HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Hannover Messe is the future of industry
From digital solutions such as virtual reality (VR) applications to cutting-edge 3D printing technologies, attendees can expect technological innovations from a wide range of sectors at this year's event.
Curved conveyors add flexibility to material handling
Curved motor-driven roller conveyor segments allow manufacturers and distributors to create a full-loop system or configure conveyors around warehouse obstacles or other equipment.
New imaging tech identifies, measures well perforations
The technology, dubbed ClearVision, features a combined 360° integrated array video and phased array ultrasound scanning tool that together offer a 4D evaluation system for wellbore applications.
Sustainable transportation: The way forward
Sustainable transportation systems improve mobility in urban areas by providing a range of options that are environmentally sound, economical, risk-free and convenient.
Celebrate World Quantum Day
The international, community-driven event is held on April 14 to spark interest and generate enthusiasm for quantum mechanics.
Video: Times Microwave Systems introduces new XtendedFlex 178 high flex coaxial cable
The cable delivers consistent electrical performance during continuous flexure for applications including robotics and industrial automation.
Video: Indoor drones safely deliver radiation data
Flyability’s Elios 3 indoor drone is now equipped with a radiation survey meter from Mirion Technologies.
Students: Help NASA manage Moon landing dust
University students are invited to help NASA clean up an issue pertaining to landing spacecraft on the lunar surface.
Comau advances automated workflow with powerful mobile robotics
The platform, which integrates a six-axis articulated robotic arm and an autonomous mobile vehicle, can be used across multiple different industries.
See videos and 3D images snapped by this gigapixel microscope
A new kind of microscope stitches together videos from dozens of smaller cameras to provide researchers with 3D views of their experiments.
New robotic hand identifies objects in its grasp
Using high-resolution touch sensing, the robotic hand reportedly identifies objects accurately after grasping them just once.
New functionalities of edge products from Softing Industrial facilitate integration into IT solutions
The edgeConnector products and the edgeAggregator from Softing Industrial offer a range of functionalities in version 3.40 that make integration into IT solutions much easier.
Video: A COSMIC plan to capture orbital debris
The U.K.-based initiative will demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations and robotic debris capture technologies to remove two defunct satellites by 2026.
Robotic bees set to groom queen bees
In a bid to improve honeybee populations, which are essential for pollination, the company is combining micro-robotics, machine learning and biological technologies to develop so-called court bees that perform hive tasks including feeding, cleaning and pheromone production for the queen.
Watch this soft robot mimic a caterpillar
To mimic the biomechanics of a caterpillar whose movements are controlled by the local curvature of its body — which curves differently when it pulls itself forward than it does pushing itself backward — the team used nanowire heaters to control the robot’s replicated curvature and movement.
'Eagle-eyed' mobile system locates downed utility poles
The system runs on edge computing hardware that is mounted on a quadcopter or drone, which can be deployed in the event that local infrastructure is damaged or destroyed following a natural disaster.
Flowserve announces release of the Worcester 51/52 Series Reduced Port Flanged Ball Valves
Thanks to improved live-loaded stem sealing, the Worcester 51/52 series ball valve offers superior reliability and exceptional leakage resistance.
Watch this shark-inspired robot consume plastic river waste
The WasteShark, from the company Ran Marine, is a wide-mouth autonomous robot inspired by a whale shark’s mouth that can reportedly ingest up to 21,000 plastic waste bottles a day, according to its developer.
Snake-like robot now eyed for tunnel warfare applications
The EELS system, which is composed of several identical segments that enable the robot to move in a sidewinding, snake-like motion, can traverse water, sand, ice and rock.
Vogelsang presents new HiCone progressive cavity pump with innovative design geometry
Thanks to the clever adjustment system, the rotor and stator can be optimally positioned to each other according to operating parameters like pressure, temperature and viscosity.