HEADLINES ARCHIVE
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."
"Sea Snake" Robots to Perform Underwater Maintenance
The idea is to let these robots perform inspection and light intervention jobs on the seabed, reducing the use of large and expensive vessels.
Remote Sensor May Reduce Unplanned Motor Outages
The sensor attaches to a low-voltage motor, converting it into a machine that can monitor temperature, vibration, run time and other parameters.
Spider-Bots Could Speed Production of Large-Scale Structures
Each spider is equipped with an extruder similar to those on traditional 3D printers, but is limited—for now—to using a cornstarch-and-sugarcane printing substance known as poly lactic acid.
Test Driving: Insufficient to Demonstrate Autonomous Vehicles' Safety
Under even the most aggressive test-driving assumptions, it would take existing fleets hundreds of years to log sufficient miles to adequately assess the safety of autonomous vehicles.
Robot Falcon Chases Birds Away from Airports
Bird control at airports worldwide costs billions of dollars, the result of defacement of property by bird droppings and damage to aircraft equipment arising from bird strikes.
Detecting Indoor Pollutants at the ppb Level
Indoor air pollutants can now be detected at the ppb level.