MEC 1281 Effective Communication

 This post is dedicated to module MEC 1281, Effective Communications. Knowing that English language has never been my strong suit, I was extremely nervous of what this module has installed for us. Looking back the past 13 weeks, this module had been valuable and enriching. The initial goals were to improve on my writing ability, sentence structures and oral presentation skills. Countless opportunities were given to us in class by Professor Brad. We were often told to read off sentences or paragraphs flashed on the screen. This allows us to improve on our oral presentation skills on areas such as tonality, appropriate volume and pronunciations. Ultimately, we were tasked to perform an oral presentation for our research project. I have always been a bad public speaker, due to the fact that I experience stage fright in front of a large crowd. Constant stuttering and the usage of filler words are prominent in past oral presentations prior to this. It is through practising and knowing t...

  MEC 1281 Summary_Analysis By Chin Yong Sheng 8 th April 2021 According to the article, "Soft robotic arm..." (2020), researchers from MIT constructed a soft robot that is capable of estimating its 3D configuration through its skin that is covered with sensors. However, the sensors and neural network still lack refinement to accurately capture subtle and dynamic motions.   Matheson mentioned that there are two advantages the soft robot has over traditional rigid robots. Due to its soft body, it has the ability to move in infinite number of ways at any time. Secondly, it does not rely on motion-capture cameras to provide feedback regarding 3D movement and positions. Instead, it relies on its own sensors. Matheson quotes one of the researchers Dr Truby, who states that "The sensors can be fabricated using off-the shelf materials"(Matheson,2020). Dr.Truby also commented that the sensors are easy to fabricate, meaning any lab would be able to construct their...