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From nanopaper to pancakes, student-built devices at Mechatronic Circus put on a variety show

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Mechatronics course culminates in an event featuring student projects and circus antics.
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Asmo Kaasinen and Olli Malmi built a robotic hand that follows the user's motions.

The Puumiehenkuja block was filled with robots, industrial internet devices, strange contraptions for everyday tasks and a circus atmosphere on Thursday 4 April as students showed off the projects they had worked on in a mechatronics course during the spring. The joy of experimentation was the driving force in these machines built by bachelor's and master's degree students, but their results may also be put to use in research. The show included innovations in paper machine technology, smart traffic, crane technology and more.

See the full list of devices here.

Photos: Annamari Tolonen / Aalto University

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Teemu Laine, Viljami Pirttimaa and Simo Lindblom built a device to measure the density of trees. It can help estimate a forest's total biomass and carbon sink potential.
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This piano-playing device is controlled with a tablet computer.
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Johanna Hao, Chengxi Zhang and their team built a prototype for a smart coffee maker.
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This "universal gripper" attached to a crane can grab a hold of an object of any shape. Jesse Miettinen and Iiro Vuorinen demonstrate with a coat rack as Patrick Frilund controls the crane.
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Matti Ylikontiola, Heidi Strengell and Sini Simpura built a robot that collects dropped keys and other small metal objects.
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As usual, the event featured captivating circus acts.
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Tuomas Toimela, Jami Jormakka and their team constructed an experimental device for producing nanopaper.
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This model plane built by Aleksi Salmi and Topias Laitinen features a 3D-printed fuselage.
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An integrated laser scanner allows a crane to detect and avoid obstacles in its environment.
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The pancake robot measures batter, flips the pancake and drops it on your plate. Orders can be placed via mobile device.
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Dani Fridman, Jussi Vimpari, Juho Norema and Lavinia Pedrollo have developed a 360-degree camera system for cars that allows the driver to see other cars and pedestrians, even if they are in blind spots.
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