Ely Self-Righting Fixed Wing Drone
Drones are being used for surveillance, reconnaissance, and search & rescue missions. They are prone to tipping over though. Researchers have used beetles as inspiration to develop a self-righting mechanism […]
r/Robotics showcase
The first Reddit Robotics Showcase will take place online this weekend (31st July – 1 August). Multitude of projects underway in the r/robotics reddit community will be showcased. There will […]
Video Friday: Android Printing
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your Automaton bloggers. We’ll also be posting a weekly calendar of […]
Robotic police dogs: Useful hounds or dehumanizing machines?
If you’re homeless and looking for temporary shelter in Hawaii’s capital, expect a visit from a robotic police dog that will scan your eye to make sure you don’t have […]
IDS Imaging releases ultra-compact Ensenso S10 3D camera
IDS Imaging’s Ensenso S10 3D camera. IDS Imaging Development Systems introduced its Ensenso S10 industrial-grade 3D camera. The Ensenso S10 has an ultra-compact, IP65/67-protected housing and generates 3D data using […]
Oriental Motor adds Profinet communications to AZ drivers
Oriental Motor recently announced the latest addition to its AZ Series family of single axis stored data drivers, which now includes AC and DC input. Both input types are now […]
Oriental Motor adds Profinet communications to AZ drivers
Oriental Motor recently announced the latest addition to its AZ Series family of single axis stored data drivers, which now includes AC and DC input. Both input types are now […]
Revenue for Teradyne robotics group hits $92M in Q2
Universal Robots’ ActiNav machine-loading system. Credit: Universal Robots After earning $80 million in Q1 2021, the good times continued for Teradyne’s industrial automation group in the second quarter. On the […]
Less communication among robots allows them to make better decisions
New research that could help us use swarms of robots to tackle forest fires, conduct search and rescue operations at sea and diagnose problems inside the human body, has been […]
Metal 3DPrinting over CNC for custom EOAT
This small component was stopping them from realizing the full potential of their manufacturing process as they could only run the system when there was someone there to restart the […]