Solar cells are the components that create electricity from the light of the sun. In robotics, solar cells are increasingly being used as a renewable, stable and autonomous power source for smaller robots.
By Ben Pilkington
19 Dec 2019
Recently, the Integrated Measurement of Eating Quality (IMEQ) initiative was funded by the Scottish Government and Quality Meat Scotland to develop automated robotic technology to measure the key nutritional values of meat.
By Sarah Moore
19 Dec 2019
Exoskeletons have long been of interest in the medical sector. However, industrial exoskeletons have now been designed to support a range of tasks that would normally be done manually by a human worker.
By Sarah Moore
19 Dec 2019
In 2018, 98.1 million motor vehicles were produced globally. One quarter of all passenger cars are made in Europe, with the US and Greater China being responsible for a large share of the remaining majority.
By John Allen
19 Dec 2019
Computer vision technology has become more and more essential as the capabilities of modern robotics expand. Autonomous vehicles, order-picking warehouse robots, and drones of all shapes and sizes need visual capacities.
By Brett Smith
18 Dec 2019
Increasingly driven by automation, modern electron microscopes are designed as an entire system that operates in concert with an entire laboratory.
By Brett Smith
2 Dec 2019
This article discusses 3D technology and how new developments are moving into the industrial robotics space.
By Sarah Moore
8 Nov 2019
This article discusses the Gyroscopic Stabilization of a Working Surface with a Hexapod for improving image stabilization algorithms.
Since its discovery in 2010, graphene has begun to make waves in the aerospace sector. This article discusses how drones can benefit from graphene.
By Sarah Moore
24 Sep 2019
One of the most fascinating research areas in automated systems is the possibility of making a computer think like a human brain.