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Device to let users control their smart homes via breathing
The "breathing-driven Human-Machine Interface (HMI) system" is a self-powered unit that fits within the wearer’s nostrils and uses triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) to convert mechanical energy from the environment to electricity.
Sensors and AI collaborate for stroke recovery
The tool will now be used to identify the degree of motions that result in the highest recovery in patients' capacity to move freely and take care of themselves post stroke.
How to troubleshoot hydraulic systems
Faults and problems are bound to arise in fluid power systems. For instance, engineers are sometimes plagued with challenges related to pressure, flow, leakage and vibration. The first step to solve the problem is to troubleshoot the hydraulic system.
Video: Fundamentals of light curtains
Light curtains are quite effective for two reasons: they remove physical barriers which might slow manufacturing and operator tasks, and they are automated, which mitigates the ability of a haphazard user from bypassing critical safety protocols.
Guidance for digital twin adoption in the water sector
A roadmap for digital twin implementation to advance the water industry has been prepared by the Smart Water Networks Forum.
Video: This snake-inspired robot performs oil and gas inspections
The MiniX Snake-arm Robot features an HD camera for inspecting inside pressure vessels as part of OCRobotics’ small inspection series of robots.
Microrobots for oral hygiene
Dental hygiene tasks — including brushing, flossing and rinsing — could potentially be carried out by the microrobots that can adapt themselves to the shape of teeth via magnetic fields.
Video: Comau and Seabery unveil robotic welding training to expand opportunities and promote an increasingly skilled workforce
The dedicated solution combines Seabery’s patented, augmented reality technology-based Soldamatic simulated welding training and Comau’s e.DOTM educational robot.
Drone delivery of chemo being trialed in the UK
The trial is intended to demonstrate that drones can offer not only prompt delivery of critical medications, but also cut costs and carbon emissions.
Teledyne FLIR introduces multispectral surveillance systems for military and homeland security applications
Teledyne FLIR LLC has introduced its SeaFLIR 240 and TacFLIR 240 high-definition multispectral surveillance systems for military and homeland security applications on land and at sea.
Video: Software tool helps water utilities get the lead out
The platform analyzes current data about lead pipes, formulates an inspection plan and provides predictions of presence of lead service lines.
Report: Industrial robots increase co-worker substance abuse, mental-health issues
Although industrial robots are designed to take over strenuous and physically demanding tasks in the warehouse and manufacturing spaces, they are also reportedly increasing adverse mental health issues among human workers.
Video: Indoor security drone closer to development with new funding
The Israeli startup is expected to use that funding to further develop its Tando indoor security drone, which performs security and monitoring tasks in warehouses, data centers, retail hubs and office buildings, among others.
A tool for detecting extraterrestrial life
The discovery of extraterrestrial life may depend on deployment of a portable device that detects organic residue in fossils tens of millions of years old.
Portable platform quantifies pesticide residues
The enzyme-free analytical system rapidly quantifies glyphosate pesticide residues in agricultural products.
Watch as Israel's Ministry of Defense unveils its autonomous armed robotic vehicle
The Medium Robotic Combat Vehicle (M-RCV) is an autonomous solution for performing reconnaissance and controlled lethality in all-terrain conditions.
Grant awarded for research into microfluidic flow control for precision irrigation — University of Michigan
These systems have the potential to improve efficiency of water and fertilizer use while improving crop quality and consistency by addressing the irrigation needs of individual plants due to the unique hyper-local conditions surrounding them.
Partners design an automated, continuous flow system to help wastewater treatment plants manage brown grease
The system captures brown grease at wastewater treatment plants, converting this pesky pollutant into biodiesel.
Reliable gear units from NORD Drivesystems withstand extreme conditions of the steel industry
These gear units and motors ensure continuous performance and are engineered to handle the toughest loads and environmental hazards.
Video: New drone payload detects airborne threats, biological agents from above
The Teledyne FLIR MUVE B330 can reportedly detect airborne threats and potentially deadly biological agents continuously, allowing operators to quickly assess threat perimeters and collect samples.