Hackaday

Tying Up Loose Ends On A Rope-based Robot Actuator

One of the perennial challenges of building robots is minimizing the size and weight of drive systems while preserving power.
GM Authority

GM V8 Engine Lifters Lawsuit Aims For Class Action Status

A class action lawsuit filed against GM over alleged faulty lifters in certain V8 engines has still not received class action ...
IEEE

Study of Magneto-Thermal Problems in Low-Speed High-Torque Direct Drive PMSM Based on Demagnetization Detection and Loss Optimization of Permanent Magnets

Abstract: Low-speed high-torque direct drive permanent magnet synchronous motor (LHDD-PMSM) can suffer from a typical magneto-thermal coupling problem during long periods of continuous load operation, ...
Torque News

My Rivian Update Forced Me to Use Samsung Wallet Instead of Google Wallet, and It Exposed a Big Android Problem

There’s a very specific kind of frustration that comes from technology failing in a quiet way. Not a warning light, not a breakdown, not something dramatic enough to prepare you for what’s coming.
Torque News

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Owner Says “About 25% of the Used N’s for Sale Are Documented Lemons”, Most With Only 1k to 5K Miles, and Wonders If There’s a Wider Reliability Problem

Scan the used-car listings for a low-volume performance model, and patterns begin to surface. Sometimes they are harmless. Other times, they invite closer inspection. Recently, shoppers browsing ...
Fox Sports

They were title favourites, but ‘it all gets hidden when you win’. Now this NBL giant is exposed

Melbourne United entered the FIBA break sitting atop the NBL ladder with a 13-2 record through the opening ten rounds of the season. Their form was so dominant that former NBL champion Damon Lowery ...