Robotics
Mobile robots put manufacturing on the move
An Autonomously Guided Vehicle (AGV) equipped with a robot arm has been developed by Mitsubishi Electric and Mirage, making it possible to deploy the same robot at multiple workstations. The system has been designed to give flexibility to assembly lines and boost plant productivity.
Drone training professionals launch exciting membership package
The sky is the limit for drone enthusiasts and professionals as a UK drone training expert launches its first ever membership package for loyal and new customers. Rusta’s ‘Alumni’ membership will be available from midday on 17th August and will offer exclusive benefits and discounts across a whole range of drone training services.
Dedicated services for drone industry entrepreneurs
The first ever dedicated incubator and start-up services for entrepreneurs, professionals and enthusiasts within the drone industry have been launched by SUAS Global the world’s largest online drone network.
Robots have power to influence children’s opinions
Young children are significantly more likely than adults to have their opinions and decisions influenced by robots, according to new research. The study, conducted at the University of Plymouth, compared how adults and children respond to an identical task when in the presence of both their peers and humanoid robots. It showed that while adults regularly have their opinions influenced by peers, something also demonstrated in previous st...
What AI and robotics should and shouldn’t be allowed to do
81% of consumers all around the world would like 'electronic devices of the future' to make their lives easier. However, users have very different views on what artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and digitalisation should and shouldn’t be allowed to do: 71% of global consumers think that electronic devices should only assist humans. These are the findings of the electronica trend Index 2018.
Powering tomorrow’s bomb disposal robots
In 2017, US research institute SRI International unveiled its Taurus robot, a bomb disposal robot that allowed operators to control it using a virtual reality headset. This is just the latest in a long line of technology developments for bomb disposal units.
Six million UK workers fear being replaced by robots
As many as six million workers in the UK are concerned that their jobs might be taken by machines, and they are concerns that seem to be justified. The report is urging for trade unions to respond by providing more support and guidance for those with jobs at risk.
Robot prototype lets you feel how it’s ‘feeling’
In 1872, Charles Darwin published his third major work on evolutionary theory, 'The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals,' which explores the biological aspects of emotional life. In it, Darwin writes: “Hardly any expressive movement is so general as the involuntary erection of the hairs, feathers and other dermal appendages … it is common throughout three of the great vertebrate classes.” Nearly 150 years later, ...
A kernel of promise in popcorn-powered robots
Cornell researchers have discovered how to power simple robots with a novel substance that, when heated, can expand more than 10 times in size, change its viscosity by a factor of 10 and transition from regular to highly irregular granules with surprising force. You can also eat it with a little butter and salt.
IT and robotics
Information Technology involves storing, retrieving, altering and transmitting massive amounts of data. Because IT is heavily reliant on computers, automating the field is definitely the most practical direction. Author: Joseph Zulick, Manager at MRO Electric and Supply