One of the most basic problems with robotic arms and similar systems is keeping the weight down, as more weight requires a more rigid frame and stronger actuators. Cable-driven systems are a classic ...

You go to plug your trusty thumbdrive into the computer but it doesn't fit, so you flip it. But that doesn't work either. You flip it again, and by some miracle, now the drive slides into the port ...

Reason for asking: Two drive cables came with a new motherboard. Embossed on the clip end is "SATA 6 GB/sec". One of the two ends of these, however, has the connector bent at 90°, and for reason of ...