Michael Belfiore Editorial Contributor

Michael's latest posts

• Designing Online with Onshape
  April 4, 2017
  Onshape’s cloud CAD solution links engineering teams in new ways.
• Microfabrica: Mass Production at Millimeter Scale
  December 1, 2016
  The company’s unique manufacturing process addresses challenges for high-volume production.
• Driving While Blind: The Challenges of Human-Robot Interaction
  August 1, 2016
  First self-driving car fatality shines spotlight on the gap between robotic capabilities and perceptions.
• Engineering a Robotic Smart Home Interface
  July 1, 2016
  Designing a new robotic home personal assistant is a mix of CAD, human modeling and 3D printing.
• Robots Un-Caged
  June 1, 2016
  Collaborative robots fuel job growth and innovation.
• Educators Inspire with 3D-Printed Prosthetics
  May 2, 2016
  Initiatives ignite efforts toward low-cost 3D printing expansion.
• Supercomputers Lower the Cost of Space Access
  January 1, 2016
  DARPA and Department of Defense supercomputers help Masten Space Systems calculate aerodynamic effects on designs for low Earth orbit launchers.
• Getting on Board with the Industrial Internet of Things
  December 1, 2015
  Although the Industrial Internet of Things, or IIoT, is still in its infancy, standards and best practices for security and interoperability are already emerging.
• Extreme Computer Engineering at D-Wave Systems
  November 2, 2015
  Engineers at D-Wave Systems explain how computational simulation and modeling help them to get the job done.
• Design Engineers Consider the Long Life of Materials
  October 1, 2015
  A growing waste problem points to the need for product designs that account for environmental impact at every step, from development through disposal.
• Engineers Design and Build Robot First Responders
  June 1, 2015
  Behind the scenes at the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals.
• Robotics Designers Shoot for Moon via Google Lunar XPRIZE
  June 1, 2015
  Teams competing for the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE take novel approaches to engineer their way to victory.
• Designing Space-Age Diagnostic Devices
  May 1, 2015
  Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE teams are creating medical devices inspired by “Star Trek” technology.