HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Waymo and Daimler to build self-driving trucks
The first truck will be a new version of the Freightliner Cascadia combined with Waymo’s automated driving.
A compact multi-axis servo system with high power density
The modular multi-axis servo system is designed with one, two and three-axis modules in various sizes or power classes.
High speed, ultra precise spline drive digital rotating torque transducers
These units are well suited for a broad range of applications including both performance and endurance testing of small pumps, motors, servo motors, gearboxes and actuators.
Locomation completes Midwest self-driving trucking pilot project
The pilot involved two autonomous trucks delivering goods to areas in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Video: MIT’s autonomous Roboats can now carry people
Would you take a ride on a 2 meter robot boat?
Digital sensors: Lower maintenance costs with increased reliability
New technology and analytics are driving change in all industries. There are new opportunities and more options for sensors thanks to the advancement of Industry 4.0 and the industrial internet of things (IIoT).
Engineered plastic solutions for material handling automation
igus® offers a variety of innovative plastic solutions for pallet storage, retrieval machines, industrial trucks and more.
Video: Automated, compliant pH measurements
Learn how to improve productivity and meet regulatory requirements for pH measurements with this video.
A new motion control automation solution
A drag-and-drop, visual blocks based programming ensures simple programming for motion control automation application and supporting peripherals.
Watch: NASA spacecraft samples asteroid Bennu
The craft made a historic touchdown on Bennu, an asteroid 200 million miles from Earth.
Video: AI-powered satellites monitor Earth’s changing environment
What can AI do for small satellites used to take high-fidelity photos?
Nokia to build cellular network on the moon
The network will be deployed on the lunar surface in late 2022.
Vitibot - 3D cameras on self-driving robots for vineyards
The young company Vitibot in Champagne (France) makes self-driving robots to work in vineyards.
Watch a drug-delivery microrobot navigate a colon
The untethered payload-packing bot flips and tumbles through the colon under externally applied magnetic manipulation.
New smooth body gear units for food processing and extreme environments
Nord Drivesystems has been developing innovative drive technology for over 50 years, and they are once again paving the way with their modular, cost-effective smooth body gear units for washdown applications.
Avoid ball screw failure through proper application design and preventive maintenance
Review the various ball screw failure modes and how Rockford Ball Screw (RBS) can assist with ball screw system design, maintenance, repair and replacement.
Video: High tech transport device helps organs, vaccines keep their cool
Vaccines and donor organs have been transported in enclosures as technologically sophisticated as beverage coolers, until now.
Facility tests wind turbine blades under realistic conditions
The system excites wind turbine blades in two directions at a time, allowing larger blades to be tested more quickly and accurately.
New drone automates breaching operations
Battle drone can automate some soldier functions.
Hyperloop certification center to be built in West Virginia
The center could help accelerate adoption of the so-called fifth mode of transportation.