MecklerMedia's RoboUniverse Conference & Expo Announces More Than 80 International Speakers and Industry Leaders
December 14-16, 2015 in San Diego, California
Drone giant DJI launches crop-spraying drone
From BBC:
Billion-dollar drone company DJI is expanding from consumer and camera drones into the agriculture industry.
The Chinese firm's latest model is a crop-spraying drone, which it claims is "40 times more efficient" than manual spraying, despite having just 12 minutes of flight time.
It will be released in China and Korea where hand-spraying is more common.
DJI made $500m (£332m) in drone sales in 2014 and some analysts predict the firm will hit $1bn in sales this year.
The Agras MG-1 has eight rotors and can carry up to 10kg of crop-spraying fluids per flight.
The foldable device is also dustproof, water-resistant and made of anti-corrosive materials, the firm says on its website (in Chinese).
Belden Connectors Offer Efficient Way to Transmit High Levels of Power
Latest Lumberg Automation Product Is Excellent for Harsh Environments
Belden's New Cordsets Deliver Greater Power and Performance Reliability in Confined Industrial Automation Settings
Industry-proven M8 technology from Lumberg Automation provides a robust solution for the most demanding network requirements
Belden's New Multiprotocol I/O Modules Boost Flexibility and Installation Convenience in Industrial Production Settings
Compact I/O modules from Lumberg Automation meet EtherNet/IP and PROFINET specifications, creating an all-in-one solution for high cost savings
ULC Robotics and SGN Unveil the Next Generation of Pipeline Robotics
Introducing Two Innovative Robotic Systems to Change the way Gas Utilities Manage Cast Iron Infrastructure
CES 16 - Dassault Systèmes to Showcase 3DEXPERIENCE Universes at CES 2016
Bringing Delightful Consumer Experiences to Life
AEE Technology's New AP11 Drone Takes Videos to New Heights (and New Quality)
Remote controlled 3-axis gimbal, full HD at 60 fps, 25 minutes of flight time and 'Follow Me' feature place drone ahead of the pack
How Universal Robots Doubled Production at Tegra Medical
Medical device manufacturer Tegra Medical faced profit erosion as costs went up and customers demanded price cuts. Deploying three collaborative robot arms from Universal Robots to tend the machines manufacturingmedical instruments doubled throughput, freed up 11 full time positions and enabled the manufacturer to keep up with customer demand while keeping costs down.
Consumer Technology Association Applauds FAA's Drone Registration Report
"This is a crucial time for public policy concerning drones."
Tarsus launches Additive Manufacturing Shows for vertical markets
The new events will incorporate 3D Printshow
PRENAV's 'Hello World' Video Recognized at Flying Robot international Film Festival
Groundbreaking Autonomous Drone Approved by FAA for Commercial Use
MakieLab Named LA Tech Summit 2015 "Shark Tank" Competition Winner
MakieLab, the customizable toy manufacturer, earned the top prize
PV Nano Cell Wins IDTechEx Award for Best Development in Materials for 3D Printing
Company recognized for its portfolio of innovative nanometric conductive inks, enabling the mass production of printed electronics
Drake: Robotics Planning, Control And Analysis Toolbox
From MIT:
Drake ("dragon" in Middle English) is a toolbox maintained by the Robot Locomotion Group at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL). It is a collection of tools for analyzing the dynamics of our robots and building control systems for them in MATLAB and C++, with a heavy emphasis on optimization-based design/analysis. Here is a quick summary of capabilities:
Simulation
Rigid-body dynamics including contact/collisions (hybrid+LCP) and kinematic loops
Basic aerodynamics/fluid dynamics
Sensor models (lidar, depth camera, imu, contact force/torque; cameras coming soon)
Hand-derived models for many canonical control dynamical systems
Easily add your own models/components
Some support for stochastic models
For all of the above we aim to expose sparsity and provide analytical gradients / symbolic analysis
Primary limitations: code is optimized for analysis / planning / control design (as opposed to speed, generality)...
"‹... Most of these models/tools are described in the companion textbook from an MIT course/MOOC. We've also recently started populating the Drake Gallery (contributions welcome!)... (git repo)
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