If you want to explore the ocean, you face two persistent problems: it’s dangerous, and it’s huge. Humans need rest, and conventional boats need fuel. Propeller-driven autonomous vehicles are a …
Here’s what keeps forestry researchers up at night: How do you monitor thousands of trees across vast plantations when a single commercial dendrometer costs several thousand dollars? You don’t. At …
Biomechanical research has long faced a significant challenge: obtaining precise human movement data. Highly accurate marker-based motion capture systems are expensive and not widely accessible. At the same time, more …
Seven postgraduate students from the Faculty of Engineering have been selected to represent South Africa at the Mission Idea Contest (MIC), a global space engineering competition held in Tokyo, Japan. …
Walking comes naturally to humans, but for robots it remains one of the toughest engineering challenges. Legged robots have complex, non-linear dynamics that make stable walking difficult to achieve. The …
South African space‑tech start‑up CubeSpace has been making headlines for its rapid 50‑60 % annual revenue growth and for CEO Mike‑Alec Kearney’s assertion that the firm is “on track to become a US‑dollar …
Imagine driving in a new city with a sat-nav that slowly drifts off-course. Every few blocks, you’d need a landmark, say, the town hall, to reset your position. Robots have …
Engineers who build and operate cellular networks have to prove their sites are safe. Every mast, rooftop panel, and 5G small cell must sit far enough from homes, offices, and …
Reinforcement learning (RL) already outperforms elite players in board games and classic video games. Turning those solo successes into genuine team play is the next big step. Yet, many algorithms …
Dr Chantelle van Staden, senior lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Professor Cristina Trois, director of the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES), will help steer a …
