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Rat robot crawls through narrow passageways
In the lab, SQuRO passed through irregular narrow passageways with an inner width of 90 mm and navigated a slope of 15°.
Video: New H-FLO series eccentric disc pumps for hygienic applications requiring high flow rates
The H-FLO series also features an all-stainless-steel construction and fewer moving parts, resulting in reduced maintenance and downtime.
Digital platform designed for smarter wastewater treatment
An off-the-shelf suite of digital solutions from Xylem is designed to advance water utility digitization at conventional activated sludge plants.
UCF awarded DOE grant for pre-packaged heating and cooling system to reduce energy use in older homes
The pod system is expected to reduce energy use by 50% to 75% and is less disruptive to install relative to other upgrade solution.
Giant humanoid robot cleans, maintains railway powerlines
The robot prototype — developed jointly by JR West, Man-Machine Synergy Effectors Inc. and Nippon Singal — is affixed to a crane truck that travels along the rail tracks.
GEFA double offset butterfly valve for cryogenic applications
The valve is designed with a spherical sealing surface on the disc which allows switching with minimum wear and offers the highest level of tightness and low torques simultaneously.
The Warman WBH centrifugal slurry pump for high performance plus energy savings
With the patented Wear Reduction Technology (WRT) integrated into the Warman WBH pump, handling of even the most difficult slurries is enhanced.
Enhanced safety and reliability with Emerson’s new ASCO series angle seat valves
The series 290D has been specially designed with a highly reliable fluid control mechanism that delivers extremely safe shutdown.
Sonos is about to introduce its own voice assistant
The audio tech giant will roll out its most important update to date on June 1.
StrataStar from Halliburton promises real-time multilayer drilling visualization
The StrataStar service acquires real-time measurement and visualization of surrounding geology and fluids up to 30 ft around the wellbore.
Video: Boeing introduces its Ghost Bat drone
Watch as Boeing's Ghost Bat drone, so named for the Australian mammal known to travel in packs, detecting and hunting prey, takes flight.
How to select and size electric motors like a pro: Answers to 5 FAQs
Wrongly selecting or sizing an electric motor for an application causes several challenges for engineers and facility managers.
Watch the final qualification test of the Orion spacecraft abort motor
The 17 ft tall abort motor is designed to increase astronaut safety on the pad and through initial ascent.
Video: James Webb Telescope now in focus
The alignment of the telescope across all of Webb’s instruments can be seen in a series of images that captures the observatory’s full field of view.
AMETEK Haydon Kerk Pittman unveils new 57 mm size in IDEA motor series
The programmable drive is designed for real-time, embedded motion control and is well-suited for autonomous and precise single-axis motion.
Spot the robot dog to be outfitted with chemical hazard sensor
In addition to being paired with Spot the robot dog, the MUVE C360 is also compatible with unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs), detecting chemical threats from above while Spot detects them from below.
A doctor, a firefighter, a Mick Jagger impersonator: Spot the robot dog does it all
Follow along with Engineering360 as it explores the many professions that Spot the robot dog has taken on in its very brief lifetime.
ABB’s High Speed Alignment software increases robot speeds by 70%, accuracy by 50%
ABB’s High Speed Alignment software is reportedly the first to offer manufacturers the ability to increase the speed of 6-axis robots by 70%, and accuracy by 50%.
HVAC Week (May 22 - 28)
HVAC engineering lies at the intersection of COVID-19 and climate change. This is why it might save the world.
Video: Aquatic drone measures water quality in streams, rivers
Dubbed AquaBOT, the aquatic drone searches for water quality indicators such as nitrate, temperature and dissolved oxygen along the entire length of mid-sized streams.