Automation and Control

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  • Comau is developing a fully automated system for sustainable battery recycling and second-life repurposing

    The robotic cell will facilitate the manipulation of low-charge batteries while minimizing risks to operators and equipment.

  • New GV series Cam-Tite ball valve enhances throughput

    The new Cam-Tite ball valves from ITT Engineered Valves excel in demanding and corrosive applications by offering features that address common valve problems.

  • Researchers introduce Scraft: An AI writing tutor

    Unlike the current range of generative AI tools — tools like ChatGPT that create images, videos, text and other content instantly — which can help students cheat by creating essays based on prompts, Columbia University’s Scraft produces helpful feedback for English students' writing assignments.

  • Sparks, splatter and pollutants: Is your robot protected?

    Robots in extreme environments need protection from the elements to reduce downtime and improve ROI. Robot covers are designed to protect that investment.

  • Automate and dominate!

    Advance your business when you enhance production through automated dispensing equipment.

  • Streamline quality control in electronics manufacturing with these 7 software capabilities

    Discover how PRECiV image and measurement software can optimize product inspection in the quality control process.

  • Heavy-duty flow meter resists corrosive biogas in co-gen green power environments

    Accurate gas flow measurement with full safety approvals requires virtually no maintenance over a long life for low life cycle costs.

  • Burrowing bot moves against the grain

    Crover’s T-shaped robot is designed to offer grain aggregators insight into the environmental conditions of grain crops stored in silos or sheds.

  • IEC 60601-1-8 AMD2:2020, medical alarms and FAQs

    Two main sections in IEC 60601-1-1 AMD1 dictate the specific requirements for audible alarms in medical equipment.

  • New high-efficiency 10-inch stainless steel well pumps from KSB

    UPA S 250 pump components are made of high-grade stainless steel, ensuring durability and resistance to wear. Optionally, the pumps can be combined with the high-efficiency electric motors of the UMA-S series.

  • NEW UP05 — PIVOT series air-operated double diaphragm pump from SAMOA

    The new UP05 AODD pump series delivers maximum fluid flow while reducing air consumption, leading to cost savings and improved operational performance.

  • New bomb disarming robots in development for the Australian military

    Under the $46 million contract, L3Harris Micreo will develop 80 new explosive ordnance disposal robots.

  • A robotic bee that flies like real bees

    Dubbed Bee++, the robotic bee from WSU includes four wings, each of which features lightweight actuators for independently controlling the wings.

  • Long-legged drones set to deliver critical payloads to the battlefield

    The TRV-150C Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft Systems (TRUASs), which are manufactured by Survice Engineering and Malloy Aeronautics, are four-limbed drones capable of taking off and landing with a 150 lb payload.

  • Drives for speed in intralogistics

    Competitive intralogistics requires extensive automation, something that is inconceivable without micromotors. Drive systems from FAULHABER prove their ability to perform here during sorting, transporting and with robotics solutions.

  • Sara, the Emirates robot, checks travelers into flights

    As part of its new City Check-in and Travel Store, Emirates’ Sara check-in robot assistant can match the faces of travelers with their corresponding passports.

  • Jizai Arms introduces its spider-inspired robotic arms

    The robotic arms can reportedly be attached, detached or replaced entirely, thereby impacting how humans interact with robots and artificial intelligence (AI).

  • Computex 2023: Innodisk expands its AIoT presence, ventures beyond traditional industries to empower smart applications

    The company will showcase various artificial intelligence internet of things (AIoT) solutions for the manufacturing, transportation and retail sectors.

  • Study: ChatGPT outperforms doctors in terms of bedside manner

    The researchers assembled a panel of licensed healthcare professionals to assess the replies of both human doctors and the chatbot in response to a medical scenario.

  • Companies jointly announce launch of air cargo automation system for ULD palletizing

    The new robotic system is expected to change the way air freight ground handlers store and move cargo at airports around the world.

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