Automation and Control

HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • Video: Help wanted in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence

    Smartphone and computer users can help classify radio signals that could reveal the existence of extraterrestrial intelligent life.

  • Vaarst to bring robotic technology to US oil and gas industry

    SubSLAM is reportedly the first real-time intelligent data collection system to deliver 4K resolution video with simultaneous high-quality live 3D dense point clouds at sub-millimeter accuracy, according to the company.

  • When will electric vehicles outnumber ICEs?

    Sales of EVs and hybrids are rising quickly and expected to triple from current levels by 2025.

  • New CMS HD VX multistage vacuum pumps from COVAL with added intelligence and communications capability

    The CMS HD VX multistage pumps are fully connected to Industry 4.0.

  • Highly adaptive bearing for light-to-moderate loads in linear motion applications

    The alternative to the miniature rail with recirculating balls can be used in various industries and applications such as in aircraft interiors, medical, pharma and packaging.

  • Robot designed to assist firefighters

    The researchers suggest that the system could one day lead to the development of not only robots capable of assisting firefighters, but that also assist law enforcement and search and rescue missions.

  • After 50 years of R&D, hydrogen might be further than ever

    Despite rounds of hype and investment, no one cars about these cars and tech remains out of reach.

  • Trends in industrial electronic visual and audible indication devices

    One industry that has struggled with progressing rapidly, but safely, is the robotics industry.

  • Robot fleet to seek out space real estate

    The robotic fleet is designed to explore subsurface environments of other planets — for instance, lava tubes and caves — to serve as future habitats for astronauts. Such structures would potentially shield astronauts from cosmic radiation.

  • Will methanol be the fuel to power clean ICEs of the future?

    The alternative fuel source is gaining traction among some regions.

  • Why it's tough to believe the story of "El Milagro," the miracle that saved Ferrari

    Umberto Maglioli did win the 1954 Carrera Panamericana, but perhaps not like the story tells.

  • Are companies 'greenwashing' their hybrid vehicles?

    Unfortunately, some companies may exaggerate how environmentally friendly some of their hybrid cars are and cover up actual information about the lifecycle assessment of the vehicles.

  • Team outfits tiny drones with bat-like echolocation system

    Taking inspiration from bats and other animals that rely on echolocation to navigate, the researchers outfitted an off-the-shelf small robot drone from CrazyFlie with audio hardware — including speakers and a mic — small enough so that the palm-sized drone doesn’t include bulky equipment or heavy machinery.

  • Recoverable, hand-held missile currently in development

    The Point Blank electro-optically guided and recoverable missile can reportedly be carried in soldiers' backpacks and hand launched by soldiers or launched autonomously.

  • New weighing machine designed for cluster tomatoes

    The CP810 VW5 combined weighing machine is expected to overcome the main challenges relating to the packaging of cluster tomatoes, the most time-consuming, labor-intensive phase of which is the filling of trays with the appropriate combination of fruit to reach the weight required by the final customer.

  • Gecko- and inchworm-inspired robot climbs walls

    Dubbed GeiwBot, the tiny, 4 cm long, 3 mm wide, 1 mm thick robot reportedly mimics the gripping ability of geckos and the movement of inchworms using a combination of ultraviolet light and magnetic force.

  • US Air Force to outfit drones with facial recognition tech

    The drones, which will be designed for special operations such as overseas missions, intelligence gathering, perimeter security and search and rescue tasks, will be outfitted with software that relies on machine learning techniques for identifying faces.

  • A light grid for every detection and measuring task

    The automation light grid and signal lamp are used for presence detection and status monitoring tasks.

  • Geeplus introduces bigger, more powerful voice coil motor

    The new motor uses a highly optimized magnet assembly to produce exceptional force/mass ratio for high acceleration in dynamic applications.

  • UMBC robots gearing up to perform national security tasks

    According to the researchers, the national security technology includes battlefield robots and a palm-sized drone.

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