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Seco Tools 3D manufacturing creates new opportunities
The advantages include shorter lead times, improved tool life and increased sustainability.
New Mixed Case Palletizer introduced by Smart Robotics
According to the company, the system is designed to improve warehouse delivery speed by removing one of the biggest obstacles: manual palletizing of mixed products or stock-keeping units (SKUs).
Smarter wastewater management with AI
The utility of artificial intelligence (AI) in automating and monitoring waste catchments is being trialed by one of the largest U.K. water companies.
Soft robot easily shifts from land to sea
Researchers constructed a bistable actuator composed of 3D-printed soft rubber featuring shape-memory alloy springs that respond to electrical currents through contracting, thereby causing the actuator to bend.
A sensor for predicting the freshness of foods
The 2 mm in length by 10 mm wide sensor is reportedly small enough to be incorporated into food packaging like plastic wrap.
These robots automate weeding
The new line features the Titan and the Vulcan robots, both with hundreds of tiny blades that are directed by AI to cut around crops.
Soft photonic crystal robot detects methanol
The design of the soft robot, according to its developers is unlike similar robots, moving in response to its surroundings rather than controlled via computing.
AI-based robot to reassemble relics from Pompeii
The RePAIR tech uses AI to solve puzzles, examining the dispersed pieces of a Roman vase, for instance, and determining how they fit together while a set of robotic arms physically pieces the relic together.
Team creates paper airplane-making robot
The researchers have automated the trial-and-error process of finding the appropriate design for paper airplanes, accomplishing the goal of both increasing flight time and distance.
Video: Nanosensor fingers mercury levels in water
A robotic hand equipped with a triboelectric nanosensor quickly gauges water quality.
Report: The global state of smart manufacturing
A growing number of manufacturers have deployed or plan to use smart manufacturing technology over the next one to two years.
Earthworm-inspired robot developed for underground exploration, search and rescue
To mimic the locomotion of earthworms, the IIT team constructed a peristaltic soft actuator (PSA) that elongates when air is pumped into it and that compresses when air is removed.
UST receives distinctions for cloud migration and cloud analytics from Google Cloud
The digital transformation solutions provider is recognized for technical expertise and commitment to client success throughout the cloud migration process.
Discover PRECiV: Modular and versatile microscope image and measurement software
Extend your microscope's capabilities with PRECiV software. Automate your workflow and simplify repetitive tasks today.
Smart buoy tech delivers data from the seafloor
Harvest’s recent monitoring solution developed for a client remotely records measurements, monitors the status of assets on the seafloor and delivers this data via the web.
Seaweed could lead to leaner wearable tech
To make the edible sensor, the team mixed a food-grade algae with an aqueous graphene suspension, resulting in nanocomposite films that they then turned into biodegradable hydrogels that served as the foundation of the sensors.
'All-arounder' industrial robotic arm to improve pick and place applications
The Digital Robot Hosrt1000 is a robot kinematics system that is expected to replace its predecessor Horst900 with its improved range and payload — an 8 kg payload and 1,018 reach, specifically.
Safety standard for autonomous vehicles now covers trucks
A new edition of the UL Standards & Engagement Standard for Evaluation of Autonomous Products now covers autonomous trucking.
Angle-measuring robots could help breed better plants
The team developed what it calls AngleNet, which is a combination of hardware and software that makes data collection on leaf angles more efficient than conventional methods carried out manually with protractors.
Biobased dielectric hydraulic lubricants perform like synthetics
A direct replacement for mineral oil-based hydraulic fluids, Bio-Ultimax is ideal for hydraulic systems where low toxicity, biodegradability and non-bioaccumulation properties are required.