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Hexagon Opens Solution Facility
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., June 7, 2016 — Metrology technology developer Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence North America has launched a new strategic business unit dedicated to smart factory systems for advanced manufacturing. The team will develop automated commercial-off-the-shelf systems by integrating 3D measurement technologies with sensors, software, and robotics. The data-driven automation solutions will deliver actionable information for predictive manufacturing in a connected industry 4.0 environment. With on-demand
New Scale Using Small Business Grant for Hexapod
VICTOR, N.Y., April 21, 2016 — New Scale Technologies Inc. is developing the world’s smallest commercial hexapod under a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant. Awarded by the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health, the grant funds development...
Tim Spang, Sean Stetson Join Seegrid
PITTSBURGH, March 10, 2016 — Robotics company Seegrid has announced the addition of two industry veterans to its operations and product teams. Tim Spang has been appointed vice president of operations, and Sean Stetson has been appointed director of product development. A...
Fiber Sensors Improve Robot Touch Sensitivity
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 29, 2015 — Fiber optic sensors could give robots the sensitivity needed to handle delicate objects and work safely alongside humans. A newly developed three-fingered soft robotic hand features 14 embedded fiber optic strain sensors that give it the ability to...
PMD Camera Enhances 3-D Imaging
Nov 5, 2014 — A CMOS-architecture imaging array where each pixel is a photonic mixer device overcomes challenges in 3-D image capture. Gauging the distance, size and shape of an object is of paramount and self-evident practical importance in everyday life. Nature...
For Image Processing, More Power and More Challenges
Aug 4, 2014 — Increased resolution, 3-D measurement and ease of use are placing ever-greater demands on vision software. In some ways, the machine vision market is no different than its consumer counterpart. Take, for instance, the question of megapixels. The big...
Ones To Watch
Aug 4, 2014 — Every August, we bring you some of the best and brightest early-career researchers and engineers (sometimes in middle school or high school) – and this year is no different. Our editors have searched far and wide to find students of various...
Microtechnology Emerging as Next Big Thing
BELLINGHAM, Wash., March 26, 2014 — Growing demand for high-tech research and development in micro-optoelectromechanical systems (MOEMS) has led to breakthrough achievements for applications including space exploration, wireless systems and health care.
Adept Technology Opens East Coast Facility
PLEASANTON, Calif., Sept. 6, 2013 — Intelligent robots provider Adept Technology Inc. has officially opened its East Coast application and demonstration center in Amherst, N.H. The demonstration center allows its customers and integrators to prove out advanced robotic packaging,...
Vision helps robots help you
Aug 1, 2013 — The robot extracts information from the videos on human motion and poses, and how these relate to objects and activities. Based on that information, it computes the probability for future human action in similar scenarios. Roomba may keep your...
Software Unites Vision and Robotics
Apr 1, 2013 — Vision technology gives robots the ability to see, and today’s software enables robots to pick up more details, opening the door to an extremely wide range of applications. For decades, vision has been making its way into industrial automation...
Robots Work Better with Vision Enhancements
Oct 1, 2012 — Machine vision trends in use on (or coming soon to) the factory floor include 3-D and better resolution. Industrial robots with mere vision can’t keep up anymore – now they have to image in greater detail and in 3-D. Where these trends...
I can’t see the rain … against my headlights
PITTSBURGH – Driving at night through a downpour or a heavy snowstorm could become much easier if a sophisticated headlight system created at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute becomes commercially viable. A camera, computer chip and an...
Robotic camera mimics eye movement
ATLANTA – Piezoelectric materials that allow a robot’s camera eye to replicate the muscle motion of a human eye could help make safer, more effective robotic tools for MRI-guided surgery and robotic rehabilitation. The biologically inspired...
Robotic Hand Gets Thumbs Up
SAARBRÜCKEN, Germany, Aug. 7, 2012 — The first human-sized, five-fingered robotic hand also has a brain: it has the cognitive power to learn to grasp and manipulate a range of delicate and oddly shaped objects just as humans do.
Headlights Shine Between – Not Through – Raindrops
PITTSBURGH, July 10, 2012 — A new smart headlight system that can see around water droplets could help drivers navigate roadways during heavy rain- and snowstorms.
Robotic Camera Mimics Eye Movement
ATLANTA, July 9, 2012 — Piezoelectric materials that allow a robot’s camera eye to replicate the muscle motion of a human eye could help make safer, more effective robotic tools for MRI-guided surgery and robotic rehabilitation.
LME 2012 expands educational offerings
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the May/June issue of LIA Today. LIA has unveiled an expanded educational track for LME 2012, bringing more basic courses and a pair of two-hour tutorials addressing welding and...
A3 Hires New Director of Market Analysis
ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 8, 2012 — Alex Shikany was named the new director of market analysis at the Association for Advancing Automation. He succeeds Paul Kellett, who will retire from this position at the end of January 2013.
Ultrathin solar cells for stretchable applications
Jun 1, 2012 — An ultrathin flexible organic solar cell less than 2 µm thick could have implications for the design of future flexible electronic devices. Scientists from Johannes Kepler University Linz and the University of Tokyo developed the...
Robot Reveals Inner Workings of Brain Cells
ATLANTA, May 10, 2012 — A robotic arm guided by a cell-detecting computer algorithm analyzes and records information from neurons present in the living mouse brain with better accuracy and speed than a human experimenter. The automated method could help scientists classify...
Ultrathin Solar Cells for Stretchable Applications
LINZ, Austria, April 6, 2012 — An ultrathin flexible organic solar cell less than 2 µm thick could have implications for the design of future flexible electronic devices.
Petal-Shaping Inspires Photopatterning Tool
AMHERST, Mass., March 9, 2012 — Drawing inspiration from nature’s ability to shape a petal, a new tool to manufacture three-dimensional shapes easily and cheaply was created using photolithography and printing techniques. The method could advance robotics, tunable micro-optics and...
Association Changes Name
Mar 1, 2012 — To more accurately reflect its mission, the umbrella trade association Automation Technologies Council has changed its name to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). Comprising the Robotic Industries, Automated Imaging and Motion Control...
Industry Umbrella Group Changes Name to A3
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 20, 2012 — To more accurately reflect its mission, the umbrella trade association Automation Technologies Council has changed its name to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), the organization announced. The trade association, which comprises...
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