Worlds Fastest Elevator

The First Commercial passenger elevator, installed by Otis Elevator Company in 1857 climbed 40 feet a minute. the Elevators that Mitsubishi electric are installing in China's 2,000 foot tall shanghai tower travel 59 feet

a second. When construction is complete in 2014 the elevators will whisk passengers straight from the entrance 

to the top of the tower in less then one minute.      

Spring Break

Over the break i went to Canada, it was very fun and interesting we saw a lot of cool things.                                           Fun things to do in Canada 

Laser Camera

The system works by firing rapid femtosecond laser pluses. There are so short that  they are measured in quadrillionths of a second. The way that this camera sees is that a laser light bounces of a wall. Some of the light hits the person and scatters this allows the camera to see the full body of a person.    

Voki Creation

Robotic Receptionist

This Robot can preform a whopping 18 different reception ready tasks, from stapling to answering the phone to turning on a lamp, grasping things. It can also speak and redirect calls and drill holes into things. It uses visual and touch sensors to see and feel the shape of the objects and interact with them accordingly. In the future this robot will be used in military situations.   

The Smart Shopping Cart

The Smart Shopping Car t has imbued itself with puppy like brains via Windows 8 tablet and vision via Xbox Kinect setup. That means that you can upload your shopping cart list and then  walk around as the shopping cart follows you. As you place items in the cart, you scan their bar codes. The tablet ticks each item off your list and alerts you if you accidentally grab the wrong item. Best of all the Shopping Cart checks you out automatically when you're done no waiting necessary.    


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