Category Archives: Engineers and Inventors

Curiosity Lands!

Great news from NASA this morning, Curiosity Mars Rover has landed successfully. Our hats are off to the NASA engineers that made this happen!

In celebration (or emulation?) the folks over at Battlebots.com have put together a fantastic model of the Mars Rover made entirely from LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT. More information and pictures on their website here. Continue reading

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Engineers and Inventors: Ashok Gadgil and His Three World-Changing Inventions

Ashok Gadgil is a professor at UC Berkeley. But in his spare time, he’s come up with solutions for water, cooking, and energy quandaries, improving lives from the Sudan to India. Continue reading

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