Automation

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  Feature Automation General

  Robo-Vest looks to save us all from work-related injury

  June 11, 2018 by Tom Renner Lightweight exoskeleton benefits health, productivity in manufacturing facilities

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  Product Automation

  HMI Panel Interface

  June 6, 2018 by DE Staff B&R’s latest display transmission tech, SDL4, allows 100-meter cable spans and up to 4 HMIs per PC.

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  News Automation

  Tiny untethered robot-insects take flight

  May 16, 2018 by Staff UWashington engineers designed RoboFly to take flight by using a narrow invisible laser beam to allow for its wings to flutter.  

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  News Automation

  Boston Dynamics to sell nimble, legged SpotMini robot

  May 14, 2018 by The Associated Press The robotics company plans to begin selling the dog-like SpotMini robot next year.

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  Product Automation

  True Color Sensor with IO-Link

  May 9, 2018 by Staff Balluf BFS 33M offers sensing ranges up to 400mm and can be configured and store up to 256 true color programs.

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  Product Automation

  Compact Industrial PC

  May 9, 2018 by Staff B&R's Automation PC 2200 variants are free of fans and other rotating parts, making them completely maintenance free.

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  Product Automation

  6-axis robotic arm system

  May 7, 2018 by Staff igus' ReBeL makes it possible to have a sixth rotation axis in the modular robolink system, and allows all positions to be reached.

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  News Automation

  Rehab robotic system plays Tic Tac Toe with patients

  May 7, 2018 by Staff Robotic arm simulates functional activities and perform actions that people undertake daily, like drinking from a cup, which are often a focus of rehabilitation.

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  News Automation

  Teaching assistant robot can help students with learning disabilities

  May 7, 2018 by The Canadian Press Humanoid robot Nao is composed of cameras, sensors and microphones and can see and hear.

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  News Automation

  New adaptive soft robot can move on its own

  May 4, 2018 by Staff UHouston engineers have designed a new class of soft robots composed of ultrathin sensing, actuating electronics and temperature-sensitive artificial muscle.

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