Much of engineering innovation consists of trying to find out more about that which we can’t fathom. While pure science may be content simply to understand better, engineers need enough knowledge to step towards improving the created world, or maybe just to make a bigger splash in the pool. To get to that end we don’t necessarily need to have the comprehension ourselves, as long as the swarm robots and Xerox technicians know what they need to do. Happy Reading.
Swarm Robotics: A Requiem for the Assembly Line
There is a countless amount of hyperbole in this article, but it does provide a definition of generative AI swarm robots as those that teach themselves skills and organize themselves. Let’s see if they can train each other to play card games in the break room too.
Mobility Engineering, May 2025
Books That Shook The Business World: Talking About Machines by Julian E. Orr
How can you manage institutional knowledge? “We can know more than we can tell” and we aren't able to just write it down into a guide or procedure. Managers are often too dissociated from the cutting edge to fully understand and at worst, their lust for control can hinder the actual work.
The Conversation, October 2024
Late Great Engineers: David McMurtry - Engineer with Values
An engineering career is generally sub-optimal for making money, so it is of interest to hear the story of a billionaire engineer, especially since wealth does not seem to have been his key performance indictor. His entrepreneurial journey started by solving a problem he found at his day job.
The Engineer, April 2025
How to Get the Biggest Splash at the Pool Using Science
This is a surprisingly elaborate research project on a “diving” technique to optimize splash. It actually isn't the entry that creates the spray. The short term focus is an annual competition, but there may be eventual aerospace spin-offs. Naturally, some of them may flop.
Science News, June 2025