to properly set up the printing temperature for 3D printing job.
How to prepare and maintain your printing surface.
Understanding the concept of ‘slicing’.
How to configure proper settings in a slicing engine to obtain high quality prints.
Best practices to consider while 3d printing various types of objects.
Understanding ‘g-codes’.
3D printing practicals.

Module 5:Exploring the 3D printing Ecosystem
Exploring sources of design inspirations.
The value of ‘making by sharing’.
Understanding ‘Architecture’.
How to learn from available designs.
Taking advantage of diverse 3D printing resources.

Module 6: Designing for 3D Printing
General design considerations for 3D printing
Wall thickness
Warping
Level of detail
Tolerance
Considerations for designs involving;
‘Bridges’.
Vertical axis holes
‘Overhangs’
Corners
Vertical pins
Advanced tips to maximize the quality of 3D prints
How to minimize the use of ‘supports’.
How to prevent overheating and hence warping on parts with narrow points.

Module 7: 3D scanning Techniques
The importance of 3d scanning
Some available 3d scanning technologies and equipment.
How to perform quality 3d scans using free software!
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Robotic Prosthesis Lets Drummers Play a Three-armed Cyborg Beat
A new robotic prosthesis can augment drummers with an extra arm Georgia Tech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKryPingtww

Drummers get a raw deal. Ringo Starr may the most recognizable man behind the high hats, but he’s still the world’s fourth favorite Beatle. Tommy Lee is widely considered one of the greatest time keepers in rock history, yet most people didn’t know his name until a certain “Baywatch” flavored video hit the internet. Even Dave Grohl, one of the nicest men in music, had to step out from behind the drum kit before he become a certified rock star.

So drumming might not be as glamorous shredding a guitar or singing sweet nothings into a mic. It is pretty difficult, however. There’s a certain kind of physical talent required to kick the pedals, pound the snare and tickle the toms all at the same time, not to mention doing each at a different pace. The good news for drummers is that smart technology might soon make playing percussion a little bit easier.0:10

Engineers at Georgia Tech are developing a prosthetic arm that not only keeps up with, but also complements drummers in real time. The biomechatronic device attaches to a drummer’s shoulder to add a third arm that responds to the music and motions around it. The robot drumming device can also improvise as it plays, and future iterations may eventually know its users so well that it can read brain waves to sense where the music is going next.

Professor Gil Weinberg and a group of students came up with the idea after building a more basic prosthetic drumming arm for an Atlanta musician who lost a limb in an electrocution accident. The device uses a motor to power two drum sticks — one controlled by the user through electromyography muscle sensors and the other with a mind of its own. Check out that earlier prosthesis in action in the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntrlHw6f4E4


The updated version features accelerometers that tell the arm how close it is to the drum set and lets it know when to change angles and reach. The arm also recognizes a drummer’s gestures and senses the speed and style of play to respond accordingly.

“If you have a robotic device that is part of your body, it’s a completely different feeling from working alongside a regular robot,” says Weinberg. “The machine learns how your body moves and can augment and complement your activity. It becomes a part of you.”

The goal is to make the prosthesis act like an actual part of the human player. That effort would take a big step forward if Weinberg & Co. can figure out how to link the robot arm to real human brain activity. They’re currently tinkering with an electroencephalogram (EEG) headband that reads a user’s brain waves. The idea is to detect patterns that would signal the prosthesis before changes in patter and tempo happen. A successful drumming robot could provide the groundwork for other robotic third-arm helpers with medical, military and construction applications, among others. NOW THAT’S INTERESTING The Ludwig Drum Company created and sold the first bass drum pedal in 1909, revolutionizing drumming by freeing up users’ arms to play other percussion instruments.

source http://advanxis.com/blog-news/tech/robotic-prosthesis-lets-drummers-play-a-three-armed-cyborg-beat
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Scientists from Harvard unveiled a breakthrough in the field of robot technology. RoboBee is a tiny robot no bigger than a fly, and it is currently the world’s smallest robot. And not only is it capable of flight, it could also carry a camera—meaning that, as RoboBee’s technology evolves, it could easily become the world’s smallest drone as well.
Harvard scientists note that the technology was inspired by, unsurprisingly, insects. The bug sized bot is made of carbon fiber and weighs just a fraction of a gram. Its flight capabilities are made possible through a pair of flapping wings powered by electronic ‘muscles.’ Using a pyramid-shaped light sensor made of four phototransistors soldered to create a custom circuit board. The machine is able to find its balance in the air.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU_MLdM92Ms

Throughout its development, numerous sensors have been tried and tested that could have, in principle, been integrated into the robot—none however have ever performed in free flight. The Small Robot, Big Potential The prospect of tiny, fly-sized drones are numerous, including the possibility of the technology going completely wireless , so that it might one day be able to be used to pollinate crops or further the study of flight mechanisms used by other biological counterparts. However, right now the researchers see the most potential in RoboBees being able to monitor environmental hazards or be used for search and rescue missions (focusing on searching for survivors after a natural disaster.) results demonstrated by these on-board sensors marks a milestone in the research.
source https://advanxis.com/blog-news/tech/meet-the-worlds-smallest-robot-its-the-size-of-fly-and-capable-of-flight
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The Dangote petroleum Refinery is a 650,000 barrels per day (BPD) integrated refinery project under construction in the Lekki Free Zone near Lagos, Nigeria. It is expected to be Africa’s biggest oil refinery and the world’s biggest single-train facility.

The Pipeline Infrastructure at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery is the largest anywhere in the world, with 1,100 kilometers to handle 3 Billion Standard Cubic Foot of gas per day. The Refinery alone has a 400MW Power Plant that is able to meet the total power requirement of Ibadan DisCo.

The Refinery will meet 100% of the Nigerian requirement of all refined products and also have a surplus of each of these products for export. Dangote Petroleum Refinery is a multi-billion dollar project that will create a market for $11 Billion per annum of Nigerian Crude. It is designed to process Nigerian crude with the ability to also process other crudes.

source http://advanxis.com/blog-news/the-dangote-petroleum-refinery
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The oil and gas offshore/onshore production platforms often demand technically inclined professionals with outstanding skills, training and experience to man its facility. In an offshore/onshore production setting, various professionals ranging from painters, welders, operators, technicians, document controllers and engineers work together to see that production goals are achieved. In a typical oil and gas production platform there is often very high demand for hands on skilled personnel like the technicians, operators, artisans, etc, far more than any other trade. In fact, these group of workers make up over 80% of workers in the shore hence the list will be dominated by these set of workers.

The following list shows in order the most likely dominant trade you can find in any offshore /onshore production platform

Maintenance Personnel
Maintenance personnel tops the list. Maintenance personnel are responsible for the repairs as well as routine and preventive maintenance of the oil and gas production facilities as well as the living quarters utilities of the accommodation areas. The maintenance team is made up of different unit ranging from instrumentation/controls, mechanical, electrical, HVAC, etc. Each maintenance unit is made up of mainly technician with supervisors heading each unit and onshore support Engineers providing necessary maintenance support from onshore. A minimum of ND or it equivalent is what qualifies one to work as maintenance technician in most offshore/onshore companies.

Instrument/controls personnel
Instrumentation and control professionals are currently the most demanded profession in a typical modern oil and gas production platform maintenance team hence they are often the largest personnel you can find on site within the team. As modern production facilities get increasingly automated so also the demand for automation professionals (Instrumentation, controls, safety controls, etc) increases.

Who’s qualified
Although personnel with Electrical/Electronic background dominate this field. Other engineering professionals or science personnel with appropriate training/certification and or experience can also fit in.

Mechanical system personnel

mechanical system professionals are the second largest group of personnel you can find in the maintenance team. production systems are mechanical in nature so frequent breakdown is always envisaged hence the high demand for mechanical technicians and their allied professionals. Besides, for efficient operation of those equipment the need for routine and preventive maintenance is inevitable. Compressors, Turbines, blowers, hydraulic systems, among others fall within the purview of mechanical professionals. In

Who’s qualified
Although personnel with Mechanical background dominate this field. Other engineering professionals or science personnel with appropriate training/certification and or experience can also fit in.

Electrical System Personnel

This is often the second most sort after professionals in the oil and gas production facility. The fact that the production system utilizes electricity to power it machinery it becomes imperative that adequate personnel be available to ensure that power system is adequately maintained. pumps, compressors, blowers, HVAC, utilities, etc among others are parts of the equipment that is powered by electricity offshore. in fact, a typical offshore location may have an electrical power demand in excess of 20MW! (Can easily power a town). In a typical production site, they can have up to seven to eleven electrical personnel onboard.

Who is qualified
Although personnel with Electrical/Electronic background dominate this field. Other engineering professionals or science personnel with appropriate training/certification and or experience can also fit in.

Construction/fabrication personnel
These are usually the second most likely dominant group of personnel you can find on site in the shores. There job is usually physically challenging and they usually complement the maintenance team. In this group we have the Scaffolders, painters/blaster, riggers, rope access, welders, crane operators, forklift operators, etc.

Who is qualified
In most cases, minimum of O level certificate with relevant experience, training/certification can qualify one to work as any of the above stated trades.

Production Personnel
production personnel used to be the most dominant professionals in a typical oil and gas production facilities, after all they operate the production facilities. However, due to increasingly modernization and automation of the production system fewer and fewer operators are currently on demand. over 85% of the oil and gas production machinery runs autonomously with production operators merely monitoring the performance of the system hence you keep having less and less operators as production get even more automated.

Who is qualified
A minimum of ND (ND, HND, BSC, etc) in any of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering) courses is what is required to be considered.

Marine Personnel
These are personnel who are involved in all marine operations and logistics. They are usually in charge of the various vessels around the shore, the chemical supplies, the food supplies, the equipment supplies, boat landing and helicopter operations.

Who is qualified
In most cases minimum of O level certificate with relevant experience qualifies you.

source http://advanxis.com/blog-news/most-demanded-skilled-personnel-in-the-offshore-onshore-oil-and-gas-production-platform

Drummers get a raw deal. Ringo Starr may the most recognizable man behind the high hats, but he’s still the world’s fourth favorite Beatle. Tommy Lee is widely considered one of the greatest time keepers in rock history, yet most people didn’t know his name until a certain “Baywatch” flavored video hit the internet. Even Dave Grohl, one of the nicest men in music, had to step out from behind the drum kit before he become a certified rock star.

So drumming might not be as glamorous shredding a guitar or singing sweet nothings into a mic. It is pretty difficult, however. There’s a certain kind of physical talent required to kick the pedals, pound the snare and tickle the toms all at the same time, not to mention doing each at a different pace. The good news for drummers is that smart technology might soon make playing percussion a little bit easier.0:10

Engineers at Georgia Tech are developing a prosthetic arm that not only keeps up with, but also complements drummers in real time. The biomechatronic device attaches to a drummer’s shoulder to add a third arm that responds to the music and motions around it. The robot drumming device can also improvise as it plays, and future iterations may eventually know its users so well that it can read brain waves to sense where the music is going next.

Professor Gil Weinberg and a group of students came up with the idea after building a more basic prosthetic drumming arm for an Atlanta musician who lost a limb in an electrocution accident. The device uses a motor to power two drum sticks — one controlled by the user through electromyography muscle sensors and the other with a mind of its own. Check out that earlier prosthesis in action in the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntrlHw6f4E4


The updated version features accelerometers that tell the arm how close it is to the drum set and lets it know when to change angles and reach. The arm also recognizes a drummer’s gestures and senses the speed and style of play to respond accordingly.

“If you have a robotic device that is part of your body, it’s a completely different feeling from working alongside a regular robot,” says Weinberg. “The machine learns how your body moves and can augment and complement your activity. It becomes a part of you.”

The goal is to make the prosthesis act like an actual part of the human player. That effort would take a big step forward if Weinberg & Co. can figure out how to link the robot arm to real human brain activity. They’re currently tinkering with an electroencephalogram (EEG) headband that reads a user’s brain waves. The idea is to detect patterns that would signal the prosthesis before changes in patter and tempo happen. A successful drumming robot could provide the groundwork for other robotic third-arm helpers with medical, military and construction applications, among others. NOW THAT’S INTERESTING The Ludwig Drum Company created and sold the first bass drum pedal in 1909, revolutionizing drumming by freeing up users’ arms to play other percussion instruments.

source http://advanxis.com/blog-news/tech/robotic-prosthesis-lets-drummers-play-a-three-armed-cyborg-beat
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hmmm...interesting

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That video was very heartbreaking. Glad they've been reunited with their families

Contrary to what many people believe, Nigeria is full of many brilliant minds, who, if given the opportunities afforded their foreign counterparts, will go on to change the world with their ideas. Doubt this? The following inventors are proof.
1) The girls who invented a urine-powered generator.
Back in 2012, Duro-Aina Adebola, Akindele Abiola, Faleke Oluwatoyin, and Bello Eniola, four teenage girls in secondary school developed a generator that’s powered with urine and showcased it at Maker Faire Africa. According to the girls, this is how the contraption works:

Urine is put into an electrolytic cell, which cracks the urea into hydrogen, nitrogen, and water.
The hydrogen is purified with a water filter and is pushed into the gas cylinder.
The gas cylinder pushes the hydrogen into a cylinder borax, which removes moisture from the hydrogen gas.
The purified hydrogen is then pushed into the generator.
1 litre of urine gives 6 hours of electricity.

2) The fifteen-year-old creator of the hydraulic toys.
Fascinated with toys, Gerald Odo decided to create his own line of toys with scrap materials. Using painted plywood, syringes, water, wire, small tubes along with a motorcycle battery to power the whole thing, he made a dump truck, excavator, and a helicopter.

3. The engineer who built a customized tractor.
UK-trained Nigerian engineer Timothy Addigi Terfa built what he termed the”100% Nigerian” tractor in 2016. He named it ‘Ijodo’, meaning ‘labour’ in his native Tiv language. According to Terfa, the tractor was built with materials sourced in Nigeria and was designed with the ability to cover a wide variety of farm jobs due to different attachments.
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KUDOS

good stuff