Automation and Control

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  • How will the defense and security industry use ChatGPT?

    This follow-up feature will examine the impact ChatGPT is expected to have on the defense and security industry.

  • New Year's Eve ball drop engineering

    Exactly what feats of engineering go into the creation of this controlled descent and the circuitry that inhabits that big geodesic sphere of LED lights?

  • This octopus-inspired robotic arm can grasp different objects

    Through a series of tests, the team determined that the octopus-inspired robotic arm works well in both wet and dry environments.

  • A sensor for recognizing fine fabric textures

    Similar to a human finger, which can identify such fabrics, the newly developed flexible slip sensor mimics how a human fingerprint recognizes subtle features on surface textures.

  • Radar sees the forest through the trees

    The Land Use Change Alert (LUCA) system is a forest disturbance alert system that provides near-real-time information on forests globally.

  • The Port Authority of Livorno chooses MATE exoskeletons to improve ergonomics and employee safety

    The MATE-XT upper limb exoskeleton and the MATE-XB lumbar device were demonstrated to reduce the effort of operators by up to 30%.

  • Watch this GPT-4 driven robot play air guitar

    Researchers from the University of Tokyo update the latest iteration of the robot, dubbed Alter3, using GPT-4, which reportedly enabled the bot to perform simulations like taking a selfie, tossing a ball, eating popcorn and playing air guitar.

  • This firefighting robot promises to fight fires from a distance

    A prototype of the so-called Dragon Firefighter is a 4 m long, remotely controlled flying firehose robot, designed to extinguish fires in buildings safely and efficiently.

  • A picking robot for greenhouses

    Floating Robotics has created a robot that can automate tasks such as harvesting, defoliating and boxing vegetables.

  • Halliburton's multilateral systems maximize reservoir contact

    According to Halliburton, multilateral systems maximize reservoir contact, thereby creating cost and time savings while also reducing the environmental footprint.

  • New Cloud-based app for CNC machining optimization launched

    AMRC has introduced its Essential Optimization — a web application that prevents chatter vibrations and offers engineers a simple-to-use solution to select stable spindle speeds and feed rates.

  • New digital process controller from Emerson

    According to the company, the DPC2K can be retrofitted to Fisher Wizard pneumatic controllers, and to pneumatic controllers from other manufacturers.

  • Fresh water supplied from the air

    The internet of things-enabled system sustainably supplies 100 gal/day of fresh water using renewable water from air technology.

  • Hot melts for automated packaging in e-commerce

    Use of the hot-melt adhesive solutions significantly increases the productivity of on-demand packaging technologies.

  • New remote water level monitoring system announced by Onset

    Onset, a provider of data logging solutions, has announced the release of its HOBOnet Remote Water Level Monitoring System, a monitoring solution that brings data collection to users to make smarter decisions.

  • Device designed to salvage stagnant satellites

    The magnetic damping device is designed to terminate the tumbling motion of defunct satellites, making it easier to recover and remove them.

  • Video: Climate researchers warm up to ice core sampler

    Environmental researchers can dig deeper into glacial cores with a new laser melting sampler (LMS) devised by Japanese scientists.

  • Using pressure sensors for applications beyond pressure

    Pressure sensors have uses beyond simply measuring pressure. They have many other practical applications in industry.

  • A robotic catheter that promises to make heart surgeries safer

    A team of Boston University engineers and physicians has created a robotic catheter capable of shape shifting.

  • Device designed by students detects safe water supplies

    The portable water diagnostic uses electrochemical sensors and GPS technology to conduct rapid water quality analysis and plot the results to a global map.

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