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Video: Cobot automates fastening processes
The turnkey robotic screwdriving assembly cell can be implemented on an existing line or as a portable workstation.
New pneumatic-tire roller is ideal for chipseal
The pneumatic-tire roller was designed for the chipseal process and features five wheels on the front axle and four wheels on the rear axle.
Autonomous robot promises to stave off spotted lanternflies
The TartanPest robot is comprised of an all-electric tractor, a robotic arm and computer vision, which enables the robot to navigate fields and forests to locate and destroy spotted lanternfly egg masses.
App promises to keep wearers safe in event of attack
The women's safety smartwatch app, dubbed Epowar, reportedly monitors the heart rate and body motion of the wearer to detect distress.
Robot dog locates and destroys fire ants
To enable the quadruped robot to detect and eliminate fire ants the team trained an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) system on fire ant nest images taken from different angles and under various environmental conditions.
Safe compact encoders for autonomous vehicles
Compact encoders detect the steering angle and speed of autonomous vehicles to enhance safety and productivity.
ChatGPT builds a tomato-harvesting robot
On the path to developing the robot, the researchers first asked the chatbot what it thought might be the greatest future challenges for humanity, which ChatGPT instantly identified as the food supply.
ARO introduces the EVO Series Electric Diaphragm Pump with exclusive features
The EVO SeriesElectric Diaphragm Pump offers a range of exclusive features that were previously unavailable in a single pump solution, combining the versatility of a diaphragm pump with the efficiency and controllability of positive displacement pumps.
Researchers eye bugs as robotic end effectors
The researchers selected pill bugs, also known as woodlice, as potential end effectors along with chitons, or marine mollusks, thanks to their reported natural reflex to grasp objects.
New tech to keep civilian and supply planes safe from missiles
Elbit’s disposable anti-radar decoy, dubbed the Nano Self Protection Electronic Attack and Reconnaissance (Nano SPEAR), is a miniature system designed to serve as a countermeasure against radar-guided air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles that threaten civilian and supply planes.
Mosquito-killing robots deployed to city sewers
Determining that it is easier to kill mosquito larvae than to kill flying mosquitoes that carry viruses like dengue and zika, the researchers deployed unmanned vehicles underground.
Comau unveils MI.RA/Picker, a fully automated perception-based random bin picking solution
The system autonomously recognizes, locates and grasps randomly placed objects at a rate of up to 40 pieces per minute.
Arburg at Interplas 2023: Space-saving and cost-efficient injection molding of Luer connectors
The company will showcase two-component Allrounder More 1600 injection molding machine, handled by a Yaskawa six-axis robot.
Worm- and origami-inspired robot moved by magnetic forces
The robotic worm’s developers are reportedly eyeing the robot — which is easy and inexpensive to replicate thanks to its system of mostly paper and magnets — for potential pipeline cleaning and parcel delivery applications.
New rescue system designed for offshore structures
The Swift Rescue Conveyor System, as the name suggests, works like a conveyor system to pull those who have fallen from ships and offshore structures out of the water.
Automation arrives for utility-scale solar installations
This automated field factory is engineered to enable rapid ramp-ups and higher solar field construction speeds, significantly reducing project schedules.
To reduce waste and increase production, Arcoprofil chose a VICIVISION machine for turned parts
The machine helps the manufacturer conserve energy, increase production efficiency, reduce waste and lower carbon dioxide emissions.
OKW’s ‘go-anywhere’ MINI-DATA-BOX plastic enclosures now in customized versions
Now available in customized versions, these enclosures are perfect for applications including internet of things (IoT)/industrial IoT, automation, security/surveillance and environmental monitoring.
The cold truth about polar ice and sea level rise
Researchers consider the likely implications of accelerated Thwaites Glacier and Greenland ice sheet melting for sea level rise.
Renishaw reveals extra large tool setting arm for machine tools
The latest addition to the company’s family of high-precision tool setting arms brings high-accuracy and broken tool detection to large CNC lathes.