Chua Jia Hern's Blog

  In the article “Yeedi Vac Station review”, Cowton (2021) introduces the technical specifications and functionalities of the Yeedi Vac Station. The Yeedi Vac Station consists of a robot vacuum and a docking station. According to the author, the docking station has a 2.5 litre dust bag which can store debris for up to 30 days.(Cowton, 2021) The Yeedi Vac Station is able to automatically empty the debris from the dustbin in the robot vacuum to the dust bag in the docking station. The article also states that the Yeedi Vac Station can be set up with a mobile application. In the article, it is said that the Yeedi Vac Station is not only able to map an entire floor layout, it could also separate the locations of rooms and furniture to avoid as well.(Cowton,2021)  According to the article, it has three suction power setting, namely standard, max and max+. Standard has a suction of 600Pa, max has a suction of 1500Pa and max+ has a suction of 3000Pa. There is an automatic boost mode ...

  In the article “Yeedi Vac Station review”, Cowton.H (2021) introduces the technical specifications and functionalities of the Yeedi Vac Station. The Yeedi Vac Station consists of a robot vacuum and a docking station. According to the author, the docking station has a 2.5 litre dust bag which can store debris for up to 30 days. The Yeedi Vac Station is able to automatically empty the debris from the dustbin in the robot vacuum to the dust bag in the docking station. The article also states that the Yeedi Vac Station can be set up with a mobile application. In the article, it is said that the Yeedi Vac Station is not only able to map an entire floor layout, it could also separate the locations of rooms and furniture to avoid as well. An additional feature mentioned in the article was that cleaning schedules and routes can be customized according to the user's preference. The features of the Yeedi Vac Station make it a more convenient robot vacuum than the Roomba 694. This is becau...

  In the article “Yeedi Vac Station review”, Cowton.H (2021) introduces the technical specifications and functionalities of the Yeedi Vac Station. The Yeedi Vac Station consists of a robot vacuum and a docking station. According to the author, the docking station has a 2.5 litre dust bag which can store debris for up to 30 days. The Yeedi Vac Station is able to automatically empty the debris from the dustbin in the robot vacuum to the dust bag in the docking station. Not only that, it is able to mop automatically by clipping on the water tank and the microfibre wash pad. The article also states that the Yeedi Vac Station can be set up with a mobile application. In the article, it is said that the Yeedi Vac Station is not only able to map an entire floor layout, it could separate the locations of rooms and furniture to avoid as well. An additional feature mentioned in the article was that cleaning schedules and routes are able to be customized according to the user's preference. Ref...

  Dear Professor Blackstone, I am taking this opportunity to introduce myself so that you are able to know me better. My name is Chua Jia Hern and I currently study robotics systems engineering in Singapore Institute of Technology. I graduated from Singapore Polytechnic with a diploma in mechanical engineering in 2020. After that, I went to serve National Service and was posted to the Republic of Singapore Navy as a marine systems operator onboard a frigate. While studying at Singapore Polytechnic, I was introduced to computer programming as it was a subject in the curriculum. That sparked my passion for programming and I applied the knowledge I have learnt in my internship project. My team and I created a program using C++ programming language to keep track of inventory and tool management, allowing data to be stored by scanning barcodes. Due to my interest in programming and my technical knowledge of mechanical engineering, I wanted to study in a university course where I cou...

 The article highlights the importance of critical thinking, which I agree.  A thoughtful exchange of words that can convey ideas and information concisely, not only helps to save cost of employee misunderstanding and miscommunication, it can also lead to a higher rate of productivity.  In my opinion, communicating effectively is an effort that needs to be made by everyone in the organization. Organization leaders have to let employees understand the importance of having effective communication by implementing communication and critical thinking skills training. Not only that, they should show them what can be achieved by having effective communication within the organization. As stated in the article, many communication skills training fail to focus on a key point in developing critical thinking. As such, I feel that a re-evaluation of these training would greatly benefit those organizations that provide communication skills training to their employees.  Employees m...

According to Marybeth Miceli, President of Miceli Infrastructure Consulting, engineers are not appreciated enough by the general public because it is difficult to explain what they do in simple terms. She also mentioned that one of the hardest challenges that engineers face is summarizing complicated concepts into bite-sized bits.