{"id":14094,"date":"2017-03-21T15:22:15","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T19:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14094"},"modified":"2017-03-21T15:22:15","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T19:22:15","slug":"sci-tech-origami-inspired-robot-vertical-farming-terrafugia-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14094","title":{"rendered":"Sci-Tech: Origami-inspired robot + Vertical farming + Terrafugia update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>**\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/news.php?feature=6782\" target=\"_d\">Origami-inspired Robot Can Hitch a Ride with a Rover<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; A NASA JPL team has developed an adaptable little robot whose design was inspired by origami:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Pop-Up Flat Folding Explorer Robots, or PUFFER, is a small, origami-inspired robotic technology under development to provide a low-volume, low-cost mission enhancement for accessing new science from extreme terrains that are of high interest to future NASA missions. A \u201cpop-up\u201d robot that folds into a small, smartphone-sized weight and volume, PUFFER\u2019s compact design means numerous robots can be packed into a larger \u201cparent\u201d craft at a low payload cost, then deployed on a planet\u2019s surface individually to increase surface mobility. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nRmorQmGqVM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** &#8220;<strong>This Farm of the Future Uses No Soil and 95% Less Water<\/strong>&#8221; &#8211; Vertical farms<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>As urban populations continue to rise, innovators are looking beyond traditional farming as a way to feed everyone while having less impact on our land and water resources. Vertical farming is one solution that&#8217;s been implemented around the world. Vertical farms produce crops in stacked layers, often in controlled environments such as those built by \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/aerofarms.com\/\" target=\"_d\">AeroFarms<\/a>\u00a0in Newark, New Jersey. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-_tvJtUHnmU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>AeroFarms grows a variety of leafy salad greens using a process called &#8220;aeroponics,&#8221; which relies on air and mist. AeroFarms&#8217; crops are grown entirely indoors using a reusable cloth medium made from recycled plastics. In the absence of sun exposure, the company uses LED lights that expose plants to only certain types of spectrum. AeroFarms claims it uses 95% less water than a traditional farm thanks to its specially designed root misting system. And it is now building out a new 70,000 square foot facility in a former steel mill. Once completed, it&#8217;s expected to grow 2 million pounds of greens per year, making it the largest indoor vertical farm in the world.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Combine this with <a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?s=fusion+\" target=\"_blank\">fusion power<\/a> and there will be endless abundance of fresh food.<\/p>\n<p>**\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.industrytap.com\/faa-approves-flight-testing-terrafugias-flying-car\/33696\"><strong>FAA Approves Flight Testing of Terrafugia&#8217;s Flying Car<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211; They make\u00a0a step forward but it&#8217;s still a long ways before\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrafugia.com\/about-terrafugia\/\" target=\"_d\">Terrafugia<\/a>&#8216;s vertical takeoff and landing TF-X goes on the market:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wHJTZ7k0BXU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrafugia.com\/the-transition\/\" target=\"_d\">The Transition\u00ae<\/a>, on the other hand, is expected to go on sale in 2019. Here is their\u00a0long term flying car strategy:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrafugia.com\/making-flying-cars-practical-the-terrafugia-master-plan\/\" target=\"_d\">Making Flying Cars Practical: The Terrafugia Master Plan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**\u00a0Origami-inspired Robot Can Hitch a Ride with a Rover\u00a0&#8211; A NASA JPL team has developed an adaptable little robot whose design was inspired by origami: Pop-Up Flat Folding Explorer Robots, or PUFFER, is a small, origami-inspired robotic technology under development to provide a low-volume, low-cost mission enhancement for accessing new science from extreme terrains that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14094\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sci-Tech: Origami-inspired robot + Vertical farming + Terrafugia update<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science-and-technology"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-3Fk","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16644,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16644","url_meta":{"origin":14094,"position":0},"title":"Sci-Tech videos: Origami Underwater Robots + Tokamak Energy + A Tesla factory tour","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 28, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The latest episode of\u00a0TMRO:Science, a \"Weekly Science and Innovation Show\", is about \"Origami Underwater Robots\":\u00a0 Lisa and Jade chat to Brennan Phillips (University of Rhode Island) and Zhi Ern Teoh (Harvard University) about an underwater self-folding polyhedral robot capable of gently capturing ocean creature and releasing them unharmed. https:\/\/youtu.be\/0ffYJpjvnzY ===\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Science and Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Science and Technology","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/0ffYJpjvnzY\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11318,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11318","url_meta":{"origin":14094,"position":1},"title":"&#8216;Hedgehog&#8217; robot may someday hop, tumble, and flip to explore a comet or asteroid","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 7, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"A hopping cube may be the best way to explore a small asteroid or comet: 'Hedgehog' Robots Hop, Tumble in Microgravity Hopping, tumbling and flipping over are not typical maneuvers you would expect from a spacecraft exploring other worlds. 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