SolidWorks Podcast

SawStop Cuts Wood, Not Fingers

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Think a table saw can tell the difference between wood and fingers? This one can. Hear how inventor Steve Gass came up with the idea and tested it. To date, the SawStop has prevented nearly 150 serious injuries.

To see a video of the SawStop in action, click here:

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Trek Lime - Like the Bike You Rode as a Kid

The Trek Lime -- Like the Bike You Rode as a Kid

Hear Hans Eckholm, Trek Bicycle Corp.'s senior industrial designer, talk about the newest addition to the bicycle maker's extensive line. It's not the fastest, lightest or gnarliest -- but maybe the most fun.

Pull the trigger, climb like Spiderman

Pull the trigger, climb like Spiderman

Hear Nathan Ball -- MIT graduate student, prizewinner, "Design Squad" host and inventor -- talk about his "Powered Rope Ascender," which whisks people up ropes at elevator speed. Click on video to watch: