Day: November 28, 2016
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Chinese company Delta launches new industrial robot
Delta has unveiled the latest version of its articulated industrial robot. The Chinese company says its DRV90L / DRV 70L series can be “perfectly integrated with AC motor drives, motion control systems, sensors, machine vision systems, advanced host controllers and more, to construct high-end automation machines and systems”. Delta’s senior vice-president, Simon Chang, says: “Our articulated robot solutions…
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Intel commits $250 million extra to autonomous driving technology
Intel will invest an additional than $250 million into developing autonomous driving technology, says CEO Brian Krzanich. Intel plans to help make fully autonomous driving a reality, acknowledges its decision signifies “how critical the automotive market has become for the company”. Krzanich, who made the announcement at the LA Auto Show recently, says the new investment is…
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Cern introduces Tim, the tunnel-checking robot
The name’s TIM, Robot TIM – meet the spy patrolling the 27-km tunnel of the Large Hadron Collider. TIM, the Train Inspection Monorail, is a mini vehicle transporting a set of instruments along tracks suspended from the tunnel’s ceiling. This smart machine is used for real-time monitoring of the LHC tunnel: the tunnel structure, the…