Nikhil Ambatkar’s Post

Which vehicle can we put you into today?

How is the power of a car transmitted to the wheels? This video will tell you!

Every visual and every sound was generated by AI. It's a masterpiece! There were no media asset inputs, just methodical prompt engineering. It's mind blowing! My colleague and friend Angelina McEwen introduced me to the concept of generative AI video using #Gen3Alpha several months back. Since then, she has been perfecting her craft. She has to be one of the world's top genAI video producers. Imagine the cost-savings and limitless possibilities for brands and video production companies. I'm excited to see more applications of genAI video and similar technologies. If you or someone you know has created genAI videos, please share them in the comments below. #generativeAI #genAIvideo #genvideo

Continuing the project theme: I call this one SpotIt™. I have a small obsession with flying and I like finding ways I can mix my various interests. FlightAware, a company that provides "live" position and flight information for both general aviation and commercial flights, will give you a free enterprise account if you provide them with an ADSB data feed. ADSB is the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast. It is a technology used in aviation to track aircraft movements and provide real-time data on their position, velocity, and other important information. It so happens that you can build an ADSB receiver using a small embedded computer and software defined radio that is not much bigger than a thumb drive. Some time ago, I built one of these and put it in my attic with a large, wavelength matched, antenna and began receiving live aircraft information. Some as far away as 100-150 miles if they are at 30,000 ft. I decided to take it a step farther and build a camera that I could point at aircraft and record them flying over my house. Wanting to stick to my DIY theme, I 3D printed a 2-axis camera mount, and I included a small embedded computer in the base for control and video streaming. I calculated heading and pitch of the camera, instructed the stepper motors to actuate those angles, enabled the camera and began streaming over WiFi to my desktop. Automatically recording each encounter. I experimented with live iconography, with more powerful embedded computers, with AI cameras, with simple configurations that just used two hobby servo motors instead of stepper motors, you name it. Here are some video of the various results: Many tracks (some video dropout): https://lnkd.in/gyzbiByT The last version: https://lnkd.in/gRXkRwPJ An aircraft, zoomed in: https://lnkd.in/gqN7Dr7x #FlightAware #AR #Aviation

Astribot S1 robot - what it can do for you?

Day 1 of our Quiz Advent Calendar! 🎄 Every day until Christmas, we'll share a new quiz for you to solve. Today we start off with an easy challenge: Can you identify the aircraft from this silhouette? Drop your guesses in the comments below! 💬 The answer will be revealed tomorrow in the comments. Stay tuned and let the holiday trivia magic begin! #WeAreEngineExperts

Just watched the latest Astribot video and I must say, it's out of this world!🚀 Astribot's moves are smoother than my Monday morning coffee! ☕️ Check out the video, it's one small step for Astribot, one giant leap for bot-kind! 🤖 #Astribot #SpaceTech #Robotics #MondayMotivation

Thoughts on #IndustrialAutomation from Star Trek III: The Search for Spock At the end of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, (SPOILER ALERT) Spock is killed saving the Enterprise. At the end of the movie, they fired his body out of a photon torpedo to what was supposed to be his final resting place, the Genesis Planet. However, for elaborate reasons of Vulcan physiology and the unique regenerative properties of the Genesis planet, Spock’s body regenerated. (Yes, I’m skipping a lot, deal with it.) When Kirk discovered Spock was not dead, he decided to go back to Genesis to save his friend, but Starfleet Command put a quarantine around the planet. This wasn’t going to stop Kirk. All he needed was a starship, the #Enterprise. The problem was, he wasn’t going to get a crew - and a constitution class starship needs a crew of between 200-400 people. What he did have was Scotty. And what did Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott do? He automated an entire starship. And once he did, as he put it: “A chimpanzee and two trainees could work her!” And with that, off they were off to the Genesis planet. Unfortunately and unbeknownst to them, the Klingons were already in orbit. As the Bird of Prey de-cloaked directly in front of them, Scotty quickly fired two photon torpedoes. As the Klingons recovered from the impact and brought their ship to bear to return fire, the Enterprise attempted to raise shields. But something was wrong. As scotty put it, “The automation system is overloaded. I didn’t expect to take us into combat, you know!” The Klingons returned fire and knocked out the automation system leaving the Enterprise “...a sitting duck.” This wonderful piece of science fiction perfectly describes the benefits and threats of industrial automation. Advanced manufacturing demands effective adoption of automation. But, as more and more of your operations become automated, you become vulnerable to unexpected changes (and increasingly dependant on your automation technology). Modern manufacturers can not escape the need for industrial automation. For manufacturers looking to adopt better automation technology on their shop floors, remember the lessons of Star Trek III: - Always expect to ‘go into battle’ and program your automation accordingly - Have a plan for if your automation systems fail - Any good automation technology is only as good as the people running it - Even the most advanced automation can not replace a competent crew #AdvancedManufacturing #StarTrek #KlingonBirdOfPrey #Automation #Spock #USSEnterprise Automate Canada

🚀 "What Factors Should I Consider Before Selecting a Launch Vehicle?" 🛰️ At RIDE! space, we're set to release a series of 6️⃣ informative white papers in the upcoming months. 🔍 Are you intrigued by the complexities of a launch mission? Take a peek at the first page for a glimpse of what lies ahead! 📄 Discover invaluable insights that can be directly applied to your project and streamline the organization of your launch mission! 📘✨ Download your paper: https://lnkd.in/ew8C-cvd #launchmissionmanagement #space #freedownload

Negativity plays an essential role in creativity. "While creativity imagined the airplane, negativity envisioned the parachutes". "Cars are brainchild of creativity, but seatbelts generated from negativity thoughts". #InnovationStrategy #CreativeThinking #RiskManagement #BalancedInnovation #CriticalThinking #Insights #randomthoughts #negativity