Automation and Control

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  • Ericsson launches its Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF) solution

    Ericsson’s NWDAF can reduce costs by up to 45% through smart data acquisition, efficient integration, simpler orchestration and optimized footprint.

  • Video: New robot takes the sting out of vaccinations

    Cobi the autonomous robot delivers the vaccine via a high-pressure fluid jet — no thicker than a strand of human hair — deep into a patient’s arm tissue without a needle.

  • Robotic screwdriver delivers high quality assembly

    Fastening robot for production where floor space is premium and quality assurance counts. The Viper robot drives screws into parts fast and delivers accurately assembly every time.

  • Respiratory responses to air pollution assessed with microfluidic device

    The microfluidic device-on-a-chip simulates lung airways for use in analyzing the detrimental impacts of air pollution on respiratory function.

  • Similarities of digital and fluid logic

    Digital signals are constructed of ones and zeroes. In fact, the power button symbol on most electronic devices pays homage to this choice of binary states.

  • Video: Defense manufacturers to disable robot swarms with lasers

    Watch as General Dynamics Land Systems and Epirus Inc. counter drones, drone swarms and the electronics of adversaries with laser technology developed by Epirus.

  • Marines deploy robot in underwater explosives detonation

    “This robot gives Marines eyes in the water,” said Master Sgt. Patrick Hilty, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal project officer at MCSC. “It is a capability the Marine Corps has never before had.”

  • Ultimaker, Imaginables and FUJIFILM Business Innovation Australia collaborate to bring 3D printing to classrooms

    The partnership seeks to supply the growing demands of educational institutions looking to plug the additive manufacturing skills gap.

  • New manufacturing facility bringing Watson-Marlow closer to customers in this US region

    The site will incorporate a suite of eight ISO14644-1 Class 7 cleanrooms, warehousing and offices.

  • Pneumatic conveying systems: Answers to 3 FAQs

    Here are answers to the most pressing questions about pneumatic conveyors.

  • Video: Keeping an eye on the electricity network during COP26

    Grid network monitors are being installed in Scotland to maximize electrical capacity for green energy solutions during the conference.

  • 3D printing expedites coral reef restoration

    Support structures printed with calcium carbonate photo-initiated ink speed reef colonization.

  • Automate farm inventory management with AgriView

    A software-as-a-service web application is designed for the needs of agricultural cooperatives, seed companies, and suppliers of fertilizers and agricultural chemicals.

  • Transform ordinary pipe into a powerful conveyer for abrasive and heavy materials

    The conveying rate is typically twice that of ordinary air powered conveyors.

  • Watch a demonstration of this interior painting robot

    MYRO was designed to automate certain aspects of the construction industry and is reportedly 10 times faster at interior painting tasks than manual labor and is designed for 24 hours of operation.

  • Fluid vs. electric actuators: What's the better technology?

    Are new electric actuators better than proven hydraulic or pneumatic designs?

  • Grocery stores in Europe to employ disinfecting robots

    Grocery stores feature a number of high traffic surfaces — refrigerator door handles, shopping cart handles and produce among others — that harbor potentially harmful bacteria and even antibiotic resistant bacteria.

  • Microextraction probe speeds safeguards analysis

    Faster measurement of isotopic ratios of uranium and plutonium will help analysts detect the presence of undeclared nuclear activities or material.

  • Flippy Wings the chicken wing flipping robot developed by Miso Robotics

    The Flippy Wings robot is an autonomous robot designed to fry chicken wings in restaurants, thereby freeing up staff to take on higher value, customer facing tasks.

  • Video: Autonomous drone re-supplies deployed military personnel

    Autonomous electric-powered drones from Bell promise to keep deployed military personnel safe and concealed with drone deliveries of food, medical supplies and ammunition.

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