Tops, yo-yos, and other spinning toys are amongst the oldest playthings created by man, with the earliest examples dating back to 3,500 BC. Paradoxically, they’re not very easy to make with their design requiring a lot of trial and error. One mistake and, instead of a pirouetting plaything, you get a clattering paperweight. That’s why spinning toys tend to be symmetrical – until now. In a blow for symmetry, Disney Research Zurich and ETH Zurich have developed a computer algorithm that can take any shape, no matter how cock-eyed, and make it spin like a top... Continue Reading Disney algorithm has asymmetrical objects in a spin
Section: Science
Tags: 3D Printing, Disney, Disney Research, ETH Zurich, Research, Toys, Weight
Related Articles:
New object recognition algorithm learns on the fly
Disney algorithm builds high-res 3D models from ordinary photos
Disney tech lets users feel 3D objects on flat screens
Algorithm lets quadcopters keep flying on three or less propellers
Disney Research develops 3D printed optics
Don't snatch! Disney Research builds robot that takes objects more naturally
No comments:
Post a Comment