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New Project Aims to Develop Next-Generation Nuclear Robots for Use in Harsh Environments

The cost of cleaning up the UK’s existing nuclear facilities has been estimated to be between £95 billion and £219 billion over the next 120 years or so. The harsh conditions within these facilities means that human access is highly restricted and much of the work will need to be completed by robots.

28 Feb 2017

ST Robotics Introduces New High-Speed Robot Arm

ST Robotics has launched the new ST R17HS, a high-speed version of their five-axis vertically articulated R17 robot arm.

From ST Robotics 24 Feb 2017

MSU College of Engineering Hosts FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Competition

When the Redneck Robotics team from Sun River turned their robot loose in Montana State University’s Shroyer Gym on Friday, it homed in on blue lights lining the playing field’s edge, deftly extended an arm and hit a button, racking up points right away.

30 Jan 2017

Mitsubishi Electric's Ultra-thin Inspection Robot Extends Availability of Power Generators

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced the development of a 19.9-mm-thin inspection robot that can perform power generator inspection by passing through the narrow gap between the stator and rotor, eliminating the requirement to remove the rotor. This robot reduces time and cost of inspections and helps increase the availability and reliability of power generators.

25 Jan 2017

New Reference Designs Extend Flight Time and Battery Life of Quadcopters and Industrial Drones

Two circuit-based subsystem reference designs were recently launched by Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN). These designs will enable manufacturers to add flight time and prolong battery life for quadcopters and other industrial and non-military consumer drones used to assist at long distances, provide surveillance or communicate and deliver packages.

18 Jan 2017

Researchers Propose New Control Scheme for Robotic Manipulation

A simple, linear robot is easy to control. With known goals and a clear understanding of variables, a controller tells the robot the rules to follow. If button A is pressed, for example, pick up an item from the conveyor belt.

11 Jan 2017

DIAGNOS Artificial Intelligence Tool to Generate Mining Targets on Monarques’ Croinor Gold Property

DIAGNOS Inc. ("DIAGNOS" or the "Corporation"), a leader in applying Artificial Intelligence in data mining technical services, announces today the signing of an agreement for the use of CARDS (Computer Aided Resource Detection Software) to generate mining targets on the Croinor Gold property owned by Monarques Gold Corporation ("Monarques").

22 Dec 2016