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Engineering Students Design Robot to Handle Nuclear Fuel
The system is required to be accurate within a 0.01-inch radius 99.99% of the time.
Robot Would Assemble Modular Telescope in Space
Design of a modular space telescope that overcomes restrictions on volume and mass could allow components to be launched incrementally.
Industrial Control Systems and the Threat of Cyber Attack
ICS systems are increasingly liable to attack whether for criminal gain, political hostility or malicious vandalism.
Virtual Reality Is Central to Aerospace and Maritime Training
What is often seen as a novelty in many domains has, in fact, been used for decades.
Breakthrough Robot Designs That Tap Fluid Power
Fluid power is breathing life into a trio of designs aimed at advancing robot technology.
IEC/IEEE Standard to Improve Substation Operation
Communication between equipment and systems for the electric grid is an essential element of power utility automation, and central to the introduction of smart grids.
Introducing SPOT AL EQS - Aluminium Extrusion, Quench and Strip Pyrometer - Accurate and Reliable Infrared Pyrometers for Measuring Aluminium
Building on the vast experience AMETEK Land has in measuring accurate temperature of Aluminium at an extruder, quench or strip mill, the new SPOT AL EQS, Aluminium Extrusion, Quench and Strip, now has all three measurement modes in one digital pyrometer.
Self-Driving Bus Taps Power of IBM Watson
Olli utilizes the computing capability of IBM Watson Internet of Things to analyze and learn from high volumes of transportation data produced by more than 30 embedded sensors.
Threading the Way to Touch-Sensitive Robots
The researchers have used their smart threads to build two- and three-dimensional arrays that accurately detect pressures similar to those that real people and robots might be exposed to.
Ethernet-based Control Technology Drives Development of Flexible Robotic Systems
EtherCat high-speed real-time networks provide high speed update rates and precise synchronization of all network devices.
Floating Robot Inspects Sewers to Identify Structural Problems
The floating robot is equipped with a high-definition video camera, as well as laser and sonar sensors, to analyze the interior conditions of large-diameter sewer pipes.
DHL Tests Collaborative Robots in Warehousing Operation
During the test, two robots supported the pickers by carrying the weight and automatically dropping off the orders once fully loaded.
Ingestible Robot Can Be Controlled by Magnets
The robot can unfold itself from a swallowed capsule and, steered by external magnetic fields, crawl across the stomach wall to remove a swallowed button battery and/or patch the resulting wound.
Manufacturers to Boost Investment in R&D, Artificial Intelligence
More than one in five of KPMG’s survey respondents say they expect to spend more than 10% of revenues on R&D over the next two years.
Removing the Risk from Robot-Human Interactions
Robots with soft actuators are typically tethered by pneumatic hoses, restricting their radius of motion.
Hand-Mounted Camera Maps Robot's Surroundings
A robot needs to know where its hand is before it reaches into a tight spot, so researchers at the CMU Robotics Institute have improved upon the dilemma by attaching a camera to the robot’s hand.
Going the Last Mile with Delivery Robots
Companies are testing driverless wheeled vehicles in urban environments for “last mile” deliveries.
Robot in a Pill Performs Medical Rescue Missions
Origami robot unfolds to take on medical tasks once it is swallowed.
Supervised Autonomous Robotic Soft-Tissue Surgery Demonstrated
Supervised autonomous robotic procedures using STAR were superior to surgery performed by experienced surgeons and RAS techniques, whether on static porcine tissues or living specimens.
Volvo to Begin UK's Largest Autonomous Driving Test in 2017
The company is positioning its Drive Me London test as part of a commitment to ensuring "no one will be seriously injured or killed in a new Volvo by the year 2020."