Jing Zhe’s Blog

The article “Firefighting Robots Go Autonomous” written by Little (2021) addressed researchers’ breakthroughs in developing firefighting robots and their capabilities. As Neil Sahota, an inventor who advises the United Nations on artificial intelligence issues commented “mobility is the big complication” (Little,2021), many researchers are faced with the problem to tackle when it comes to developing either a remote-controlled or autonomous firefighting robot. However, weighing 3500 pounds and fitted with tanklike treads and a huge plow nose at the front, the Robotics Systems 3 (RS3) is able to pull hoses up inclined slopes and heavy objects out of ditches. The RS3 is fitted with multiple cameras for ease of operation from a safe distance of 900 feet from the user. Equipped with four cameras, these give the operator the full view of the robot’s surroundings both in normal imaging and thermal. With the help of the cameras, the operator is able to not only guide the nozzle to the required...

  The article “Firefighting Robots Go Autonomous” written by Little (2021) addressed researchers’ breakthrough in developing firefighting robots and its capabilities. As Neil Sahota, an inventor who advises the United Nations on artificial intelligence issues, commented “mobility is the big complication” (Little,2021), many researchers are faced with the issue to tackle when it comes to developing either a remote controlled or autonomous firefighting robot. However, weighing 3500 pounds and fitted with tanklike treads and a huge plow nose at the front, the Robotics Systems 3 (RS3) is able to pull hoses up inclined slopes and heavy objects out of ditches.The RS3 is fitted with multiple cameras for the ease of operation from a safe distance of 900 feet from the user. Equipped with four cameras, these give the operator the full view of the robot’s surroundings both in normal imaging and thermal. With the help of the cameras, the operator is able to not only guide the nozzle to the req...

The article “Firefighting Robots Go Autonomous” written by Little (2021) addressed researchers’ breakthrough in developing firefighting robots and its capabilities. As Neil Sahota, an inventor who advises the United Nations on artificial intelligence issues, commented “mobility is the big complication” (Little,2021), many researchers are faced with the issue to tackle when it comes to developing either a remote controlled or autonomous firefighting robot. However, weighing 3500 pounds and fitted with tanklike treads and a huge plow nose at the front, the Robotics Systems 3 (RS3) is able to pull hoses up inclined slopes and heavy objects out of ditches.The RS3 is fitted with multiple cameras for the ease of operation from a safe distance of 900 feet from the user. Equipped with four cameras, these give the operator the full view of the robot’s surroundings both in normal imaging and thermal. With the help of the cameras, the operator is able to not only guide the nozzle to the required ...

 Subject: Self-introduction Dear Professor Brad, My name is Jing Zhe you can address me simply as JZ. I am currently studying mechanical engineering in Singapore Institute of Technology as a year 1 student attending your critical thinking and communicating module.   Being an ESFP-T personality, I am very fun-loving, energetic, and spontaneous, but more importantly, I take pleasure in things around me. I have a contagious enthusiasm for life and am always eager to help others have a good time. According to the Myers's-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test, I am a person with the Extraverted, Observant, Feeling, and Prospecting personality trait, ESFP for short. It shows a person who is energized by spending time with others (extraverted), focuses on details and facts and not concepts and ideas, makes decisions premised on values and feelings, and prefers being flexible and spontaneous instead of organized and planned. Thus, I consider myself someone who lives in the moment and...

 After reading the article, it proves that good communication is important and it is also link with good engagement and attrition. From the article by the Project Management Institute's, the most crucial success factor in project management is good communication. Large amount of money is wasted due to ineffective communication US75 million is at risk for every US1 billion spend on the project. I learn that effective communication is always the key to success. Without having an effective communication as a team, ideas are hard to be brought across, thus wasting unnecessary time and effort. Being a leader, will require to think rationally provide sound reasoning and provide a coherent argument. This will in fact provide a good and effective communication.      Edited 5 Sept

  Quote: “I contend that we (engineers) are undervalued because of our widespread inability to explain what we do to the general public (and why it is so important). It is one of the hardest goals to accomplish, to be able to boil down difficult concepts into a short and easily understood presentation or elevator pitch.” Marybeth Miceli, President, Miceli Infrastructure Consulting, USA (2011) Paraphrased quote: Trying to breakdown the ideas and thoughts of an engineer is difficult due to the different types of concepts present in every product. Engineers are often misunderstood or overlooked due to the complexity of our jobs, that may be incomprehensible to the general public.