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Browse innovative developments in motion control technologies. Find essential news, technical briefs and applications used in PID controllers, servo motors, direct drive solutions, autonomous positioning, and motion-related components.

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Briefs: Aerospace
This partially superconducting machine can be used as a motor or generator.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
These hands, with a large grasping force, enable safer human-robot interactions.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Applications include retractable covers and awnings, camera booms, and spacecraft and astronaut positioning.
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Briefs: Materials
The magnetic, multi-material pump was 3D-printed all in one piece.
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Application Briefs: Power
Automatic recirculation valves offer efficiency for critical pump protection in power or oil and gas applications.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Linear slides, electric motors, gears, and more.
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Briefs: Aerospace
NASA's phase-locked rotors reduce noise.
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Briefs: Motion Control
The tiny motor can be powered by both thermal and electrical energy.
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INSIDER: Motion Control

Natural motion in plants occurs because of cellulose fibers absorbing and releasing water. Scientists developed a simple method to produce self-folding origami structures based on this concept....

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INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control

An invention similar to an elephant’s trunk has potential benefits for many industries where handling delicate objects is essential. UNSW Sydney developed a soft fabric robotic gripper...

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News: Automotive

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have used new techniques to create a composite that increases the electrical current capacity of copper wires, providing a...

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INSIDER: Motion Control

Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) working in collaboration with colleagues at Carnegie Mellon University, the University of St Andrews and the University...

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Blog: Aerospace
The great tasks of retrieving samples and flying a helicopter on Mars requires a number of small parts — specifically motors and drives.
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Products: Motion Control
Multi-sensor imaging systems, eyesafe laser finders, machine vision algorithms, and more.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The Tentacle Bot can grip, move, and manipulate a wide range of objects.
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INSIDER: Motion Control

NASA’s DuAxel, a pair of two-wheeled rovers each called Axel, can split in half with each half connected only by a tether that unspools as the lead axle approaches a hazard.

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Articles: Motion Control
By consolidating tasks traditionally performed by multiple devices into a single, high-performing controller, manufacturers can improve operations.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Standard commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) connectors continue to be a great resource for quick prototypes and reference designs.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Accelerometers, actuators, hexapods, and more.
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Products: Software
Tubing plugs, displacement measurements, CAM software, and more.
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Briefs: Motion Control
This system has a capacity of more than 1,500 times the volume of a typical testing facility.
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Briefs: Materials
A soft hydrogel, driven by an oscillatory chemical reaction, produces an autonomous integrated pump for microfluidic applications.
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Application Briefs: Imaging
See how Blue Joule developed and delivered the Mini Mount (MM) Gimbal to Johns Hopkins University.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This mini robot improves precision and control of teleoperated surgical procedures.
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Torque limiters protect against damage and downtime caused by machine overloads.
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers

MIT startup Realtime Robotics invented a solution that gives robots the ability to quickly adjust their path to avoid objects as they move to a target. The Realtime controller can be connected to...

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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers

For planned robotic and crewed missions to the Moon and Mars, NASA is developing and testing precise landing and hazard-avoidance technologies. A combination of laser sensors, a camera, a high-speed...

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Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New software from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) wants to predict all traffic possibilities, so that self-driving vehicles will never get into accidents.
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