Category: Technology
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We have a winner: Ziphius the Aquatic Drone !
Awesome news on Engadget, for those of us that rooted for Ziphius, the smartphone-controlled aquatic drone :-) Now that our Insert Coin: New Challengers contestants had duked it out and the judges have made their decision, we have a winner: Ziphius. Not only did the bot win $20,000 thanks to deliberation by our judges, but it came home with our…
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Alright, ‘our’ drone Ziphius is in the final (!)
Remember Ziphius, the smartphone controlled aquatic drone? Well, with the help of also our votes, they made it past the semi-final, and are now among the five finalists to be demoed on stage, eligible to win the $20,000 Grand Prize and $5,000 Reader’s Choice Award. Fingers crossed, here is a hands-on video courtesy of Engadget ……
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Robotic swim buddy Swimoid snaps your stroke from below
Read NewScientist NOT feeling your front crawl? Breaststroke a little off-kilter? Not to worry, a robotic swimming buddy can help you out. Swimoid is a robot that glides along the pool floor underneath you as you swim, monitoring your form and providing real-time feedback on a 50-centimetre LCD screen. Two cameras, one built into the front…
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SwimmingWorld struggling with a ‘Denial of Service’ attack
Read statement via SCAQ BLOG “Swimming World’s website SwimmingWorld.com has been under an extremely heavy denial of service attack since last evening. On top of working with our server host to get the problem solved, we are in contact with the FBI and are working on filing a complaint regarding this attack on our company,…
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RefCam might very well be the next big thing in sports broadcasting
Broadcasters around the world are experimenting with mounting cameras on referees, to get a new and really in-game video angle. Now, in swimming we already have really nice video angles when the professional TV crews roll in … but maybe an idea for when we want to arrange our own (and low-cost) video streaming? See…
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“Project X” Quadcopter might be just the thing for open water swimming
The “Project X” quad is Aquacopter‘s first waterproof design, specifically designed to meet the needs of any pilot, novice or expert. With an onboard GoPro camera skimming inches above the water, images are captured with more ease than ever before. Read RC Groups
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Behold Ziphius, the smartphone-controlled aquatic drone
Oh my oh my, we need this, read Engadget Azorean’s Ziphius is a partially submerged device that can be controlled via iOS or Android smartphone or tablet. There’s an on-board HD camera that offers up visuals to give the user a first-person view both above and below the water. Azorean plans to open the API…
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British Swimming to stream the BG International Swim Meet
Read swimming.org With a world-class field of nearly 750 entries, next month’s British Gas International Swimming Meet (7-10 March) promises to be one of the most memorable competitions in the UK this year. Great Britain’s top swimmers will be in attendance including Olympic silver medallist Michael Jamieson, world champions Liam Tancock and Keri-anne Payne and…
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Underwater tourist photos help scientists track individual whale sharks
Wow, posting your underwater holiday photos online could help conservationists track the movements of whale sharks, a new study finds, led by a researcher from Imperial College London. They compared results using tourist images with results based on surveys by marine researchers specifically aiming to track the sharks, and found that individual whale sharks could…