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Samsung’s GEMS exoskeleton receives robotic certification
The exoskeleton also acquired a second certification for safety in machinery.
Fastening robot assembles quality parts fast
Screw driving robot makes production when space is tight, joining parts quickly and accurately.
Team builds drone inspired by the pufferfish
Engineers from the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Calgary have developed a drone that can expand and contract in response to potential dangers in its environment.
Video: Mayflower Autonomous Ship sets sail
During sea trials the solar- and wind-powered trimaran ship will collect oceanographic data in preparation for a trans-Atlantic voyage to Plymouth, Massachusetts, in the spring of 2021.
You can now pre-order flying taxi rides, but the wait is 2 to 3 years
Volocopter is taking 1,000 reservations for future flights at a cost of about $355 a ticket.
Report: GM may get into the flying car business
The company could join several startups and other transportation companies in development of a new generation of aircraft.
Schroeder Industries introduces a varnish elimination unit
Fluid conditioning technology company Schroeder Industries has introduced its Schroeder Varnish Elimination Unit (VEU).
Scientists build soft, self-actuated pump to alleviate bulkiness of mechatronic devices
Scientists used a single piece of hydrogel to construct a self-actuated microfluidic pump powered by an oscillatory chemical reaction, which subsequently produced pressurized oil.
FCI debuts new flow meter
The ST75 flow meter measures fuel gas, process gas, inert gas, waste gases and air in smaller line sizes while optimizing natural gas flow control for industrial ovens, heat chambers and furnaces, thereby reducing process and plant fuel costs.
Self-driving industrial vehicles get closer to mainstream
Startup Seegrid has raised $52 million in financing.
High performance sensors, made in America
Heavy-duty, high-reliability, standard and custom sensors, all designed to survive in your operating environment.
The Adaptive DFS – the intelligent screwdriving system for lightweight construction joints
The patented adaptive assembly unit Adaptive DFS can prescribe and monitor the feed speed and feeding procedure. The data reported by the control modules enable the automatic recognition of penetration points.
Removing the barriers to electromechanical design automation
Current electro-mechanical designs have many challenges that can significantly increase design effort and time-to-market.
Video: Early detection of algal blooms with smartphone app
The mobile application provides access to algal bloom satellite data for over 2,000 of the largest lakes and reservoirs in the U.S.
WMFTG introduces its new sine pump
The Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) has added to its MasoSine Certa family of high-performance sine pumps with the Certa 800.
Sundyne updates its vertical inline centrifugal pump
Pump manufacturer Sundyne has recently enhanced its LMV 803Lr direct-drive, vertical inline centrifugal pump, which is designed to work with high flow rates.
MIT monolithically 3D prints a mini magnetic pump
Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT’s) Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL) have 3D printed a miniature magnetically operated, valveless pump, all in one piece, or monolithically, but with different components and materials.
Blue-White Industries debuts metering pump that precisely doses harsh chemicals
The Chem-Pro CD1 multi-diaphragm metering pump from Blue-White Industries offers uninterrupted pumping for gas-forming chemicals, such as peracetic acid or sodium hypochlorite.
Project aims to clean plastic from ocean seabed using connected autonomous vehicles
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics and Services (CML) have developed an autonomous system for removing plastic waste from ocean seabeds.
Can sound predict ecosystem health?
A recent study investigated how to monitor ecosystem health using audio recording and artificial intelligence.