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Products: Motion Control
Positioning System
H2W Technologies (Santa Clarita, CA) offers the SRT-030/360-026-01 two-axis X-Theta positioning system for motion control applications that require coordinated linear and rotary positioning. The system consists...
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
An inexpensive gyroscope could help drones and autonomous cars stay on track without a GPS signal.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
By observing humans, robots learn to perform complex tasks such as setting a table.
Briefs: Motion Control
This type of energy source could be the basis for robots that seek out and “eat” metal, breaking down its chemical bonds for energy like humans do with food.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Combined muscles and sensors made from soft materials allow for adaptable robots.
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
The next generation of exploration rovers will need to be good at climbing hills covered with loose material and avoiding entrapment on soft granular surfaces. Built with wheeled appendages that can be...
Blog: Software
New software sets the stage for A.I.-enabled robotic prostheses that predict user terrain and initiate mechanical changes accordingly.
Question of the Week: Robotics, Automation & Control
Will Soft Robots Reach Cheetah-Like Speeds?
Our lead INSIDER story today featured a proof-of-concept robot that moves at almost 3 body lengths a second.
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A proof-of-concept soft robot has a cheetah-like gait that avoids the usual crawl.
Articles: Aerospace
The last thing you probably do when a fly buzzes toward you is marvel at its graceful wing and body kinematics. But that’s exactly what researchers at Cornell University’s Itai Cohen Group do...
Briefs: Materials
The domino effect is used to design deployable systems that expand quickly with a small push and are stable and locked into place after deployment.
Briefs: Motion Control
The technique could be used to improve navigation for robots, drones, or pedestrians.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
This instrument has applications in medical equipment, robotics, and satellites.
Special Reports: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Medical Manufacturing and Outsourcing - May 2020
How are advances in automation/robotics, welding, 3D printing, and other fabrication technologies shaping the future of medical device manufacturing? Find out in this Special Report – a...Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
By taking a closer look at the delta deposits on Mars, Stanford University researchers concluded that the Jezero Crater is still the best place to search for signs of life on Mars.
Question of the Week: Energy
Will 'Metal-Air Scavengers' Power Vehicles and Robots?
Penn Engineering researchers have introduced a "metal-air scavenger" vehicle, which gets energy not from a battery, but from breaking chemical bonds in the aluminum surface it travels over. The technology, which works like both a battery and an energy harvester, has 13 times more energy density...
Blog: Medical
In just three weeks, the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) at UC Berkeley built a robotic COVID-19 laboratory.
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
The newest edition of NASA's small, foldable robots successfully traversed rugged terrain in the Mars Yard at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Robots are in high demand as medical professionals seek hands-free ways to disinfect environments and contain the spread of coronavirus and COVID-19.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Applications include homeland security, vehicle anti-collision systems, telecommunications systems, and industrial instrumentation.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The newest PLCs can directly access Internet resources, much like a mobile device, to obtain information for improving operations.
Briefs: Nanotechnology
These materials can be used in soft robotics, self-healing electronics, and medical devices.
Facility Focus: Semiconductors & ICs
See some of the world-changing tools and technologies launched by Caltech scientists, from earthquake monitoring to helping the blind see.
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
Manufacturers are beginning to realize the same benefits by cloud-connecting their equipment and processes on the shop floor.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
As advancements in technology continue to define how pneumatic or electromechanical linear devices lift, move, or place a load, the requirements of excellent closed-loop positioning and accuracy greatly increase
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Robot-assisted surgery has advanced dramatically over the past decade in almost every surgical sub-specialty. Robot-assisted surgery is usually performed using surgical robot systems that involve...
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Square trusses replace round for enhanced strength and robotics compatibility.
Briefs: Software
This technology could help control driverless cars and automated warehouses.
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Rutgers University engineers have created a tabletop device that can draw blood or insert catheters to deliver fluids and drugs. The device can accurately pinpoint blood vessels, improving success...
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Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: AR/AI
The Real Impact of AR and AI in the Industrial Equipment Industry
Upcoming Webinars: Motion Control
Next-Generation Linear and Rotary Stages: When Ultra Precision...
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