Mechanical/​Mechatronics

Stay updated on advancements in mechanical components and mechatronics systems. New technologies in MEMs, fluid systems, and propulsion are driving breakthroughs in transportation, electrification, autonomous driving, and manufacturing.

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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
High-performance laser trackers, gimbal motors, air-quality sensors, and more.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The device combines with body power to treat tendon disease and damage, and sports injuries.
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Briefs: Materials
A reversible polymer changes color when it senses a material is about to fail.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Modular robot platforms, automated crane systems, motion smoothing, and more.
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Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Many presses continue using inefficient and unreliable hydraulic pumps.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Rowheel, which was a winning technology at SAE’s Create the Future Design Contest in 2010, continues to roll forward.
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INSIDER: Research Lab
The first fully autonomous biohybrid fish from human stem-cell-derived cardiac muscle cells has been developed by Harvard University researchers in collaboration with colleagues from Emory...
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INSIDER: Motion Control
High-resolution solid-state lidar using an array of MEMS switches will reduce its cost to match that of inexpensive, chip-based cameras and radar systems — removing a major barrier to...
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INSIDER: Government
Carnegie Mellon University's Corey Harper, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Heinz School of Public Policy, led a study that...
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Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
The wire harness is changing as vehicles become “computers on wheels.” A reader asks how electrification impacts the wiring harness.
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Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
You can design something special when you begin with a blank piece of paper on a wall. Editor Ed Brown shares a lesson learned from his early days as an engineer.
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Special Reports: Energy
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Engine Technology - March 2022
From diesel to electric to hydrogen, SAE's Truck & Off-Highway Engineering magazine reports on the latest advances in commercial vehicle engines. Stay up to date with this compendium of recent articles...

Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A Smart Gadget, a simulator module, and a holographic display.
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Facility Focus: Robotics, Automation & Control
Michigan engineers and collaborators are improving smart infrastructure, autonomous transportation, weather prediction, nuclear non-proliferation, and more.
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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Smart contactors, an industrial edge platform, tiny engines, and more.
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Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
What began as a research tool to collect aerodynamic data from research aircraft is now solving technical challenges for NASA.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The simulations provide insight on the models needed to simulate a full-scale landing event.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The handheld printer deposits sheets of skin to cover large burn wounds and its bio-ink accelerates healing.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This system would extend the life of CubeSat satellites.
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Briefs: Manned Systems
The engine could make rockets not only more fuel-efficient, but also more lightweight and less complicated to construct.
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Briefs: Energy
The system could allow for flight speeds of Mach 6 to 17 and would have applications in air and space travel.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
A new catalyst and microchannel reactors improve efficiency and cost of the process.
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Briefs: Manned Systems
This scalable power processing unit (PPU) is for use with low-power Hall effect thrusters.
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Briefs: Nanotechnology
Mechanical properties, such as strength and ductility, can be improved for car, plane, and building components.
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Articles: Electronics & Computers
Find the right components that protect your electronics from the effects of temperature and moisture.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Automation can crumble, even when only one cog is loose, says Brad Walters from Monnit.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Battery monitoring, flow meters, torque sensors, and more.
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Technology Leaders: Photonics/Optics
The method combines concepts of global and local stereo methods for accurate, pixel- wise matching at low runtime.
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INSIDER: Propulsion
This new advance could pave the way for smaller, lighter, and more effective micro flying robots for environmental monitoring, search and rescue, and deployment in hazardous...
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