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RoboticsTomorrow Newsletter - Oct 15/14

In Haptics, Machines Imitate Life

RoboticsTomorrow Newsletter
RoboticsTomorrow Newsletter - Oct 15/14
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In Haptics, Machines Imitate Life

Enter the discipline of haptics, which involves using robotics with sophisticated feedback and controls to simulate a tactile experience for the user.

3 Robotics Related Kickstarters And Crazyflie 2

Crowd Funding Projects include - CONTROLLINO PLC: First open programmable Open-Source PLC (Arduino-Compatible) / Scrobby Solar: Keeping your solar panels clean! / IR-LOCK: infrared target tracking for Drones & DIY Robotics

Collaborative Robot Development

Since the operator can work in the robot’s workspace even when the robot is still in motion at full speed, there is much more collaboration between the operator and robot.

Piezo Motors Power MRI Robot

Combining magnetic field immunity with high precision motion over inches of travel, piezo “leg” motors walk the line.

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>>> Stories of the Day

Deep Learning for Detecting Robotic Grasps

From Ian Lenz, Honglak Lee, Ashutosh Saxena:

Abstract

We consider the problem of detecting robotic grasps in an RGB-D view of a scene containing objects. In this work, we apply a deep learning approach to solve this problem, which avoids time-consuming hand-design of features. This presents two main challenges. First, we need to evaluate a huge number of candidate grasps. In order to make detection fast and robust, we present a two-step cascaded system with two deep networks, where the top detections from the first are re-evaluated by the second... (homepage) (full pdf paper)

Soft Robotics Toolkit

From Harvard Biodesign Lab:

The Soft Robotics Toolkit is a collection of shared resources to support the design, fabrication, modeling, characterization, and control of soft robotic devices. The toolkit was developed as part of educational research being undertaken in the Harvard Biodesign Lab... (project's homepage)

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>>> Featured Product

Harmonic Drive Introduces New Lightweight Versions of Select Gearhead Products.

Harmonic Drive LLC, a leader in high precision motion control introduces new lightweight versions of select gearhead products. The new gearheads are ideal for designs where weight is a critical factor. Building on the success of Harmonic Drive LLCs current gear units, new lightweight versions were the next logical evolution of the CS/ SH product lines. With weight reductions of 20-30% without any reduction in torque ratings, the Lightweight (LW) gear units provide exceptional torque density.

Learn More About Harmonic Drive LLC

 

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>>> Featured Company

Staubli Corporation/Multi-Contact USA

Known worldwide for the quality of our design and innovation for more than a century, the Stäubli Group has brought its renowned engineering expertise and technological ingenuity to the forefront of robotics. Since 1982, we have built a highly regarded robotics business, and more significantly, transformed the way thousands of manufacturing operations perform. 

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News

iRobot Unveils Its First Multi-Robot Tablet Controller for First Responders, Defense Forces and Industrial Customers

BitFlow to Unveil New Axion-CL CameraLink Frame Grabber at VISION in Stuttgart Germany

Intelligrated to feature conveyor, sortation and software at CeMAT Asia 2014

Meet the next generation of collaborative UR robots at RoboBusiness

ATI INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION INTRODUCES NEW PORTABLE, WIRELESS SIX-AXIS FORCE/TORQUE SENSING SYSTEM

Robotiq Releases a 6-Axis Force Torque Sensor for Force Control in Research and Advanced Manufacturing

 
Events

VISION - INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR FOR MACHINE VISION

Nov 04 - 06 2014, Stuttgart, Germany

FABTECH 2014

Nov 11 - 13 2014, Atlanta, Georgia

UAS COMMERCIALIZATION

Nov 17 - 19 2014, Washington, DC

EUROPEAN ROBOTICS WEEK 2014

NOV 24 - 30 2014, EUROPE

ROBOTICS EXPO 2014. MOSCOW

NOV 27 - 29 2014, RUSSIA, MOSCOW, ECC SOKOLNIKI

2ND ANNUAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Dec 08 - 10 2014, Washington, DC

 
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