Robotics
Brushless DC motor controller designed for mobile robots
Roboteq has introduced the SBL2360, a compact intelligent controller capable of driving two brushless DC motor up to 30A each at up to 60V.
Industrial robotics to showcase at the Robot Investments Show
The third annual Robot Investments Show is taking place on the 4th-6th October 2017 at the WOW convention centre in Istanbul. Entek, distributor of Industrial robot specialist TM Robotics, will be exhibiting an array of Toshiba machine robots, showcasing their capabilities to those looking at making an investment in industrial robotics.
The compact flexible and fast small industrial robot
People dream about making machines 15% smaller and 10% faster all the time, and now ABB have the answer. The IRB 1200 allows you to make that exact change. Specifically, it addresses the needs of the Material Handling and Machine Tending industries for flexibility, ease-of-use, compactness and short cycle times while still maintaining large working envelopes.
Ready to fly drone targets educational market
Availability of the Intel Aero Ready to Fly Drone has been announced by RS Components. It is a development platform that is powered by a variety of Intel technologies and offers developers and researchers a fast path for airborne application development. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development kit enables professional application developers that are less familiar with drone mechanics and avionics to focus on the application software and sen...
Feeling peckish? Try a tortilla drone
Ah, the humble tortilla. Great with guacamole, salsa or… a drone? Tired of resigning crashed drones to the recycle bin, Peter Sripol, a maker in Ohio, has used tortillas as a structural element for an RC glider.
Augmented humans: the future of robotic exoskeletons
There is a huge buzz around robotic exoskeleton suits, all thanks to Hollywood. The technology portrayed in Iron Man, the Edge of Tomorrow, and Avatar all show humans with superhuman abilities because of robotic add-ons. Chris Johnson, Managing Director of specialist bearing supplier SMB Bearings, explains the importance of choosing specialised bearings and lubrication in robotic exoskeletons as the development into this technology advances ...
The future’s looking fishy for underwater warfare
A series of futuristic submarine concepts which mimic real marine lifeforms has been unveiled by The Royal Navy. These concepts radically change the way underwater warfare could look in 50 years. With a crewed mothership shaped like a manta ray, unmanned eel-like vessels equipped with sensor pods which dissolve on demand to avoid enemy detection, and fish-shaped torpedoes sent to swarm against enemy targets, these concepts aim to inspire the...
Soft robots really suck!
EPFL scientists have created the first functional robot powered entirely by vacuum: made up of soft building blocks, it moves by having air sucked out of them. The robot can be reconfigured to perform different tasks, like climbing vertical walls and grabbing objects. This new robot sucks: to move, air has to be sucked out of its individual components. Inspired by muscle contraction, its individual soft components are activated (they collaps...
The bumblebee backpacks that weigh less than a raindrop
An ecologist and a micro-systems engineer from Bangor University, are working together to create micro-backpacks for bees which are powered by their own electric energy. As they fly from plant to plant collecting nectar, the insects will be followed by small drones so that the scientists can track and study them.
Researchers hack robot to violently stab tomato
Security researchers have discovered that a number of popular industrial and home robots can be easily compromised to spy on humans and even remotely control the bots to attack their owners.