Robotics

At the Commercial UAV Show (19th-20th October, stand 27) in London, UK, Analog Devices has introduced a tactical grade Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) featuring precision and stability in the smallest, lightest and lowest power solution available. The high-performance ADIS16490 IMU paves the way for high-accuracy navigation, guidance, and positioning. 

Expanding its preLink integrated Ethernet connection system, HARTING has launched new versions of the preLink termination block for interfacing with PROFINET, industrial Ethernet and ultra-flexible cables, typically used on robots. Delivering even more flexibility and ease of use for preLink connection technology, the preLink termination block is now available in a black PROFINET version.

The long-term partnership between Imagination Technologies and Actions Semiconductor around the MIPS architecture is to be strengthened. Actions, one of China’s leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive portable multimedia and mobile internet System on a Chip (SoC) solutions for portable consumer electronics, recently renewed its license for a range of MIPS CPUs from entry-level to high-performance. 

The Unmanned Aerial Qualification (UAQ) course by UAVAir will be coming to to Newbury, adding to its growing list of locations throughout the UK. The recognised drone-training academy will be running at Newbury Race Course, with the first session taking place from 10th to 12th December.

Imagine being in an accident that leaves you unable to feel any sensation in your arms and fingers. Now imagine regaining that sensation, a decade later, through a mind-controlled robotic arm that is directly connected to your brain. That is what 28-year-old Nathan Copeland experienced after he came out of brain surgery and was connected to the Brain Computer Interface (BCI), developed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC.

Unmanned aviation is an industry that is constantly developing, simultaneously allowing businesses to grow their services while creating a whole new career opening for specially trained pilots to enable these changes. ConsortiQ is heading to the Commercial UAV Show this month, a trade show that has been formed in light of the growing demand in the area. 

An EPFL team is developing soft, flexible and reconfigurable robots. Air-actuated, they behave like human muscles and may be used in physical rehabilitation. They are made of low-cost materials and could easily be produced on a large scale. Robots are usually expected to be rigid, fast and efficient. But researchers at EPFL's Reconfigurable Robotics Lab (RRL) have turned that notion on its head with their soft robots.

European Circuits is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the Imperial College Robotics Society’s Eurobot entry for 2016/17! European Circuits’ Marketing Manager, Neil Johnston, explains the reasoning behind the move “We hope this initial sponsorship may be the beginning of a longer term relationship with the Imperial College Robotics Society.

With so much talk in the news about the autonomous vehicles that will soon be taking over the streets we drive on, let’s take a look at how autonomous vehicles have overwhelmed our Earth’s oceans too. Nicolette Emmino explains.

Anyone who’s watched drone videos or an episode of “BattleBots” knows that robots can break — and often it’s because they don’t have the proper padding to protect themselves. But this week researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) will present a method for 3D printing soft materials that make robots safer and more precise in their movements —...