https://youtu.be/_a0YwqUx0WA
The secret sounds of plants
Published on Jun 30, 2016
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A small device could let researchers, farmers and amateur plant lovers listen in to electrical changes inside their plants – but what do they mean?
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https://youtu.be/_a0YwqUx0WA
The secret sounds of plants
Published on Jun 30, 2016
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A small device could let researchers, farmers and amateur plant lovers listen in to electrical changes inside their plants – but what do they mean?
http://vimeo.com/181989338
Making of the Sunbot
from Kathleen McDermott
September 8, 2016
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Some video footage showing the process of making the Sunbot, with subtitles that are hopefully helpful if you plan to recreate it. More information, including photos and code can be found at kthartic.com (instructions for Sunbot). This by no means a perfect bot! Feel free to make it better : ).
https://youtu.be/q4WsCMLnfvo
Plant-to-human communication
Published on Oct 31, 2016
"Nanobionic spinach plants can detect explosives"Quote:
MIT engineers have transformed spinach plants into sensors that can detect explosives and wirelessly relay that information to a handheld device similar to a smartphone.
After sensing dangerous chemicals, the carbon-nanotube-enhanced plants send an alert.
by Anne Trafton
October 31, 2016
https://youtu.be/PE6N6gQ9x4I
Artificial leaf as mini-factory for medicine
Published on Dec 21, 2016
"Artificial leaf as mini-factory for medicine"Quote:
To produce medicine sustainably and cheaply, anywhere you want. Whether in the middle of the jungle or even on Mars. A ‘mini-factory’ whereby sunlight can be captured to make chemical products. Inspired by the art of nature where leaves are able to collect enough sunlight to produce food, chemical engineers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have presented such a scenario.
April 24, 2018
https://youtu.be/pLeSWpe-WN0
Robot flower
Published on Sep 21, 2017
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Light sensitive robotic flower I made many years ago (still works!)
https://youtu.be/WhHnwx0cyAY
Android Things presents: Machine Learning Flowers
Published on Oct 26, 2018
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Learn how Googlers worked to build a garden of Machine Learning powered flowers, each uniquely designed to showcase the power of machine learning, Android Things on-device processing, and robotics capabilities. You’ll quickly learn about the two types of flowers (Continuum and Emotion), how each was built, and how you can build a similar flower at home!
https://youtu.be/fQM_yjLjMpg
Growing robot
Nov 20, 2019
"Flexible yet sturdy robot is designed to “grow” like a plant"
Its extendable appendage can meander through tight spaces and then lift heavy loads.
by Jennifer Chu
November 7, 2019