Day: November 28, 2016

  • Chinese company Delta launches new industrial robot

    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…

  • Intel commits $250 million extra to autonomous driving technology

    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…

  • Cern introduces Tim, the tunnel-checking robot

    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…