Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Robotics insights Researchers led by Hangbo Zhao have developed a highly stretchable sensor using 3D electrodes inspired by origami folding patterns. The sensors can measure a strain range up to three times higher than typical sensors, making them valuable for applications in soft robotics, wearable electronics, prosthetics, and biomedicine.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand the advantages of an integrated robot, artificial intelligence and machine vision package to better enable robotic item picking. See robot integration with flexible motion platforms and how it might be used in applications. See related video. Courtesy: Mark T.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 3, 2023

With the high inflation, increasing labor costs, labor shortage, energy crisis and hybrid working, the manufacturing industry experienced significant turmoil in 2022. Although some of these have started to get eased, 2023 is still expected to be a challenging year for the manufacturing industry with many transitions ahead.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 18, 2023

Asset management insights Some vendors are collaborating with manufacturers to find solutions to many different challenges. Improving the data stream is important, but so is improving the analytics and tools used before and after so better and more informed decisions can be made.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 5, 2023

Robotics insights FluidLab is a simulation tool from researchers at the MIT CSAIL designed to enhance robot learning for complex fluid manipulation tasks. This is part of the continuing development for robotics and making them more adept at simple human tasks, which have often been a challenge for them to achieve.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Robotic process automation insights. The demand is increasing for robotic process automation in healthcare, as robotic process automation can mimic human interaction. The global robotic process automation market is forecasted to be valued at $2.57 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach $69.20 billion by 2032.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 14, 2023

Researchers who focus on plant breeding monitor this sort of plant architecture, because it informs their work. The hardware, in this case, is a robotic device that is mounted on wheels. This gives them the information they need to assess the leaf angle distribution for each row of plants.

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Control Engineering

MAY 24, 2023

Manufacturing optimization insights Manufacturing technologies are getting more sophisticated in their capabilities, but they’re also getting easier to use so they’re more accessible. Collaborative robots are taking on more industrial robot capabilities, but are still able to work in tandem with humans as needed.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 2, 2023

Robotics insights Researchers have developed a machine-learning approach to make controlling a robot or autonomous vehicle more efficient and effective in dynamic environments. This could help robots and autonomous vehicles’ use be more widespread in environments where there are a lot of people or in tight quarters.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Penn State researchers have developed a wearable synaptic transistor to improve device memories for robotics and wearable devices. Robotics and wearable devices might get a little smarter with the addition of a stretchy, wearable synaptic transistor developed by Penn State engineers. The details were published in Nature Electronics.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 15, 2022

Manufacturing Insights. The campus, 30 miles north of Cincinnati, will be the site of a global production center (GPC) for the company’s advanced automated manufacturing facilities. must expand manufacturing. manufacturing growth. This means the U.S.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 22, 2024

The integration of AI into autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) provides room to maneuver when it comes to transporting components and products between the different stages of production. Earlier this year, ABB’s (Ann Arbor, MI) Marc Segura, who is president of the ABB Robotics Division, commented on the new frontiers for robotics and AI in 2024.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 15, 2023

Or one where aerial or marine drones can collectively survey an area while exchanging minimal information about their location. The model doesn’t try to model a specific real world swarmalator, such as sperm, robotic drones, or magnetic domain walls.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 19, 2023

Robots insights MIT researchers have developed a technique that can solve complex stabilize-avoid problems while improving stability. The paper will be presented at the Robotics: Science and Systems conference. The post AI-enabled approach helps make autonomous robots safe, reliable appeared first on Control Engineering.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Manufacturers are dealing with a flexibility gap, which is the range between viable small batch manufacturing and high-volume automation. Software-based artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance existing robots to deal with variances in real-time and give them needed flexibility on the plant floor. Learning Objectives.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 4, 2023

Researchers have created a robot capable of conducting experiments more efficiently and sustainably to develop a range of new semiconductor materials with desirable attributes. The post Robot platform designed to develop range of semiconductor materials appeared first on Control Engineering.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Control Engineering most-viewed articles online about discrete and process sensors published in the last year include stories on inertial measurement unit sensors, sensors used for information systems and more. Also: See additional discrete sensor and process sensor stories.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Learn how adding a linear axis can extend the reach of a collaborative robot with little extra system integration. Adding a linear axis can extend the reach of a collaborative robot with little extra system integration when the robot software can accommodate. Pack Expo Las Vegas 2023 booth. Pack Expo Las Vegas 2023 booth.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 18, 2023

Automation and manufacturing insights Automation and robotics are known for being used in manufacturing applications, but their potential is being realized in other industries such as agriculture, retail and medical. Courtesy: Chris Vavra, CFE Media and Technology Mark DeSantis, CEO at Bloomfield Robotics, agreed.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 5, 2023

Motion control insights Mobile automation can help manufacturers improve their safety operations, which have become more automated with the robots of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs). For example, there was substantial growth in the mobile robot industry in 2021. Look at mobile robots.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 28, 2023

A sensor inspired by the retina—the layer of cells in human and animal eyes that detects light and transmits signals to the brain—could improve the safety and performance of self-driving cars, robotics and high-speed autonomous drones. Those layers process some information almost instantly—no brain needed.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 22, 2023

Control Engineering’s top 5 content over the past week covered industrial robot trends, hot Control Engineering topics, MQTT and more. Six industrial robotics trends for 2023 Robotics are becoming more important and manufacturers are recognizing their growing role in many different industries and applications.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 17, 2023

For many manufacturers, industrial transformation is about being more open from a product perspective and giving engineers more flexibility. Automation remains a major priority for manufacturers looking to keep up with demand as labor woes continue to persist.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 12, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand how a material handling focus can help manufacturers, distribution centers and warehouses. Warehousing, distribution center insights A material handling focus can help manufacturers, distribution centers and warehouses, as Siemens explained at ProMat 2023. Review ProMat 2023 Siemens product announcements.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 26, 2023

Learning Objectives Motion control advances, robotics help warehousing, distribution centers and logistics in factories, as shown by ProMat 2023 exhibitors. Garret Place, business development, robotics perception at ifm efector, said manufacturing demand continues to outpace labor availability leading to more automation.

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Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This covers types of information exchanged for motor-drive communications using three industrial Ethernet protocol communication protocols: EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP and Profinet. What information are motors and drives reporting and receiving? a manufacturer of rotary and position sensors.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 26, 2023

During the demo, Orchard and Garg explain the process from one end to the other and how all the steps involved in the process can help improve day-to-day operations for manufacturers. The metaverse’s role is also explained and how it can give manufacturers a better insights overall.

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Control Engineering

MAY 22, 2023

Bringing information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) together and aligning goals will go a long way to creating a secure ecosystem. Machines are getting smarter and more interconnected, which increases their potential for manufacturers. Manufacturers now face the constant specter of a cybersecurity attack.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Manufacturing digitalization: Think differently, working smarter. Manufacturers can change how they operate and make better decisions with automation and controls, but it requires a different mindset and approach. See six growth opportunities for manufacturers. OT threat detection and research benefits for manufacturers.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Robots tend to follow more straightforward addition, but Penn State researchers have now harnessed the biological concept for application in artificial intelligence (AI) to develop the first artificial, multisensory integrated neuron. Senses synergize to give a comprehensive understanding, particularly when individual signals are subtle.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JULY 23, 2023

3D/Additive Manufacturing, Forming & Fabricating Fabricating & Metalworking is proud to present the FABTECH 2023 Product Showcase, which is an invaluable guide to navigating the trade show floor at McCormick Place in Chicago this September. Buena Park, CA) will introduce the new EGB 1303 ARse bending robot at Booth A1304.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 9, 2023

Xu also is developing a new active learning-based course for UW-Madison students focused on safety control in robotics. He also will help develop a summer workshop to introduce high school students to robotics and controls. Ultimately, I expect to be able to provide insight on how to design better autonomous systems.”

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Control Engineering

JUNE 12, 2023

Manufacturing insights Future-proofing manufacturing uses digitization and digitalization and eventually digital transformation to help companies make better and more informed decisions. The journey begins with digitization and then digitalization , the first steps to better understanding and more informed decisions.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 27, 2023

Learning Objectives Explore what’s possible now in warehouse robotics and automation integration with a panel from The Robotics Group of MHI, at ProMat 2023. Understand robotic best practices, integration tips and lessons learned. Bill Vining, co-founder Robot Advisory Group. Bill Vining, co-founder Robot Advisory Group.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Robotic insights MIT researchers developed GelSight Svelte, a camera-based touch sensor shaped like a human finger, enabling robotic hands to perform versatile grasping tasks beyond simple pinching motions. These robots, in turn, use only their fingertips to grasp objects, typically with a pinching motion.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 18, 2023

More complex systems include servomechanisms, robotics, and machine vision. Different types of software are used to access programs and different data types used in presenting numerical and text information. Usually, it will be provided by the manufacturer and may even have a troubleshooting guide.

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Control Engineering

JULY 24, 2023

Robotics insights MIT researchers have developed a framework that helps humans understand why a robot failed a task without needing a great deal of technical knowledge. This framework helps robots learn more efficiently and perform better while the training process consumed less time for a human. As a result, the robot fails.

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