Automation and Control

HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • Keep critical crossbelt sorters up during peak times

    What if your crossbelt sorter had 100% availability with zero unplanned stops?

  • Passive sampling torpedo takes aim at wastewater-borne SARS-CoV-2

    The Torpedo Passive Sampler detects the virus responsible for COVID-19 in wastewater systems.

  • Watch: Moth-killing drones to protect greenhouse crops

    Moth-killing drones can distinguish good pests from bad.

  • Precise color recognition in industrial measurement tasks

    The color sensor CFO is used for color recognition and sorting in the production process.

  • How to reduce stepper motor noise and vibration in motion control

    Reducing the noise and vibration from stepper motors can increase their performance and lifespan.

  • Omron 'to free people from monotonous work' with new sensor

    New sensor will help to automate monotonous tasks.

  • Video: General Measure launches second generation intelligent bagging machine

    Process speed is increased, and a bag filler with single hopper can pack 1,000 pieces/hour.

  • Watch as severed swimming robots repair themselves

    Swimming robots demonstrate self-healing properties in the lab.

  • Video: Team of autonomous devices delivers data about hazardous environments

    The multi-robot, multi-sensor devices survey and sample potentially dangerous environments.

  • Trend energy usage over time to identify waste and inefficiencies

    What if you could lower your annual energy spending without significant capital investment?

  • Magnetically guided micro-bots to take aim at gliomas

    The micro-bots can deliver medicinal payloads to locations within the body.

  • RFID-reading robot determines consumer behavior

    Robot can make predictions about consumer behavior.

  • Industrial Motors in Motion (March 7-13)

    Electric motors are so ubiquitous that they often go overlooked and underappreciated. So how do we shine a spotlight on one of engineering's most integral technologies? We throw a week-long party for it.

  • Video: Rocket Lab plans on doing the Neutron launch

    A reusable rocket is being designed to launch satellites into mega constellations and support space missions helmed by humans

  • Video: Robots can scan and dig for cable, pipe installation

    A pair of robots will automate drilling for cable and pipe installation.

  • Underwater robot to assist lifeguards in life-saving operations

    Robot lifeguards to bring distressed swimmers to safety.

  • How our environmental control units solve your clean room challenges

    Air Innovations designs and manufactures unitary and custom systems for clean rooms and critical environments. Our units control temperature, humidity and pressure in any application and can be tailored to your exact specifications.

  • Emerging robotics technology may lead to better buildings in less time

    Currently in testing, a robotic system developed at Purdue University to work in construction settings incorporates innovative mechanical design with advances in computer vision sensing technology.

  • Team investigates the future role of robots in healthcare

    Robots could potentially prescribe meds in the future.

  • Watch a gripper robot that can handle food, tools

    KIMM team develops "gripping" technology.

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