Automation and Control

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  • 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.

  • Prototype code enhances building HVAC efficiency

    Prototype deep learning code streamlines implementation of HVAC controls for 50% more efficient buildings.

  • The role of automation in automotive manufacturing

    Since the inception of vehicles, automation has played some role in car building.

  • Video: Robot to automate agricultural tasks

    Carry automates crop-picking tasks.

  • Watch a wearable medical monitor that multitasks

    The device tracks blood pressure, measures lactate, caffeine and alcohol in sweat, and gauges glucose levels in interstitial fluids.

  • 'Digging' robot can locate objects concealed by granular media

    The Digging Finger could find buried cable, perform IED detection tasks.

  • DIY maintenance for EV owners

    Weekend grease monkeys may need to get acquainted with new systems and habits to keep their EVs in tip-top shape.

  • Attend the virtual ETAP Annual Global Conference 2021

    The provider of intelligent, model-driven power systems solutions invites industry professionals to its Annual ETAP Global Conference, held virtually March 16 to March 18.

  • Drones developed to inspect oil and gas platforms for gas leaks

    Firm develops drones for inspecting oil and gas assets.

  • Researchers develop drone for locating orphaned oil and gas wells

    Drones will locate orphaned oil and gas wells using a magnetometer.

  • Collaborative robot packs two million circuit boards per year

    Collaborative robot packs two million printed circuit boards per year, yields 25 percent productivity increase.

  • Good practice guide to maintain motor efficiency

    The guide helps users obtain three-phase electric motor repairs and rewinds that maintain a motor’s energy efficiency and reliability.

  • THK Mobile Showroom

    THK Mobile Showroom is a trade show on wheels.

  • E-spool flex cable reel for continuous panel feed in industrial robots

    The cable reel has no slip ring and is perfect for industrial robot users.

  • Radiative cooling combines with solar heating in hybrid design

    A prototype device was demonstrated to cool interior spaces without using electricity and to capture solar energy to heat water.

  • Video: Touchdown as Perseverance lands on Mars

    After a seven month, 300 million mile journey, the NASA rover landed safely on the red planet.

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