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Archives for July 30, 2018

Robots in space: Russians to send Fedor the humanoid robot to the International Space Station

July 30, 2018 by David Edwards

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The Russian space agency is planning to send its humanoid robot Fedor to the International Space Station.

Fedor stands for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research and seems to have been developed as a fighting robot.

Fedor can shoot guns, drive cars and use a variety of tools, including drills, according to a video by Interesting Engineering (video below).  [Read more…] about Robots in space: Russians to send Fedor the humanoid robot to the International Space Station

Filed Under: Humanoids, News Tagged With: cimon, fedor, humanoid robot astronauts, nasa, robonaut

Biology and robotics enter into an unholy union to bring forth nightmare creatures from the very depths of hell

July 30, 2018 by Sam Francis

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The worlds of biology and robotics are increasingly merging and the end result will inevitably be the creation of hellish creatures that will be called “androids”, “cyborgs” or even simply “robots”. 

And with the growing capabilities of additive manufacturing or 3D printing which use sophisticated materials and techniques, the knowledge and the tools will be more widely available to create these creatures more easily than ever before.

In a recent development, a brand new, combined biomedical engineering and robotics centre was opened in Australia.  [Read more…] about Biology and robotics enter into an unholy union to bring forth nightmare creatures from the very depths of hell

Filed Under: Features, Humanoids Tagged With: bioengineering, biofab3d, biorobotics, humanoids

Autodesk uses Lego method to develop modular assembly system for real factories

July 30, 2018 by Sam Francis

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Software maker Autodesk is using machine learning and lessons learned from Lego to develop robotic systems for modular assembly in the real world. 

Lego, as most people will know, is the company which makes small toy bricks and other objects which can be connected to each other in simple ways to create complex structures, such as toy houses, cars and so on.

Most adults will have played with Lego at some point in their lives, and the companies toys are still popular with today’s kids.

The Lego world has always interested other companies, some of which have copied the to create modular systems in many areas, including large-scale real building construction.  [Read more…] about Autodesk uses Lego method to develop modular assembly system for real factories

Filed Under: Computing, Features Tagged With: autodesk, lego, machine learning, modular assembly

Robot treasure hunter finds $17 billion worth of booty at the bottom of the ocean

July 30, 2018 by Sam Francis

A Kongsberg-made robot has discovered a 300-year-old Spanish shipwreck in the Caribbean Sea which could be worth $17 billion. 

This made us wonder whether such autonomous underwater vessels could help more light on the ancient world, of more than 3,000 or even 30,000 years ago.

Deep sea divers and archaeologists have found literally hundreds of complex architectural structures in the world’s oceans, hundreds of feet below the surface of the water. [Read more…] about Robot treasure hunter finds $17 billion worth of booty at the bottom of the ocean

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: kongsberg, underwater robot, unmanned marine robot

Apple releases new ‘fastest, most powerful’ MacBook Pro

July 30, 2018 by Mark Allinson

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Apple has updated MacBook Pro with faster performance and new pro features, making it the most advanced Mac notebook ever.

Apple is, by some accounts, the world’s largest manufacturing company, certainly by such measures as market capitalization and perhaps revenues.

The company is continually launching new products and updating its existing ones, which often means changing of suppliers.  [Read more…] about Apple releases new ‘fastest, most powerful’ MacBook Pro

Filed Under: Computing, Features Tagged With: apple, apple macbook pro

North American semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry posts $2.5 billion in billings

July 30, 2018 by David Edwards

Samsung Foundry fabrication line

North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor-making equipment posted $2.49 billion in billings worldwide in June 2018, according to industry association SEMI.

The $2.49 billion figure is calculated by SEMI on a “three-month average basis”, and is published in the Market Data Billings Report, published today by SEMI.

The billings figure is 8 percent lower than the final May 2018 level of $2.7 billion, and is 8.1 percent higher than the June 2017 billings level of $2.3 billion.  [Read more…] about North American semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry posts $2.5 billion in billings

Filed Under: Computing, News Tagged With: north america, sales, semi, semiconductor manufacturing equpment

Mentor Veloce hardware emulation platform now available on Amazon Web Services

July 30, 2018 by David Edwards

Mentor veloce strato

Mentor, a Siemens business, says the company’s Veloce Strato platform is now a customer-validated cloud computing emulation platform directly accessible on-demand on Amazon Web Services.

The Veloce Strato platform offers data center options, such as hardware emulation on-premises, off-premises and on AWS. It’s a computing system often used by chip designers.

This new data center use model extends the availability of hardware emulation across a broad range of deployment scenarios to ensure that all semiconductor companies have access to hardware emulation for system-on-chip and system-of-systems verification.  [Read more…] about Mentor Veloce hardware emulation platform now available on Amazon Web Services

Filed Under: Computing Tagged With: amazon web services, mentor, siemens, veloce strato

Timken acquires linear motion firm Rollon

July 30, 2018 by Anna

The Timken Company, a specialist in engineered bearings and power transmission products, has reached an agreement with pan-European firm Chequers Capital and IGI Private Equity to acquire Rollon Group.

Rollon specialises in the design and manufacture of linear guides, telescopic rails and linear actuators used in a wide range of industries such as passenger rail, aerospace, packaging and logistics, medical and automation. Rollon sales are expected to be about $140 million for the full year 2018.

Headquartered near Milan, Italy, Rollon has manufacturing operations in Italy, Germany and the United States. Rollon employs approximately 600 people and has an extensive sales and engineering network around the world to serve its global customer base.

[Read more…] about Timken acquires linear motion firm Rollon

Filed Under: News Tagged With: rollon, timken

Capacity partners with RightHand Robotics to further automate fulfilment operations

July 30, 2018 by Anna

Capacity LLC, an order fulfilment, e-commerce, and electronic data interchange (EDI) company, has partnered with the robotic piece-picking experts at RightHand Robotics.

The collaboration will integrate the Massachusetts-based company’s RightPick automation system into Capacity’s fulfilment solution offering.

The robotic workcells will be integrated with existing warehouse material handling systems, such as those from Lightning Pick, and will increase the level of automation.

[Read more…] about Capacity partners with RightHand Robotics to further automate fulfilment operations

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: fulfilment, righthand, rightpick

Mitsubishi to present its ‘single-source manufacturing’ solutions at IMTS

July 30, 2018 by David Edwards

mitsubishi electric automation M8_CNC_Family

Mitsubishi Electric Automation will present its single source manufacturing solutions at the International Manufacturing Technology Show, being held September 10-15, 2018 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Visitors to booth 134102 will see some of Mitsubishi Electric’s most advanced, integrated factory automation products in action, including industrial internet of things systems, the M8 CNC series control platform, FR series robots, 5-axis machining and a fully automated manufacturing (FAM) cell.

The company’s theme for this year’s show is “Running the Smartest Machines in the World”, which conveys that through a range of integrated products.  [Read more…] about Mitsubishi to present its ‘single-source manufacturing’ solutions at IMTS

Filed Under: Industry, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: imts, international manufacturing technology show, mitsubishi electric automation

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