RoboGames 2012: Mech Warfare

Last weekend was RoboGames 2012. IEEE Spectrum‎ has posted a few videos from the Mech Warfare competition where robots battle inside a miniature model city. The videos contain several Each robot is controlled remotely, and the human pilot sees only a first-person view from the perspective of a wireless camera mounted on the front of the robot. Each robot is equipped with pressure sensitive plates that register hits from airsoft pellets.

Powerful Angular Gripper for Every Need

Suitable for applications in clean and slightly dirty environments, PWG-plus combines double oval piston drive, one-piece aluminum housing, and wear-free lever mechanism. System features gripping moments between 3.5 and 120 Nm, stroke per finger of 15°, and over travel angle per jaw of at least 3°.

Operation Lifetime Doubles in Smart Meters and Other Wireless Sensor Node Applications with New Wireless Transceiver from STMicroelectronics

ST's SPIRIT1 wireless transceiver cuts power budget by 50% over competing devices

Point Grey Launches High Definition 6.0 Megapixel FireWire Camera for Industry Leading CCD Sensitivity

Point Grey, a world-leading designer and manufacturer of digital cameras for industrial, scientific, and traffic applications, today announced the addition of new 6.0 megapixel models to its Grasshopper Express IEEE 1394b (FireWire-b) digital cameras series.

DENSO Robotics Launches New Facebook Page, Invites Customers to Share Application Videos and Stories

QUAN: Robotic Limbs Could Soon Improve the Lives of Wounded Veterans

These robotic prostheses can sense their environment and predict a user's intentions

iRobot Reports First-Quarter 2012 Financial Results

Revenue for the first quarter of 2012 was $97.8 million, compared with $106.3 million for the same quarter one year ago.

Customized servo drives at your fingertips: Servo drives a la carte.

When off-the-shelf is not enough. Tailored design using pre-tested modules and templates with proven technology. Define your own servo control in a few clicks. Connect to any motor. Build it with no restrictions.

Good Service Doubles Benefits with Half Effort

India customers share their experience about the service of their software supplier.

GstarCAD's Competitiveness Ranks the First in the Industrial Software Market of China

GstarCAD's Competitiveness Ranks the First in the Industrial Software Market of China.

New Release Of ROS Officially Available

ROS Fuerte Turtle the fifth ROS ROS distribution release is now officially available. ROS Fuerte has major improvements that make it easier to integrate with other software frameworks and tools. This includes a rewrite of the build system, migration to the Qt framework, and continued transition to standalone libraries. A detailed change log as well as installation instructions are available here.

Mazor Robotics announces purchase agreement with NSH Michigan

Mazor Robotics Ltd, the leader in innovative surgical robots and complementary products for spine surgery, announced a purchase agreement with NSH Michigan, Inc. The Renaissance system will be installed at NSH Michigan, Inc.'s affiliate, the Lakes Surgery Center, in West Bloomfield, Michigan.

New Digital Servo Amplifiers for Embedded Applications

The DZRALTE Series are digital servo drives that control brushed & brushless servomotors in a compact form factor which make them ideal for embedded applications. These fully digital drives operate in torque, velocity, or position mode and employ Space Vector Modulation (SVM) which results in higher bus voltage utilization and reduced heat dissipation compared to traditional PWM drives.

Motion Control Distributor, Cymatix Inc., Complements Portfolio with Dunkermotor Subfractional Brushed and Brushless Motors

Value-added motion control distributor expands beyond Dunkermotor linear motors to serve industrial automation customers in California and Northern Nevada.

ABB Showcases World's First Direct Current (DC)-Powered Data Center Module at Automation & Power World

For the First Time, Computer Vendors Will Utilize the Modular Data Center On-Site to Highlight the Entire Energy Efficiency Ecosystem

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Industrial Robotics - Featured Product

TM Robotics – Shibaura Machine THE SCARA range

TM Robotics - Shibaura Machine THE SCARA range

The THE range from Shibaura Machine is an extensive line up of SCARA robots. Available in four arm lengths THE400 (400mm), THE600 (600mm) and the most recent THE800 (800mm) and THE1000 (1000mm), this range is suitable for assembly, handling, inspection and pick and place processes in varied industrial applications. The THE1000 boasts a 20kg payload capacity and an impressive 0.44 second cycle time, providing high speeds for processes with large components. In fact, the range has been recognised for as the price-to-performance leader compared to other SCARA models in its price range due to its impressive speed versus payload capacity.