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Technological Advances Dramatically Improve Viability of Robotic Prostheses

Recent advances in robotics technology make it possible to create prosthetics that can duplicate the natural movement of human legs. This capability promises to dramatically improve the mobility of lower-limb amputees, allowing them to negotiate stairs and slopes and uneven ground, significantly reducing their risk of falling as well as reducing stress on the rest of their bodies.

8 Nov 2013

Swinburne Robotics Students to Develop Dual Seater Electric Powered Parachute

Swinburne University of Technology is entering the flying electric vehicle research space with work about to begin on building a dual seater electric powered parachute.

4 Nov 2013

Festo’s Inspiring Solutions to Achieve More Efficient Mechatronic Solutions

Users often select drive technology – pneumatic or electric – over hastily and on the basis of experience alone. In order to identify the most energy-efficient automation solution, however, a technology-neutral comparison is required. This is exactly the approach that Festo takes to achieve the most efficient mechatronic solutions for its customers.

From Festo Corporation 24 Oct 2013

Europeans@Siemens Program Participants to Train in Electronics for Mechatronics Engineering

Around 2,200 young people will be starting their professional careers at about 40 Siemens locations Germany-wide at the beginning of the new training year. Once again, the new trainees will include 31 participants in the Europeans@Siemens program.

2 Sep 2013

Student Developed Robot Plays Foosball

Masters students from the Automatic Control Laboratory (LA) have developed a robot that can play foosball for their semester project.

27 Aug 2013

Ultra Clean Holdings Expands Partnership with DWFritz Automation

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc., a leading developer and supplier of critical systems & subsystems for the semiconductor capital equipment, flat panel, medical, energy, and research industries announced today that it has expanded its partnership with DWFritz Automation Inc., a Portland, Oregon based leader in precision automation.

9 Jul 2013

THK to Exhibit at International Metalworking Technology & Machine Tools Exhibition and Conference

By means of its own unique technology, THK Co., Ltd. (THK) (http://www.thk.com/?bw20130509) (TOKYO:6481) developed the capacity for rolling linear motion for machine parts—previously believed insurmountably difficult—and upon launching the Linear Motion Guide (or LM Guide) in 1972 became the first company in the world to develop this as a commercial product.

14 May 2013

Mechatronics Manufacturer, Valtronic, Offers Glass Encapsulation for Active Implants

Valtronic can now offer Glass Encapsulation to medical device companies who produce active implants. Our first customer application for this product is for an ingestible pill.

3 May 2013

Smarter, More Active and Interactive Bionic Prosthetic Devices

The tragic April 15 bombing at the Boston Marathon took the lives of three people and has left dozens of people with serious injuries, many of whom have lost limbs.

20 Apr 2013

Mechatronic Systems Specialist AFT Becomes Schaeffler Engineering

Schaeffler subsidiary Atlas Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH (AFT) will change its company name to Schaeffler Engineering GmbH, effective March 1, 2013. The renaming of the development service provider is a part of AFT's new corporate strategy and global course for growth as an engineering service provider and worldwide mechatronic systems specialist.

27 Feb 2013