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Collaborators test cavitation monitoring system
German mechanical engineering company Voith and Iceland-based energy group Landsvirkjun are jointly developing technology for monitoring cavitation in hydropower plants.
Spinal cord stimulation system improves chronic pain treatment
Medical device company Nevro Corp. has received CE mark approval for its Senza Omnia Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) system.
DARPA, US Navy to build fully autonomous ships
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the U.S. Navy are attempting to develop a fleet of entirely autonomous warships.
Faulhaber brings integrated speed controller for flat motors to market
The BXT family of brushless DC servomotors with especially short design has been expanded with a diameter-compliant, integrated speed controller.
Smartphones could be the key to widespread COVID-19 testing
University of Pittsburgh professors are working on a way to make inexpensive, non-invasive at-home testing readily available, without the need of clinicians or special medical equipment.
Self-driving freight startup to provide all-electric vehicles for Swedish drink company
Einride will enable zero emissions trucks for Swedish vendor Oatly.
Online portal tracks, forecasts COVID-19 cases
The tool predicts COVID-19 disease transmission based on county data of daily reported infections and current movement restrictions, such as shelter-in-place and social distancing orders.
Self-driving truck startup begins research project in Ohio
Locomation will test its autonomous vehicle platform at a facility track before it goes on the road.
Optical biosensor simplifies self-monitoring for gout patients
A minimally invasive biosensor system designed at Texas A&M University may help patients better gauge their condition by self-monitoring blood urate levels.
Watch: Gecko feet prove that robots need toes to climb
Researchers from the University of California, Berkely and Nanjin University of Aeronautics and Astronautics studied gecko feet for inspiration for wall-climbing robots.
Collaborators working on asset inspection tool for oil and gas infrastructure
Operation solutions firm Wood and the National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) are jointly developing a tool for autonomously inspecting critical industrial equipment for subsea oil and gas infrastructure.
Team develops line of soft robots inspired by the cheetah
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a cheetah inspired robot that can achieve greater speeds than other soft robots.
Corrugated tubing vs triflex® R on multi-axis robots
Still stuffing your robot's cables into corrugated tubing? Consider switching to triflex® R. Here's why.
Cardiac health monitoring with an ECG device disguised as a necklace
A piece of jewelry incorporating a single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) may be the newest accessory for those at risk of atrial fibrillation.
Magnetic systems aid automated material handling applications
Magnetic Sheet Fanners, Transporter® LP's, and Transfer Conveyors increase production speeds in automated material handling applications.
Defense Department seeking predictive AI for soldier behavior
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) of the Defense Department has issued a solicitation for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) that could detect fluctuations in a soldier’s behavior.
Top 5 industrial robotics applications
From food processing to automotive production, industrial robots are becoming ubiquitous. Highly-automated and programmable, these machines execute repetitive tasks with high precision, reliability and throughput.
Soft 3D-printed microbots created by Linköping University researchers
Researchers at Sweden’s Linköping University have developed a soft 3D-printed microrobot.
Virginia Tech team creating a tube pump for desalination applications
In a bid to remove salt and other minerals from ocean salt water, otherwise known as desalination, without using bulky hydraulic pumps, a team from Virginia Tech has developed a simplified pump composed of a fluidic flexible matrix composite material.
Companies working together to offer ventilator components
Johnson Matthey and Hoerbiger Flow Control are offering ventilator components in Europe to the fight against COVID-19.