HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Comau introduces MI.RA/OnePicker, a new and fully automated intelligent piece picking solution
Vision-based piece picking autonomously grasps randomly placed heterogeneous objects.
Biometric dog collar shows promise as an early warning system for earthquakes
The biometric dog collar reportedly measures pulse, heart-rate variability, temperature and respiration, while also verifying a dog’s stress level as that real-time data gets sent to PetPace.
Truck scans city streets for geothermal energy
Urban Vibro Trucks are geared for use on city streets to explore and detect the potential for geothermal energy below.
Using AI to distinguish good potatoes from the bad
To ensure the quality of sweet potatoes, humans in the lab subject them to rounds of time-consuming assessments to sort out undesirable batches according to characteristics including firmness, sweetness and appearance, among other qualities.
Automating agriculture
Follow along with GlobalSpec for a rundown of some of those automation solutions happening down on the farm.
Open-source system forecasts sunny skies for New York
A predictive tool was tailored to help New York state manage its expanding solar power infrastructure.
At least 60 million strokes
A compact automation system optimized for small parts assembly relies on linear and rotating micromotors from FAULHABER to perform key tasks.
DataFEED OPC Suite from Softing Industrial provides access to SINUMERIC 840D CNC machines
The software solution offers comprehensive support for SINUMERIK 840D computerized numerical control (CNC) machines as well as the integration of web services.
New Emerson pressure valves ensure flexible, accurate control for high-precision manufacturing
AVENTICS series 625 Sentronic electronic proportional pressure control valves and data acquisition software enable quick startup, monitoring and control directly on a PC.
New in-line metrology solution to improve battery safety and performance
The system delivers real-time, full-coverage mass loading analysis for battery electrode coating.
Six-armed robot designed for precision pollination
The six-armed Stickbug is a precision pollination robot that reportedly combines the accuracy of single-agent systems with swarm parallelization in greenhouses.
A spider-inspired robot designed for exploring space caves
The midsized robot is reportedly capable of exploring areas — namely caves or lava tubes — that would typically be difficult for other larger or smaller robots to access.
Compact fusion system hits temperature target
This advance was demonstrated with a sheared-flow-stabilized Z-pinch approach to fusion.
Introducing the SoloCUE Flow Device Manager mobile app
Save time during commissioning and troubleshooting by connecting via Bluetooth without reopening a meter enclosure.
pH comprehensive guide: For measurement practice and applications
Review the importance of pH measurement for various industries, including pharma, food, chemicals and the environment.
Hy-Tek Intralogistics unveils its IntraOne Platform
The interconnected system of logistics products and services enables companies to maximize their distribution and warehousing operations.
Novarc Technologies launches new SWR-TIPTIG to supercharge productivity and change how industries weld
The mechanized TIG welding system allows operators to make the highest quality welds with speeds two to three times faster than manual TIG welding.
A quadruped robot that can simultaneously walk and handle objects
The quadruped, dubbed LocoMan, is reportedly highly dexterous and capable of performing an assortment of manipulation tasks.
Card counting automation made easy
This batch counter is ideal for counting and batching collectible game cards, gift cards, credit cards and transit passes.
Process panel controller enhanced migration features: Panelicity series 36 from Classic Automation
This powerful controller in a small package features four different pre-defined operator displays, alarms, trends and standard industrial control strategy templates.