Fallen Star Hoist Videos

Learn more: http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_releases/release.sfe?id=1137

Also, check out a great view of Fallen Star from Octocopter. Learn about the Octocopter project on the Octocopter site at the National Geographic Society.


Untitled from Radley Angelo on Vimeo.

A great video montage from UCSD-TV




Here is another view of the Fallen Star hoist from Bucky.



And a great Fallen Star with shadow pic:

Baby blue siding

They seem to be getting close to hoisting this house clad in baby blue siding.



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9:30 AM Fallen Star UC San Diego Stuart Collection

It looks like they are testing out the hoisting harness...but I'm no expert.

Learn more about the project:  Fallen Star to Land on Campus this Fall

Fallen Star 9 AM photos

Jacobs School Robot in the Headlines

iFling, a robot developed by Prof. Tom Bewley's Coordinated Robotics Lab, has been grabbing the spotlight this past week. It has been featured on MSNBC's Future of Technology blog, the popular website Gizmodo and the Automaton blog at IEEE Spectrum.
The robot is designed to pick up standard-size ping-pong balls off the floor and fling them across the room (hence the iFling name), all while standing upright and balancing on two wheels, Segway-style. It is currently going through its third design iteration. It could be automated to create teams of bots playing catch together. Or it could be built on a bigger scale and fling tennis balls, baseballs and volleyballs. It could even work without an operator. But bloggers seemed particularly excited by the possibility of iFling becoming dogs' best friend.
A video produced by Bewley's lab showing off iFling's moves had received more than 37,000 views as of Wednesday morning. Watch it for yourself to see what this little robot can do:

New Building: Structural & Materials Engineering Building / Panel Discussion Nov 8

Nov 08, 2011 7pm - 8:50pm - Special Event: SME Building Panel Discussion

Speaker: SME Building Panel 
Location: Center Hall, Room 101

Come learn about the future home for the Department of Structural Engineering, Department of Nanoengineering, Department of Visual Arts and Medical Devices Group. The Structural and Materials Engineering Building (SME) is nearing completion and many parties have been involved in the design-build process from start to finish. Hear about the the dynamic interaction of the various team members (designers, architects, owners, construction managers, and inspectors) required to successfully complete the project. The event will begin with presentations from Safdie Rabines (Architect's point of view), Englekirk Structural Engineering (Design Engineer's point of view), UCSD Facilities Design & Construction (Owner's and Inspector's points of view), and Mortenson Construction (Project Manager's point of view). A question and answer period will follow the presentations.

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to learn about your future home!

Contact for Event

Lindsay Walton
Phone: 858-822-3273
Email: lwalton@ucsd.ed

World Premier: Forbidden Tomb of Genghis Khan

What: World Premier: Forbidden Tomb of Genghis Khan at Calit2, UC San Diego.

A National Geographic Expedition Documentary featuring
Calit2 Research Scientist, Albert Yu‐Min Lin, PhDA National Geographic Expedition Documentary
featuring Calit2 Research Scientist, Albert Yu‐Min Lin, PhD (and a Jacobs School of Engineering
alumnus).

When: Wednesday, November 9, 2011. 7PM Documentary, 8PM Panel Discussion with the Expedition Team.

Where: Calit2 Auditorium, Atkinson Hall | University of California San Diego

Forbidden Tomb of Genghis Khan will also be featured on the National Geographic Channel
Wednesday, November 9 at the following times: at 9pm EST, 8pm CT, 7pm MT, 9pm PT, 8pm AK, 7pm HI