DARPA-Funded Inflatable Robotics Helps Spark Idea for Silver Screen Star
DARPA's M3 program is creating and demonstrating novel design tools, fabrication methods and control algorithms to make robots more mobile and better able to manipulate objects in their environment.
Kissing It Better: Lifting Ergonomically with Vacuum
By using the right suction and the right lips for the job, you really can "kiss it better" before lifting, rather than after.
Robotic Assembly
Manual assembly procedures, which previously have been neither ergonomic nor appropriate for automation, can currently be automated in a cost-effective way.
Upcoming Tradeshow, Conference & Exhibition Summary
Jan, Feb, Mar 2015
The year starts off a bit slow for Robotics and Factory Automation events, but once March comes around Automate 2015 gets going and the once every 2 year Tradeshow is perhaps the biggest and most important Manufacturing show in North America.
Perfecting Dental Treatments Via 3D Printed Models & Removable Dies
The case study presented herein illustrates the ease of utilizing consistent and reproducible 3D printed verification protocols as a means of ensuring the success of the restorative treatment plan.
Are Ag Robots Ready? 27 Companies Profiled
This article profiles 27 of the many companies (from conglomerates to start-ups) attempting to provide robotic solutions for farming problems and explores what they are doing, when their products will be available, and at what cost.
Micro Stepper Motors Keep Surgical Viewing System Small
Compact, automated lens positioner allows surgeons to view retina and cornea without effort or neck strain.
ROBO-STOX® introduces European Robotics and Automation Index
ROBO-STOX® licenses their proprietary index to ETF Securities to provide European investors with highly diversified access to a new age of growth in robotics and automation.
Rethink Robotics Introduces Industry-First Robot Positioning System
This disruptive technology enables Baxter to switch between tasks without retraining by using environmental markers, called Landmarksâ„¢, in conjunction with its existing, embedded vision system.
Small DC Motors Power Mini Reconnaissance Robot
Ruggedized motors, coupled with a titanium housing and clever clutch design deliver a dumbbell-sized unmanned ground vehicle that can survive a 30 foot drop onto concrete.
Telemedicine Robots Bring Expertise to Remote Areas
Sophisticated controls and positioning deliver a lifelike experience to doctor and patient alike.
NEXCOM IoT Controller Solution Brings Intelligence to Manufacturing
In this white paper, NEXCOM will explain how the NEXCOM IoT controller NIFE 100 provides a unique open-architecture solution with the configuration flexibility to surmount communication barriers in building the Factory-of- Things and supporting the necessary data communications for connecting the enterprise domain and the operation domain.
High-torque, Compact Motors And Rugged Design Create Economical, Light-weight Bomb-disposal Robot.
In a world in which an abandoned suitcase, a box, or even a pile of rubble can conceal an improvised explosive device (IED), bomb-disposal robots have become essential.
UCSD Investing in Robotics
San Diego already has major industry and defense players and employers with many robotics technologies and applications. There are also significant manufacturing sectors in San Diego and nearby Tijuana.
Gartner Says By 2017, 50 Percent of Internet of Things Solutions Will Originate in Startups That Are Less Than Three Years Old
Similar to other technology advances historically, the growth promise associated with the early stages of IoT will lead to the creation and funding of a large number of startup organizations that will maneuver to capture what they perceive to be early opportunities or overlooked product niches. This will lead to creative solutions and a wide range of products, many of which will fail in the market.
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