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Robot umpire used in Atlantic League All-Star game
A robot umpire named Trackman made its debut at the Atlantic League MLB All-Star Game alongside human umpire Brian deBrauwere.
Wine makes everything better...even wearable technology
Scientists from the University of Manchester in the U.K. are hoping to improve wearable technology using acids from red wine, black tea and black coffee.
Tiny fiber-optic sensor provides continuous blood flow monitoring
A tiny fiber-optic sensor could surpass traditional methods used to monitor blood flow during surgery or in intensive care settings.
New hydraulic pump with smart controls delivers higher flow and constant power
Enerpac’s E-Pulse hydraulic pumps maintain constant power while delivering higher flow rates than traditional one-half horsepower pumps.
Watch: This nuclear reactor is now entirely digital, a rarity in the U.S.
Purdue's research reactor is going from the vacuum tubes and hand-soldered wires of the 1960s, to LEDs, ethernet cables and advanced electronics.
Watch a tiny jellyfish robot swim through several tasks
The 5 mm diameter, untethered, robotic platform was inspired by juveniles of the most widely distributed jellyfish, scyphomedusa ephyra.
Accenture’s Digital Refining Survey
Accenture's second annual digital refining survey identified five trends as refineries embrace IIoT.
How does a jet engine work?
Learn how a jet engine exploits Newton’s third law of motion to achieve jet propulsion.
Robotics company creates strawberry-picking robot to assist with worldwide farm worker shortages
A Belgian robotics company has developed a strawberry picking robot to assist farmers and strawberry producers amidst farm worker shortages.
Understanding motor and temperature controllers in industrial settings
Industrial process control systems range from modular, panel-mounted controllers to large, interconnected, interactive, distributed control systems.
Watch: Robots, AI and Lidar all could benefit wind turbine repair, Sandia says
Routine inspection and repair is critical to keeping the blades in service, but current inspection methods don’t always catch damage soon enough.
Rockwell Automation opens center for electric vehicle innovation
Located in San Jose, California, the center utilizes augmented and virtual reality modeling to provide an environment for learning new technologies and standards.
Computer scientists use AI to enable robotic arm to efficiently pack boxes in warehouse setting
Computer scientists from Rutgers University are using artificial intelligence (AI) to manipulate a robotic arm so that it can more efficiently pack boxes in warehouse settings.
5 sites to celebrate 50 years of Apollo 11
Here are some sites to check out as you immerse yourself in all things Apollo 11.
Conic systems offers zero backlash harmonic gearing to replace planetary gear drives
The zero backlash characteristic is maintained for life and high ratios of 50:1 to 200:1 are achieved in a single stage.
Portable sensor and smartphone app detect cyanotoxins
The smartphone-connected system returns results in about five minutes, making the platform a useful tool for rapid environmental monitoring.
Study: Automation could eliminate 20 million manufacturing jobs worldwide by 2030
A new study is suggesting that robots and automation will eliminate an estimated 20 million global manufacturing jobs by 2030.
Control valve sizing guide
Use this guide to determine proper control valve size to guarantee optimum system performance.
Bitcoin carbon emissions comparable to Las Vegas, Hamburg
To translate energy used into the amount of CO2 emitted, a team at TUM looked at where bitcoin miners were located by live-tracking the mining pools and combined that information with statistics on the carbon intensity of power generated in those countries.
Watch: Researchers trip people to improve prosthetic legs
Researchers purposely tripped people – 190 times, at that – to generate stumble recovery data for use in designing more stable prosthetic limbs.