Robotics Business Review
MAY 11, 2024
ETH Zurich students are developing a robot that can navigate low-gravity environments using a jumping-like mode of locomotion. The team recently tested the SpaceHopper robot in zero gravity scenarios on a European Space Agency parabolic flight. The team hopes the SpaceHopper robot will be deployed on space missions and used to explore relatively small celestial bodies, like asteroids and moons.
Control.com
MAY 11, 2024
The 4-day Automate trade show held many innovations from over 800 exhibitors. Check out more announcements, featured items, and snapshots of the technology on display to the world!
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21st Century Tech
MAY 11, 2024
If you have dabbled with 3D printing, you know it works like an inkjet printer but in three dimensions. It takes 3D digital files and renders them into physical objects by laying down ink in layers to build them. You can purchase an inexpensive home 3D printer that uses plastic filament inks. Where else can you find 3D printers in use? In biological laboratories, 3D printers using inks made from living cells are building organelles and living tissue.
Plastics Today
MAY 11, 2024
Bay Plastics Machinery CEO Jason Forgash has invented a device that cuts polypropylene (PP) straws into tiny pieces, which are then recycled into new PP pellets.
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In 2025, the Supply Chain continues its evolution toward “Logistics 4.0,” inspired by Industry 4.0. Two major characteristics define this transformation: automation, driven by robotic solutions, and prediction, paving the way for an era of planning and simulation powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Fastener News Desk
MAY 11, 2024
The seasonally adjusted Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) for April 2024 slightly decelerated m/m but remained in growth territory reading 51.6. Commentary was more mixed this month as some see pockets of significant weakness (construction, OEM, Western US markets), while others see strength (strong manufacturing and domestic/international demand). This month’s Forward-Looking Indicator (FLI), meanwhile, improved vs. last month and reached a neutral 50.
Plastics Today
MAY 11, 2024
The Japanese composites and carbon-fiber supplier will develop lightweight and high-strength materials for environmentally friendly and high-performance vehicles in collaboration with Korean automaker Hyundai.
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