ASTM Excellent Exo Chat

Join Bill and Nora as they discuss the latest research on leafhopper insects that may yield everything from an invisibility cloak to powering habitats on Mars.

Join Nora and Bill as they discuss how to test products like exoskeletons. How do you determine when they are likely to fail and set their lifecycle to the appropriate amount of time? Plus, we talk about how safety and test methods work hand in hand.

Join Nora and Bill as they discuss the Indian military’s efforts to use exoskeletons to help its soldiers. According to news reports, we compare where the research started and what they are using now.

Join Bill and Nora as they discuss how video games have evolved to include AI generated characters and hear what games we loved growing up.

Join Nora and Bill as they discuss how robots are now a part of kids’ birthday parties. Imagine robots being used to serve food at restaurants and fun event venues.

Join Bill and Nora as we discuss whether pool vacuums are robots or something different. How do these work, and what lessons can we learn from this technology?

Join Nora and Bill as they discuss how concrete is an ancient technology that is experiencing new innovations. Bill talks about his recent experience with a concrete project at his home.

Join Bill and Nora as they talk about using AI to write posts and even generate pictures. They discuss how generative text is a new tool that if used properly could be super useful.

Join Nora and Bill as they discuss what people mean by ‘smart’ infrastructure. They get into lots of possibilities and scenarios where smart infrastructure touches work and everyday life.

Join Bill and Nora as they discuss the Christmas movie ‘Jingle all the Way’ that has the Turbo Man action figure. They also cover other heroes from TV and Movies in the past that have suits that make them super.