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Linear encoders and the increasing accuracy of optical patterning
A linear encoder is a positional feedback device that consists of a sensor (readhead) and scale that work in conjunction to sense and feedback linear position.
Interroll expands performance range of its synchronous drum motors
The compact motor features a diameter of 138 mm and an output of 1.8 kW.
Video: Celebrate Earth Day 2021 with NASA
Live talks, games, videos and downloadable posters and books are now online during NASA’s Earth Day Virtual Event.
Watch material handling robot 'bolt' through the warehouse space
Bolt autonomously handles tasks in the warehouse.
Watch as this robot takes on construction site tasks
Baubot aims to automate dangerous tasks on the construction site.
NRC seeks input on AI and nuclear power plant safety
Can advanced computational and predictive capabilities involving artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning improve nuclear power safety?
Team using low-cost tech to reduce the cost and carbon footprint of pressurized irrigation
Researchers from the Department of Agronomy of the University of Córdoba are testing a technology that takes advantage of the excess pressure of the grid to generate energy.
Model based on cavitation bubbles to improve hydraulic systems
Engineers used what they know about cavitation to build the model.
Hydraulic linear drives from Bosch Rexroth undergo redesign
Bosch Rexroth’s hydraulic linear drive CytroForce design concept squeezes previously bulky structures into a smart compact axis for power, movement and positioning tasks.
How exoskeletons can boost Army soldier’s performance
The Army Research Lab studies how intelligent agents and humans adapt to each other.
Watch: First US design for fully electric tug
The design includes an Azimuthing drive propulsion system with two 1,800 kW motors and a 6 MWh battery.
Video: Lynx Fleet solution enhances digital capabilities for transport refrigeration
Advanced internet of things, machine learning and analytics technology connect the cold chain in the cloud.
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter takes flight on Mars
The 30 second flight is the first ever to take place on another planet.
Video: Software speeds design of complex DNA nanodevices
The tool designs more complex DNA robots and nanodevices than were possible before in a fraction of the time.
Video: Dill from Pickle Robots boasts super fast box-unloading speeds
Dill can unload double the number of boxes per hour that humans can.
Watch item-handling robot take on material handling tasks
Item-handling robot will automate material handling tasks in warehouses.
Watch NASA news: Asteroid Bennu is disturbed; Return to the moon with SpaceX
OSIRIS-REx left its aeronautical footprint on asteroid Bennu, and SpaceX is selected to return astronauts to the moon.
Watch patches replace plugs during Porsche Taycan production
Robotically applied sealing patches replace the manual insertion of plastic plugs.
Watch a snake-bot swim through hoops
Snake-bot will literally swim through hoops to inspect ship hulls, pipelines.
Automation and machine learning improve accuracy in nanofiber fabrication assessment
A new automatic process to assess quality in nanofiber fabrication produced results 30% more accurate than current assessment techniques.