NEWS & UPDATES
Check out the new website for Project: Z-NEV!
Z-NEV.ORG will be under construction for a while but soon it will host interactive learning resources, a STEM video channel filled with amazing technology and we are developing a 3-D virtual environment where users around the world will have the option to participate in the project and join us in real time using an augmented reality headset and various controllers. Our roadmap includes the development of myoelectric control of robotic arms that will allow users to manipulate the realtime physical environment while they are on the other side of the world (and in the 3D virtual environment at the same time). The video below is a really cool feature story on 3D printed prosthetic limbs that are controlled through a myoelectric interface.
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ATTENTION EDUCATORS & STUDENTS!
We are developing programs with schools around the world in partnership with corporate
sponsors to let students design systems that will be integrated on board Z-NEV like a robotic arm, automated platforms and autonomous vehicles. Contact us to find out how your school can be part of this opportunity!
sponsors to let students design systems that will be integrated on board Z-NEV like a robotic arm, automated platforms and autonomous vehicles. Contact us to find out how your school can be part of this opportunity!
PROJECT: Z-NEV
Project: Z-NEV is a global collaborative learning adventure. Our goal is to design an oceangoing, modular, open-source Zero-Net Energy Vessel (Z-NEV) that generates its own power, produces zero emissions and zero waste.
Z-NEV will serve as a virtual classroom and research vessel that will allow users to engage through remote participation, or contribute to ongoing research using immersive technologies. Virtual and augmented reality technology (AR/VR) enables users to come aboard Z-NEV any time, from any location.
Z-NEV will evolve with the technology that creates her. She will be frequently upgraded as her open source hardware and software is improved through continuous research and development. Z-NEV will be a STEM ambassador providing outreach and education to global participants who wish to learn about the STEM fields explored through Z-NEV’s interactive virtual environment.
In 2020, Z-NEV will embark on a research and humanitarian aid expedition to bring open source energy technology to costal populations around the world while continuing to improve and test the limits of Z-NEV technology.
Want to get involved? Anyone can participate in this international collaboration by first signing up on the z-nev.org forum. The new Z-NEV.org website is a work-in-progress but the forum works! Click on the link below to sign up on the Z-Forum and start learning, exploring and sharing!
INSPIRATION: OTHER ZNE VESSELS AND DREAMS
Project: Z-NEV finds inspiration from the ambitions of fellow mariners and energy pioneers around the world. Here are a few vessels and concepts that have inspired various parts of the project.