Magazine

Products: Robotics, Automation & Control

New on the Market: May 2022

Dual Locking C14 IEC Connector The SG03DC from MEGA Electronics, New Brunswick, NJ, contains side locking tabs similar to the Raritan Securelock. It will mate with any standard nonlocking C13 Outlet along with...

Facility Focus: Unmanned Systems

University of Colorado Boulder

Founded in 1876, the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Bolder) is a public research university in Boulder, CO. The College of Engineering and Applied Science at CU Boulder was founded in 1893. With an increased...

Products: Aerospace

Product of the Month

Rohde & Schwarz, Columbia, MD, launches its new LCR meter family of high-performance general-purpose impedance testers covering a wide range of applications. With its supported frequency range from 4 Hz to 10 MHz, the...

Briefs: Communications

Nanoscale 3D Structure to Control Light

3D nanometer-scale metamaterial structures hold promise for advanced optical isolators.

Application Briefs: Aerospace

Configuring Spacecraft’s On-Board Computing Systems

A platform makes space-bound systems quick, easy, and cost-effective to develop.

5 Ws: Green Design & Manufacturing

5 Ws of Floating Sensors

Wireless sensors inspired by Dandelions could be used to monitor climate change.

Briefs: Photonics/Optics

Optical Signal Amplifying Technique

Optical Signals can be retrieved from inherent background noise using Talbot effect to amplify them.

NASA Spinoff: Aerospace

Combating COVID-19 with Clean Air Tech

NASA-derived air-quality technologies help curtail the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.

Products: Test & Measurement

Product of the Month

A new suite helps Ada developers build safe, secure software as well as meet internal security and quality procedures.

Application Briefs: Motion Control

Stabilization Control of a Self-Balancing Robotic Vehicle

Students designed important components for self-balancing two-wheeled robotic vehicle.

Application Briefs: Test & Measurement

Improving Extrusion Press Performance with Hydraulics Upgrade

Many presses continue using inefficient and unreliable hydraulic pumps.

Briefs: Motion Control

Bendable Robot Arm Guided by Augmented Reality

The highly customizable robotic arm can be twisted and turned in all directions.

Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Soft Sensing, Self-Healing Materials for Robotic Hands and Arms

These materials can detect when they are damaged, take the necessary steps to temporarily heal themselves, and then resume work.

Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Novel Biosensors Set to Revolutionize Brain-Controlled Robotics

A carbon-based biosensor could drive new innovations in brain-controlled robotics.

Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control

Optimization Theory Leads the Way for Soft Robotics and Metamaterials Design

A new study challenges the conventional approach to designing soft robotics and metamaterials by utilizing the power of computer algorithms.

Articles: Data Acquisition

Rethinking Industrial Ethernet

IE may not be the best solution in every situation, says an industry expert.

Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

New Products

Modular robot platforms, automated crane systems, motion smoothing, and more.

Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Secure to the Core

One major concern for manufacturers is how safe and secure it is to open the OT network’s doors to the internet.

Application Briefs: Motion Control

An Omni-Directional Treadmill Revolutionizes VR

Infinadeck’s omni-directional treadmill debuted in 2018 when it provided Warner Brothers Studios with its prototype omni-directional virtual reality (VR) treadmill for the Steven Spielberg...