Envisioning Labs

07/15/2022

Our spin-off venture, Rockburst Technologies has won the Thinking Critical South Australia Challenge. We are going down under!

Thank you Unearthed and Department for Energy and Mining, South Australia for betting on small international businesses with extremely big ambitions.

https://thinkingcriticalsa.com/winners

10/28/2021

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Envisioning Labs with an Honourable Mention for our PM Shield proposal as part of the federal agency’s “Cleaner Indoor Air During Wildfires” Challenge. Our solution is a technology integration system that uses relatively cheap, off-the-shelf components that cleans air coming inside a home, while continuously pushing dirty air out for less than $100. This system installs in a single house window creating positive air pressure that acts as a “clean air bubble environment” during wildfire or atmospheric pollution episodes.

https://bit.ly/3bhY80Q

09/07/2021

A glimpse of one of the projects we are conducting with WWF and the National Defence University of Malaysia (Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia) to combat peat fires in Southeast Asia.

CO2 got a bad rap as of late as its excess caused by humans is slowly cooking mother earth, but what if we could use this infamous gas to put out peat fires,...

07/20/2021

Position: Contract, Full-Time

Duration: 6 months

Salary: $3,000 / month

Start Date: Immediate

Note: This position is conditional upon Rockburst Technologies securing funding from the Digital Skills for Youth (DS4Y) Program or similar funding programs.

Rockburst Technologies is looking for a Jr. Software Engineer to join our research division and support our ongoing experimental programs for the development of our novel Transcritical CO2 Pulverization (tCO2) technology. This is an exciting role that has direct influence to shape the development of a new technology in the mining industry with large implications for energy reduction.

The ideal candidate will be working closely with our Experiment Lead to develop and maintain custom control programs key to run scientific experiments on our installed prototypes. The candidate will primarily work remotely with the Experiment Lead, but will need to visit the prototypes in person from time to time to familiarize with the experimental prototypes and processes, and validate the control programs. The prototypes are at the University of British Columbia, Point Grey Campus in Vancouver, BC.

Rockburst Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Envisioning Labs Inc., was founded in 2020 to research, develop and commercialize the tCO2 technology. Transcritical CO2 Pulverization (tCO2) is a new comminution process that is being pioneered by Rockburst Technologies as a significant energy reduction alternative to existing compression-based comminution technologies in the mining industry. We are a small, but agile team of innovation practitioners who take pride and pleasure in solving client and industry challenges that contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

This position will be considered for the Digital Skills for Youth (DS4Y) Program with Innovate BC, and the successful candidate must be qualified under this program. Please refer to the intern eligibility on Innovate BC’s website: https://www.innovatebc.ca/programs/hiring-grants/digital-skills-for-youth.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Work closely with the Experiment Lead to develop custom control modules and programs for the experimental prototypes

Create software architecture and flow diagrams to communicate how the control programs operate

Test and validate implementations directly on the prototypes

Troubleshoot bugs and maintain the control modules and programs to keep the prototypes operational for experiments

Work closely with the Experiment Lead both remotely and in the lab environment where the prototypes are installed

REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s in Engineering, Computer Science or similar degrees

Knowledgeable with control theory

Minimum one year experience working with PID controller design

Experience working with Python and Git

Must be qualified for the Digital Skills for Youth Program from Innovate BC

NICE TO HAVE

Experience working with microcontrollers, sensors and actuators

Experience working with hydraulic systems

Experience working with Labjack and Delta Controls RMC motion controllers

Fluency in German is a plus

Please submit both your cover letter and resume to [Email hidden] with “Re: Rockburst Technologies - Software Developer Intern” in the subject line. For any inquiries, please address them with Chuck Lee, Operations Director.

06/08/2021

What if we could make it easier for neurosurgeons to remove brain tumours?
This is the story of one of our award-winning proposals for an augmented reality microscope add-on that helps surgeons distinguish between healthy brain tissue and tumour tissue.

Envisioning Series Episode 03

04/22/2021

With all the talent Canada is able to attract every year, is there a way to more effectively offer employment opportunities to internationally-trained professionals? We think so.

Envisioning Series - Episode 2
Pilot project carried out in collaboration with M.O.S.A.I.C.

04/05/2021

What if public transit could be made safer and more comfortable while at the same time enticing more people to take it? With a little help from artificial intelligence, TransLink the Transit Authority in Vancouver, Canada could do just that. This proposal won the Grand Prize in the Innovation Transportation Challenge organized by the Association of Chinese Canadian Engineering Professionals and Technologists and the Iranian Engineers of British Columbia Association (IEBCA)

03/16/2021

Innovation Stories & Innovation Network - https://mailchi.mp/c955b057fa25/innovation-stories-innovation-network

03/12/2021

The upcoming Envisioning Series is a collection of innovation stories derived from real projects, proposals and ideas Envisioning Labs has worked on since 2013. We would like to share with the general public what we have learned when you look for innovation opportunities at the intersection of different disciplines. These stories will be published as videos, blogs, podcasts and other multimedia in our channels. Stay tuned :)

01/27/2021

BMW explores quantum computing to boost supply chain efficiencies The car manufacturer announced a collaboration with Honeywell to find quantum answers to its real-world optimization problems. http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

The car manufacturer announced a collaboration with Honeywell to find quantum answers to its real-world optimization problems.

01/27/2021

Pinecone, a serverless vector database for machine learning, leaves stealth with $10M funding Machine learning applications understand the world through vectors. Pinecone, a specialized cloud database for vectors, has secured significant investment from the people who brought Snowflake to the world. Could this be the next big thing? http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Machine learning applications understand the world through vectors. Pinecone, a specialized cloud database for vectors, has secured significant investment from the people who brought Snowflake to the world. Could this be the next big thing?

01/27/2021

Robot delivers the dough on college campuses Students are the hungry test subjects as food delivery robots proofed on campuses. http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Students are the hungry test subjects as food delivery robots proofed on campuses.