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3D Printed Soft, Hopping Robot
Using a 3-D printer, Harvard researchers create an autonomous soft machine.
Fuel Dispensing Equipment & Operation
Fuel dispensing equipment dispenses and monitors liquid or gaseous fuel. Fuel dispensers are used to pump liquid fuels such as gasoline, diesel fuel, oil, or kerosene into a vehicle, aircraft, storage tank or portable container.
Smart Steering Wheel Could Sense a Drowsy Driver
The technology enables a vehicle to sense if the driver’s hands are no longer moving, perhaps indicating that the operator has fallen asleep.
Jaguar Showcases Sensor Technologies for Autonomous Automobiles
Engineers work to deliver a vehicle that can shift from autonomous mode to driver directed.
Bosch and Daimler to Develop Automated Parking Systems
Intelligent infrastructure seen as a key enabler for autonomous vehicle parking applications.
Baidu to Launch Driverless Car Later in 2015, Reports Say
China-based Baidu to compete with web rival Google by offering a different vision of driverless car technology.
NTSB Urges That Collision Avoidance Technology Become Standard
Report says that manufacturers should make collision avoidance systems standard equipment, starting with collision warning systems and autonomous emergency braking.
Chinese Market for Distributed Control Systems Sees Growth Opportunities, IHS Says
Local DCS suppliers are growing faster than the market average as technological gaps close.
Low Oil Prices Led to Flat Control System Markets in 2014, IHS Says
Growth of the global distributed control system market was flat in 2014 as lower oil prices caused oil companies to cut back on mega projects and investments.
Optical Tweezers: Merging Physics, Force and a Bit of Fantasy
The optical tweezer was developed by Bell Labs in the 1970s, and the dimensional scale of its use has since been extended down in range from handling individual proteins, viruses and bacteria strands to maneuvering nanoparticles and manipulating neutral atoms.
Industrial Automation Equipment to Post Growth in 2015 Despite Headwinds, IHS Says
The industrial automation equipment (IAE) market will continue to grow (albeit at a contracted rate) in 2015 despite facing some headwinds, mainly in the form of low oil and commodity prices and weakened demand from some developing economies.
A Robot Race to the Moon
Technology companies aren't waiting on NASA to spur commercial development in space. Lured in part by the chance to win the $20 million Google Lunar XPRIZE, 18 teams from around the world are racing to be the first to accomplish a unique technical triple play: Fly a lander to the Moon’s surface, deploy a rover that must maneuver a distance of at least 500 meters and send high-definition images back to Earth.
IEEE Internet of Things Survey Ranks Mind Control as Top Technology in 2025
The future technology of choice won't be new smartphones or laptops; it will be the human mind.
Robots for Humans: Addressing the Engineering Challenges
Artificial intelligence may be able to perform a significant amount of work that humans can do by 2045.
Machine Safety in Factory Automation
Machine safety has evolved in recent years. The idea that safety components and systems are only installed to appease the minimum requirements set out by law has eased. Today, companies have realized that safety is also linked to performance and to the image of a company.
Collaborative Robots Play Nice on the Plant Floor
Designed to safely share the same workspace as humans, a new class of industrial robots known as collaborative robots is targeting manufacturing applications that once were considered too low-volume or low-tech for robotic automation.
Surface Scanning Technology Aids Vehicle Development
Simulator software company rFpro has used surface scanning technology to produce what it says are more accurate digital road models.
Industrial Pump Derived from Bird Wing Motion
Birds manipulate airflow each time they flap their wings, pushing air in one direction and moving themselves in another. Two New York University researchers, Benjamin Thiria and Jun Zhang, have created a pump that moves fluid using vibration similar to a bird's motion.
ICT Downtime Costs Businesses $100 Million a Year, IHS Infonetics Says
Technology market research firm Infonetics Research, now part of IHS, conducted in-depth surveys with 205 medium and large businesses in North America and found that companies are losing as much as $100 million per year to downtime related to information and communication technology (ICT).
Companies Team Up to Deliver Wireless Connections for the Internet of Things
Three companies with products applicable to the Internet of Things (IoT) have teamed up to deliver technology that they say will increase device reliability over a wireless network, according to Automation World.