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Watch: Robot bartender strives to improve customer relations
Dubbed BRILLO, the robotic system features a humanoid bust, two robotic arms for making drinks and a monitor-based face capable of producing different facial expressions according to interactions with human customers.
A cheap and efficient carbon capture component
Off-the-shelf melamine powder forms the basis of an inexpensive material that could be of value on curbing carbon emissions.
Collaborative robots to pick, handle and transport large payloads
The so-called Omnid Mocobots, which feature a mobile base and robotic arm, are designed to safely collaborate with each other as well as with humans to complete straining manual tasks.
New international course promises to address AI skills shortage
The new MSc course in Artificial Intelligence and Human Factors is expected to address a global skills shortage in AI.
Watch this reconfigurable robot change shape
In addition to modifying its shape to pass through narrow spaces, the robot can reconfigure itself by widening its stance when handling heavy objects.
New automated packaging machine from Ranpak
The Flap’it is a machine designed for automating the packaging of small products, earning its name for its ability to adjust itself to the height of the product to be packaged and securing it in place using inner flaps and a cushioning bumper.
Funds support research on renewable energy contributions to grid reliability
Funds are being allocated by the U.S. Department of Energy to support projects demonstrating how the U.S. electricity grid can reliably run with a mix of solar, wind and battery energy storage systems.
Proper ventilation helps clear the office air of COVID
Learn which ventilation measures both protect worker health and deliver energy-efficient outcomes.
VERICUT releases Version 9.3 – Smarter software for smarter machining
The utility of the software is expanded for machine simulation, verification and optimization for all types of CNC machining, additive and hybrid manufacturing processes.
Ogura's new large bore brakes for robotic and medical equipment
The MCNB-HS series power-off spring applied brakes have oversized bores to allow wires to pass through the shaft’s hollow bore.
New hydraulic power pack options for portable machine tools
The Enerpac PP-Series includes four hydraulic power packs comprising two electric- and two diesel-powered models. Variable pumps within the power packs allow pressure and flow to be adjusted for specific applications, according to the company.
How carbon emissions will change the plastics industry
Despite an anticipated increase in the deployment of recycling systems, humans generated 460 million tons of plastic in 2019, and usage will continue to climb.
How robotics is changing the drywall industry
Canvas’s response to current building industry challenges is to focus on safety, efficiency and quality, while training workers for the jobs of the future.
AI system speeds sepsis diagnosis
The machine learning system quickly identifies patients at risk for the illness, which is difficult to detect and develops rapidly.
Video: DURABIO, a plant-based bio plastic, adopted for industry’s first biomass helmet
The bio-based plastic offers excellent scratch resistance, color retention, durability and heat resistance.
A robotic hand that can lift 1,000 times its body weight
The artificial muscles, dubbed GeometRy-based Actuators that Contract and Elongate (GRACE), are composed of 18 3D actuators combined in the shape of a robotic hand.
Initiative to cut CdTe solar cell costs
A $20 million initiative is designed to make cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells less expensive, more efficient and develop new markets for solar cell products.
EV battery enclosure thermal runaway evaluation method
The test method supports performance assessment of various materials to enhance electric vehicle (EV) battery safety.
Marine electric motors – engineering solutions together with Arnold Magnetic Technologies
Today’s boat engines, gallon-for-gallon, emit more pollutants than vehicles on the road do. Many manufacturers of personal watercraft initially switched to outboard propulsion and are now looking to electric motors as the next step.
Plant-based membrane remediates metal-laden water
Proteins harvested from oilseed meal residue have been demonstrated to effectively adsorb heavy metal contaminants from aqueous systems.