B-Droid
B-Droid is the first pollinating robot in the world. The
appliance was developed at Warsaw University of
Technology and was tested on strawberry and garlic
fields. It can move between flower beds on its own,
find flowers and carry pollen from one flower to
another. B-Droid consists of two small video cameras,
which are able to distinguish flowers and enable
orientation in space, and two computers. One of them
is located on the “bee” and transfers data to central
computer, which controls the appliance. B-Droid’s
movements are not controlled by a human–I t is self-reliant in its work. B-Droid, which is a
driving robot, moves over the crops and by making movements whole its broom carries
pollen from one flower to another.
Weronika Irla, Aleksandra Hamala
Handheld film camera?
The Aeroskop is the first handheld film camera in the world with automatic image
stabilization. It was a type of compressed air camera for making films, constructed in 1908
by the Polish inventor Kazimierz Prószynski. The
tool was closed in a wooden case with a handle
attached to the top to carry. The camera was
placed in a wooden casing with a film strip roll
installed. His weight was about 6 kg.The camera
has contributed to the development of early
documentary, natural and documentary films. The
designer shot the coronation of King George V in
1911 in London.
Dominik Bigos I TB
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