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With Piezotronics — a Mechanical Action Creates a Logic Operation
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new class of electronic logic device in which current is switched by an electric field generated by the application of mechanical...
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Combination PLC and Robot Controller
The combined AC500 PLC and the IRC5 robot controller eliminates the cost and space of a separate PLC cabinet and reduces the time associated with the set-up and operation of robotic production cells....
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COMAU and B&R assimilate robotics into machine control
With the introduction of openROBOTICS, partners COMAU and B&R are opening up new dimensions of robotics integration for machinery and production lines. The solution is based on a full lineup of...
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Mechanical cams still option for robotic tasks
Recently on LinkedIn, I posted a commentary from Scott Evans of Kollmorgen detailing the benefits of today’s servo-driven designs. In response, one reader — machine design engineer and independent...
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BEI Kimco meets robotics application requirements with high-torque-density...
BEI Kimco, a brand of Sensata Technologies, is developing new motor designs to meet the torque loads and size requirements in the rapidly growing robotics industry. The company recently met demanding...
View ArticleFANUC introduces R-30iB Plus robot controller
FANUC introduced its new R-30iB Plus robot controller at an open house event this week at its headquarters in Japan. The new R-30iB Plus controller features a new iPendant with an enhanced screen...
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Genesis Robotics new LiveDrive direct-drive actuator: Rivals harmonic gears...
Conventional robotic actuators use a very traditional design of electric motors and gear systems to make robots move. These geared systems suffer from many limitations: Low speed, which limits...
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RoboteQ’s 500Amps brushless motor controller targets heavy duty robots
Roboteq Inc. has introduced the RGBL1860 and RGBL1896 controllers for High-Power Brushless DC Motors.These featured-packed controllers can drive up to 500A at 60V, or 300A at 96V respectively. This...
View ArticleNew synthetic muscle step forward for soft robotics
A research team from Columbia Engineering’s Creative Machines lab developed a synthetic soft muscle that has a strain density 15 times larger than natural muscle and can lift 1,000 times its own weight...
View ArticleRobots could soon use new form of actuator: Genesis Robotics CEO explains
In a recent interview, Lisa Eitel of The Robot Report chatted with Mike Hilton, CEO of startup Genesis Robotics. This spinoff of Genesis Advanced Technology focuses on R&D in robotics, oil and gas,...
View ArticleWATCH: Harvard researchers develop origami robot controlled by magnetic field
An origami-inspired folding robot developed by Harvard researchers uses an external magnetic field for power, giving it potential for application in medical, industrial or consumer robots. Originally...
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