Electricity will continue to play a central role in enabling a cleaner energy future, yet reliable and affordable power does not occur by chance. It requires careful, deliberate planning to …
South Africa holds a distinct advantage in the global shift toward sustainable power: exceptional solar and wind resources. Yet, the availability of these natural resources does not automatically translate into …
Devin Jefferies, a Master of Engineering student at Stellenbosch University, has presented research, under supervision of Doctors JC Schoeman and Benjamin Evans on teaching an artificial intelligence to race. His …
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 …
