Automation Spotlight: Sanding Cobot!
Arrival: Tormach Lathe!
Linux Build Updated
Welcoming Iron Irwini (IRON) and Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish (JAMMY). Our recommended Ubuntu Linux workstation build, featuring ROS (Robotics Operating System) and Gazebo simulator for this academic year. You can use these systems to program robots, Arduinos, Pis, for your projects and test your ideas. “Iron” Release Information: https://docs.ros.org/en/iron/Releases/Release-Iron-Irwini.html ROS 2 Documentation: https://docs.ros.org/en/iron/index.html
Iron Irwini (IRON) ROS 2
F1RST Robotics Annual Governor’s Cup – 2022
Torchmate Plasma Table First Light
Extraordinary first cuts made with the new Torchmate 4800 plasma table in the Draper & Maynard Makerspace. The plasma torch is used to cut materials, such as steel plate, up to 1″ in thickness. Using an electrical arc, compressed air is sent through to the tip where the atmosphere itself is ignited, creating plasma. Generating temperatures five times the heat of the surface of the sun,