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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
A new type of control system may broaden robots’ range of tasks and allow safer interactions with people.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Pneumatic technologies such as control valves continue to evolve, incorporating sensors, industrial network interfaces, wireless technology, and more.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The tiny device accurately measures acceleration in smaller navigation systems and other devices.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
These actuators can compete with electrical and pneumatic systems.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Shape and environment can cause materials to move without motors or hands.
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
Servo drives, magnetic angle sensors, draw wires, and more.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A prototype version could be demonstrated on a large cargo lunar lander.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
These robots could perform basic healthcare tasks to support the work of doctors and nurses.
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
In North America alone, the gripper market is worth roughly $100 million — and that number is expected to climb up to 5 percent each year.
Briefs: Motion Control
Emerging robotics technology may lead to better buildings in less time.
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Army-funded researchers created nanosized robots that could enable locomotion, novel metamaterial design, and high-fidelity sensors. Cornell University researchers created micron-sized shape memory actuators that...
INSIDER: Software
There are some tasks that traditional rigid robots aren’t cut out for. Soft-bodied robots, on the other hand, may be able to interact with people more safely or slip into tight spaces with ease. But...
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Robotics researchers are developing exoskeleton legs capable of thinking and making control decisions on their own using sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
Briefs: Aerospace
Onboard cameras can be used to keep damaged quadcopters in the air and flying stably, even without GPS.
Briefs: Unmanned Systems
Hundreds of drones can recharge autonomously on unmanned ground vehicles.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Equipment designers can simplify design efforts and adjust controller platforms as needed when they standardize on electronic input/output products.
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
With new vehicles, automotive manufacturers will need to closely monitor the current flowing to the motor.
INSIDER: Motion Control
Perseverance – the largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world – touched down on Mars last week after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles. About the size of a car, the...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
A research team from National University of Singapore (NUS) has taken a first step towards improving the safety and precision of industrial robotic arms by developing a new range of...
Special Reports: Robotics, Automation & Control
Test & Measurement - February 2021
Sensors to search for ancient life on Mars...nano-thermometers that could revolutionize temperature measurement...a major advance in semiconductor testing. These are just a few of the technologies you'll read...Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Applications include aiding patients with impaired hand muscle strength and in manufacturing for operating tools for extended periods of time.
Application Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
See why Mohawk Innovative Technology, Inc. is excited for the potential of additive manufacturing.
Articles: Electronics & Computers
Electronic Device Manufacturers Shouldn’t Fear Custom Connector Solutions — They Should Embrace Them
As 5G arrives, devices will need to expand I/O counts at the controller, as well as overall networking capabilities.
Articles: Motion Control
When specifying servo motors for applications like a new machine or CNC retrofit, there are many considerations regarding servo motor performance and sizing.
Briefs: Motion Control
The integrated tool eliminates the need for manual operators or additional custom fixtures.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This system can track the motion of the entire body with a small sensory network.
Application Briefs: Motion Control
New online tools — coupled with online libraries of pre-selected and tested component specifications — simplify machine design.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A technique enables manufacturing of minuscule robots by interlocking multiple materials in a complex way.
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