# 31. Dragonfly Explores Titan, Curing Muscular Dystrophy, NeckFace

- Show: [The Next Byte Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast)
- Published: 2021-08-17
- Length: 23m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-08-17-31-dragonfly-explores-titan-curing-muscular-dystrophy-neckface
- Listen: https://the-next-byte-wevolver.simplecast.com/episodes/31-dragonfly-explores-titan-curing-muscular-dystrophy-neckface-ji_Hje2g

## Summary

Hosts Daniel and Forbode discuss three distinct engineering topics: NASA's Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn's moon Titan, MIT researchers' use of AI to improve drug delivery for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and Cornell University's NeckFace wearable for facial tracking. They detail the specific challenges of flying on Titan, the failure of early AI models to distinguish between cell penetration and rupture, and the accuracy of the NeckFace device compared to iPhone TrueDepth cameras.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-08-17-31-dragonfly-explores-titan-curing-muscular-dystrophy-neckface#t=0) Introduction and Community Correction
- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-08-17-31-dragonfly-explores-titan-curing-muscular-dystrophy-neckface#t=0) Dragonfly Rotorcraft Mission to Titan
- [8:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-08-17-31-dragonfly-explores-titan-curing-muscular-dystrophy-neckface#t=489) AI-Driven Drug Delivery for Muscular Dystrophy
- [16:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-08-17-31-dragonfly-explores-titan-curing-muscular-dystrophy-neckface#t=975) NeckFace Wearable Facial Tracking Device

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)
- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises, early-stage companies, makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Dragonfly (product)
- Titan (other)
- Cassini (product)
- Huygens (product)
- Ingenuity (product)
- Spectra Therapeutics (company)
- NeckFace (product)
- Cornell University (company)
- MIT (company)
- NASA (company)
- iPhone 10 (product)

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