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RoboticsTomorrow Newsletter - April 1/13

West Virginia University's Entry to 2013 RASC-AL Competition --- UAS Developer, World Surveillance Group, Acquires Lighter Than Air Systems --- Festo's BionicOpter

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West Virginia University's Entry to 2013 RASC-AL Competition
04/01/13, West Virginia University
RASC-AL Exploration Robo-Ops Competition (i.e., Robo-Ops) is an engineering competition sponsored by NASA and organized by the National Institute of Aerospace. In this exciting competition, undergraduate and graduate students are invited to create a multi-disciplinary team to build a planetary rover prototype and demonstrate its capabilities to perform a series of competitive tasks in field tests at the NASA Johnson Space Center’s Rock Yard in June 2013.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Entry to 2013 RASC-AL Competition
04/01/13, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
RASC-AL Exploration Robo-Ops Competition (i.e., Robo-Ops) is an engineering competition sponsored by NASA and organized by the National Institute of Aerospace. In this exciting competition, undergraduate and graduate students are invited to create a multi-disciplinary team to build a planetary rover prototype and demonstrate its capabilities to perform a series of competitive tasks in field tests at the NASA Johnson Space Center’s Rock Yard in June 2013.

New Robot Lends Precision And Reliability To The Production Of Hearing Aids
04/01/13, Universal Robots
Hearing device manufacturer Oticon needed a more flexible robot to handle the tiny hearing device components in its production. The company found the ideal solution in the six-axis robot from Danish company Universal Robots.

Extending USB 3.0 Over Fiber For Machine Vision Applications
04/01/13, Contributed by, Icron Technologies Corporation
ExtremeUSB technology based extenders for USB 3.0 are fiber based and certified with USB3 Vision cameras, thus offering systems integrators a reliable solution when vision applications need to be extended beyond 3 meters.

Aerospace Automation
04/01/13, Eric Beauregard, AV&R Vision & Robotics
Even though robots are known as repeatable and not precise, many tools can be used to obtain robust and precise results such as force feedback components, vision systems, laser sensors, probing, active compliance, adaptive machining, closed-loop machining, Leica calibration, etc.

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Festo's BionicOpter

The mechanics of dragonfly flight are unique: dragonflies can manoeuvre in all directions, glide without having to beat their wings and hover in the air. Their ability to move their two pairs of wings independently enables them to slow down and turn abruptly, to accelerate swiftly and even to fly backwards.

With the BionicOpter, Festo has applied these highly complex characteristics to an ultra-lightweight flying object at a technical level. For the first time, there is a model that can master more flight conditions than a helicopter, plane and glider combined. In addition to controlling the flapping frequency and the twisting of the individual wings, each of the four wings features an amplitude controller. This means that the direction of thrust and the intensity of thrust for all four wings can be adjusted individually, thus enabling the remote-controlled dragonfly to move in almost any orientation in space. The intelligent kinematics correct any vibrations during flight and ensure flight stability both indoors and outdoors.

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IPR Robotics - Robotic Tool Changers for a wide range of applications

IPR Robotics offers a wide range of tool changer sizes for use with industrial robots and linear gantries. These tool changers provide safe, fast, reliable and repeatable tool changes for tools weighing up to 2200 lbs. A variety of pneumatic and hydraulic line configurations are available to meet the tool requirements of each application. There are also IP-65 sealed electrical connection options including SUB-D and Military style connectors. All of these can be quickly coupled and uncoupled with tight repeatability and high reliability over long durations and high duty cycles. Stainless steel versions are available for food, pharmaceutical and medical applications.

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SCHUNK

SCHUNK is unique in that it is a family-owned and yet worldwide operation. Totaling more than 60 years of experience, SCHUNK is the competence leader of clamping technology and gripping systems. With over 1,900 employees worldwide located in 26 subsidiaries and 4 manufacturing facilities, SCHUNK offers customer service and technical support worldwide. SCHUNK designs and manufactures an unmatched selection of industrial automation components.

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Events
EASTEC
May 14 - 16 2013, W. Springfield, MA
WESTERN MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY SHOW
Jun 04 - 06 2013, Edmonton, AB
RAPID – ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS
Jun 10 - 13 2013, Pittsburgh, PA
ISARC 2013: 30TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS IN CONSTRUCTION, MINING & PETROLEUM INDUSTRIES
Aug 11 - 15 2013, Palais des congres de Montreal; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
WESTEC
Oct 15 - 17 2013, Los Angeles, CA
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