Robotics
Simple but powerful projects inspire young engineers
Through sponsorship of designers across the globe, RS Components aims to inspire the next generation of engineers and designers, using simple ideas to illustrate wide-reaching capabilities. To inspire R&D engineers, students and young engineers about the great things that can be done with individual components and technologies available from RS, the company is sponsoring designers across the globe with some interesting and very cool proj...
Is the game over or has it just begun?
With the eighth instalment in the Saw franchise being released today, one fan has created his own remote controlled ‘Billy’ puppet. The Saw films focus on John Kramer (aka the Jigsaw killer) who sets a series of tests for his victims in which he tests their will to live. Rather than appearing in person to set his tests, Jigsaw uses the Billy puppet to explain the rules of the game.
Rise of the silver soarer
Did you know that the majority of UK drone owners are over 50 years old? The uptake of drones and flying gadgets is soaring through the ages, signalling the rise of the 'silver soarer'.
Bringing extreme Hollywood film making to life
With advanced, high-voltage Gold Drum servo drives, perfected with Elmo's Application Studio motion design software, the Mega Trax robotic camera dolly is able to capture extreme live-action footage. Elmo Motion Control an innovative motion solutions company designed to make smart machines smarter, has announced that the revolutionary Mega Trax MX 500 semi-autonomous, high-speed, robotic dolly system uses its Gold Drum HV servo drives and th...
Everything you need to know about flying a drone - Part 3
In the earlier parts of this article, we discussed the flying basics of flying a drone, getting airborne, the controls, hovering, changing orientation and changing direction. Find part 1 and part 2 here.
Robots are on the rise
According to the latest projection from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), sales in service robots for professional use will increase 12% by the end of 2017 to a new record of $5.2bn. The long term forecast is positive too, with an expected average growth rate of 20-25% in the period 2018-2020.
Computer ‘assistant’ simplifies complex chip design challenges
With applications in devices such as lasers and solar panels, or as alternatives to the curved lenses in powerful microscopes or telescopes, metasurfaces — flat optical chips — offer unparalleled control of light. Created through a monolithic process, each tiny feature on a metasurface can perform its own unique light-scattering task — yet all of those features work together to perform a unified optical function.
Woop, woop, that’s the sound of the hoverbike
The general public can already order an UberCHOPPER in Dubai, and now the police force may soon be equipped with hovering motorbikes. The hoverbike concept, developed by Russian company Hoversurf, was unveiled at Dubai’s Gitex Technology week which took place 8th to 12th October 2017. The Dubai police have supposedly ordered an entire fleet.
Torque sensor plays critical role in collecting drone data
Designed to put the next generation of controls for medium altitude long endurance (MALE) drones through their paces, a test rig is being developed by an independent electronics design company on the Welsh borders. Although this rig is being developed just for this project and will be dismantled after use, the precision torque sensor which performs the critical task of collecting data from the rig for analysis will almost certainly be reused...
Annual UK Robotics Week returns for third time
The official launch of Robotics Week 2018 has been announced with robotics activities and competitions now open for early registration to schools, academic institutions and industry. The UK Robotics Week programme of activities will be taking place up and down the country from early next year, culminating in a national week of celebration held from 21st–29th June 2018. Now in its third successive year, UK Robotics Week continues to go from ...