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Author: Michael Belfiore

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Michael Belfiore’s book The Department of Mad Scientists is the first to go behind the scenes at DARPA, the government agency that gave us the Internet. He writes about disruptive innovation for a variety of publications. Reach him via michaelbelfiore.com.

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Designing Online with Onshape

Onshape’s cloud CAD solution links engineering teams in new ways.

Microfabrica: Mass Production at Millimeter Scale

The company’s unique manufacturing process addresses challenges for high-volume production.

Driving While Blind: The Challenges of Human-Robot Interaction

First self-driving car fatality shines spotlight on the gap between robotic capabilities and perceptions.

Engineering a Robotic Smart Home Interface

Designing a new robotic home personal assistant is a mix of CAD, human modeling and 3D printing.

Robots Un-Caged

Collaborative robots fuel job growth and innovation.

Educators Inspire with 3D-Printed Prosthetics

Initiatives ignite efforts toward low-cost 3D printing expansion.

Supercomputers Lower the Cost of Space Access

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 IoT

Although the Industrial Internet of Things, or IIoT, is still in its infancy, standards and best practices for security and interoperability are already emerging.

Simulating Extreme Computer Engineering at D-Wave Systems

Engineers at D-Wave Systems explain how computational simulation and modeling help them to get the job done.

The Long Life of Materials

A growing waste problem points to the need for product designs that account for environmental impact at every step, from development through disposal.

Building Robot First Responders

Behind the scenes at the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals.

Robotics Designers are Shooting for the Moon

Teams competing for the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE take novel approaches to engineer their way to victory.

Designing Space-Age Diagnostic Devices

Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE teams are creating medical devices inspired by “Star Trek” technology.

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