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Study: The robots are taking over jobs, but not as many as we think
Although there are robots taking over certain tasks in the workplace, the research reveals that the occurrence is not as much as survey respondents think.
New data acquisition server designed for the VerifEye Submetering Solutions Line
The EMXHD collects data from connected (wired or wireless) devices based on user-selected intervals. Compatible with virtually all front-end software and reporting tools, users can easily access the data through any web browser. No software is required.
Watch polymetallic nodule collection from the seafloor
Seafloor nodules were successfully collected and transported up a 4 km long riser system to the surface.
A better conveyor
OCC Systems is making automotive assembly lines safer, more energy-efficient, easier to maintain and less expensive to operate.
Monitoring bridge integrity with mobile phones
Crowdsourced data from the smartphones of vehicle passengers crossing bridges may help monitor bridge structural integrity.
VR bow lets users launch drones remotely
Wearing a virtual reality (VR) helmet, a pair of gloves with markers and a tactile interface, the user imitates shooting a bow, which guides each drone toward its intended destination.
Automated toilet cleaning system to take on convenience stores
The team tested the system, having it clean fake urine and garbage, and determined that it performed well, completing cleaning tasks in about 17 seconds and removing almost 98% of the fake urine.
AI detects drunkenness using infrared images of human faces
The convolutional neural network reportedly evaluates thermal infrared images of human faces and determines with more than 90% accuracy if a subject is drunk.
Elephant-trunk inspired robot gripper handles everything from boxes to needles
To mimic how elephants pick up objects by pinching them with their trunk tip, the KIMM researchers devised a robot featuring a pinch-suction fusion mechanism thanks to its soft structure, stretchable thin walls and wires that enable the robot trunk to change shape.
Soft, handheld robots may ease injection fears at the doctor's office
The soft, fur-covered robot dubbed Reliebo attaches to the wearer’s hand and features small air sacs that inflate in response to hand movements.
Security bot performs autonomous patrols
The security robot autonomously patrols, performs facility inspections and responds to events, according to its manufacturer.
School bus-sized underwater war drones in development
The XL-AUVs will feature a common navigation and control system in the nose cone and a battery-powered propulsion system at the stern with everything else in between dedicated to the payload.
Laundry-folding robot one step closer to reality
What enabled the robot to learn how to handle delicate layers of cloth was the thinness and flexibility of the ReSkin sensor, the researchers explained.
RobotFalcon to take flight at an airport near you
The aptly named RobotFalcon is a remote-controlled flying robot designed to resemble the peregrine falcon, a predator that hunts and kills other birds.
FPT Industrial marks launch of carbon-neutral ePowertrain plant
The facility is dedicated to the production of electric axles for heavy commercial vehicles, electric central drives, and to the assembly of battery packs for light commercial vehicles and buses.
Burrowing robot takes inspiration from the Pacific mole crab
Mimicking how the Pacific mole crab buries itself in the sand, the researchers developed the digging robot dubbed EMBUR (EMerita BUrrowing Robot), which can self-burrow vertically.
Video: Coval announces enhanced range of multi-stage vacuum pumps for heavy duty suction applications
The pumps offer a robust and powerful solution for applications requiring a high suction flow rate for the vacuum handling of a wide variety of objects.
Award-winning StraightFlo reciprocating compressor valve by Zahroof Valves
The StraightFlo valve is a direct drop-in replacement for existing compressor valves that can be fitted to all commercial reciprocating compressors.
Robot uses tentacles to hold objects in its grip
The robot’s foot-long filaments, according to its developers, are hollow pneumatic rubber tubes. One side of the tube features a thicker layer of rubber than the other side so that when the tube is pressurized, it curls.
Emerson eyes the future of optimized device design at COMPAMED 2022
Emerson will showcase ASCO miniature valve technologies for fluid control and Branson welding equipment at the trade fair.