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Small soil-moisture sensor has big impact on water conservation
The flat, thin sensors are expected to save nearly 35% of water consumption and to cost considerably less than commercial sensing systems.
Milking robotics, AI to monitor dairy herd health
Ingestible robotic pills designed to remain in a cow’s stomach will use sensors to transmit data on digestive health to a receiver worn around the animal’s neck.
Wearable monitors elderly, calls for help during emergency
Researchers from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in Lithuania, working jointly with researchers from the Department of Geriatrics at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU), are attempting to devise a system for monitoring the health of the elderly that will send out alerts to their contacts or an ambulance in the event of an emergency.
NASA orders 6 Orion spacecraft from Lockheed Martin
Another six spacecraft can be ordered for later missions as well.
Watch: Nail gun drone installs roofing shingles
The autonomous octocopter is reportedly capable of positioning a nail gun above a targeted nailing point, triggering the gun to insert the nail, and then moving on to the next point — all without human operators.
Engineers and biologists collaborate on robot that mimics speed and movement of yellowfin tuna
Engineers from the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Engineering, in collaboration with biologists from Harvard University, have developed what they are calling the first-ever robotic fish to mirror the movements and speed of a live yellowfin tuna.
In conversation: A framework for designing for disruptive technologies
In this final part of our discussion series, Massoud Amin addresses engineering design innovation in a time of rapid technological change.
Controlling an invasive species with robotic fish
The researchers noted that the mosquitofish with greater exposure to the aggressive robotic fish weighed less, suggesting that their energy reserves were depleted, and thus less likely to devote energy to reproduction.
What is an explosion-proof electric motor?
Preventive safety requires careful selection of equipment, particularly electric motors, in dangerous oil and gas recovery, chemical and petroleum refinery and mining environments.
Scientists create robot with aerial-aquatic locomotion
The water and calcium carbide react, producing acetylene gas, which is then ignited for thrust.
Prosthetic hand combines user and robotic control
An algorithm translates user intention into finger movement on the prosthetic hand.
'Significant' work remains as train control deployment status is updated
The FRA is working to help address the technical challenges facing the railroads, including starting revenue service demonstration, interoperability testing and safety plans.
Safe area, diesel hydraulic power unit on exhibit at 2019 SPE Offshore Europe
Brimmond Group’s safe area, 370 kW diesel hydraulic power unit was on display at SPE Offshore Europe 2019, which was introduced as a safer, cost-effective and time-efficient package.
Daimler begins self-driving truck tests on highways in Virginia
The tests will focus on infrastructure as well as redundancy of systems for reliability and safety.
Flying car startup Volocopter raises $55 million
The funding will be used to produce a commercially viable VTOL aircraft in the next three years.
First ABB electric propulsion to be installed on board a bulk carrier
Two self-unloading dry cargo transshipment units will be the first bulk carriers in the industry to feature ABB’s Azipod electric propulsion.
5 cybersecurity resources for small manufacturers
Attacks can affect production and compromise data integrity. NIST estimates that the median cost of a data breach is around $60,000, a potentially significant sum for small manufacturers in competitive markets.
Surgeon performs cardiovascular procedures on patients 20 miles away
A surgeon in India has conducted what is being touted as the first ever long-distance heart surgery on patients in an operating room roughly 20 miles away.
New sensors on Florida bridges will measure hurricane impacts
A team of researchers from the University of Florida is attaching sensors to concrete bridges in Florida togather real-time data about rising water and wave impact on bridges during hurricanes.
Leech-like robot can climb up and down vertical walls
Researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) in Japan and the University of Cambridge in the U.K. have developed a leech-like robot that can climb vertical walls.