With safety in mind, a mechanical engineering Senior Capstone Design team designed and developed an autonomous robot that can aid in painting on a corrosion-resistant coating to the horizontal, vertical and curved surfaces on oil rigs. The project is now being prototyped by BP.
A geometric shape found in animal skin cells that allow them to be watertight has inspired Texas A&M University researchers to begin developing Delaunay Lofts – bio-inspired building blocks – that have a wide range of future applications from architectural design to air-flow control.
