Automation and Control

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  • New tool measures radio frequency waves in fusion plasmas

    A new approach to measuring radio frequency waves in fusion plasmas was demonstrated.

  • Robots cruise Singapore streets in search of bad behavior

    Singapore is testing robots to patrol the streets in search of those engaged in bad behavior like smoking in non-smoking areas.

  • CRISPR tech pinpoints parasites in water

    The method can identify the presence of even a single microorganism within a given sample, which is signaled by a fluorescent glow.

  • Glasgow engineers create worm-like robots

    New robots can stretch nine times their length.

  • Mars rover successfully grabs rock sample

    NASA confirms that its Perseverance Mars rover has successfully retrieved its first rock drill sample for return to Earth.

  • Video: NASA space lasers precisely map hidden Antarctic lakes

    Satellite data reveal the presence of two previously unknown active sub glacial lakes.

  • Bürkert Fluid Control Systems debuts new line of seat valves

    Bürkert introduces its new line of seat valves.

  • Ross Controls introduces its M35 series double valves for external monitoring

    The M35 series valve is designed to supply air to a zone or entire machine/system until signaled to shut off and exhaust residual downstream pneumatic energy from the machine.

  • Monitoring of gas scrubbers by means of sonic velocity

    The measuring system reliably displays concentrations of both scrubbing liquid and salt content.

  • Video: Demo of magnetic capture system seizing space debris

    The system successfully captured a simulated piece of space junk in orbit.

  • Team aims to expand human-robot collaborations in manufacturing

    AI is being trained to detect what humans will do next.

  • Watch this motorless robot arm bend, stretch and twist

    This omnidirectional octopus-like robot arm can stretch, bend and twist without a motor.

  • Liquid-filled flexible fiber strengthens data transmission

    A new stretchable optical fiber consists of a continuous liquid glycerol core contained within a transparent fluoropolymer sheath.

  • Army completes testing of an anti-drone laser

    System can shoot down suspicious drones.

  • AI recognizes footprints, but doesn't outperform experts

    AI does not outperform experts, but could help alleviate the burden on them.

  • Laser beams made visible in vacuum

    To perform quantum experiments, individual atoms need to be transported into exactly the right position.

  • Video: New robot pulls punches like the mantis shrimp

    Robot mimics the powerful punch of the mantis shrimp.

  • OrionStar introduces its robot waiter

    Lucki is designed to fill a labor shortage in the service industry.

  • Startup using submarines to autonomously map the ocean floor

    The e-AUVs can be used to conduct surveys up to 985 ft.

  • Tesla Bot could take on mundane, everyday tasks

    Elon Musk announced plans during the company's inaugural AI Day.

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