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Smart Wheelchair Controller Automatically Avoids Obstacles, Studies Emotions of Users

Researchers in India are currently developing a wheelchair controller capable of automatically avoiding obstacles and understanding when the user is stressed or tired. The International Journal of Human Factors Modelling and Simulation has published details on this new innovation.

21 Oct 2016

Aurora Demonstrates ALIAS Automated Flight System Capabilities on Cessna Caravan

Aurora Flight Sciences is breaking ground in the world of automated flight through its work on the Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program.

18 Oct 2016

Scientists Propose New Model to Find Programming Solution for Erratic Human Behavior

Human unpredictability is a problem in the increasingly automated systems people use every day.

14 Oct 2016

Spherical Induction Motor Eliminates Mechanical Drive System in Mobile Robot

More than a decade ago, Ralph Hollis invented the ballbot, an elegantly simple robot whose tall, thin body glides atop a sphere slightly smaller than a bowling ball. The latest version, called SIMbot, has an equally elegant motor with just one moving part: the ball.

5 Oct 2016

Improved Memory Management Scheme can Accommodate Commercial Chips

A new means of managing memory on computer chips was discovered by scientists from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, in 2015. This new method would enable efficient use of circuit space as an increasing number of cores, or processing units are used by the chips.

21 Sep 2016

Human Condition Safety to Roll Out VR-Based SafeScan Job Training at Bechtel

Human Condition Safety is pleased to announce its new SafeScan job training, a groundbreaking method of safety training using virtual reality (VR) immersion similar to the most realistic video games, will roll out at engineering and construction leader, Bechtel.

19 Sep 2016

PLCopen Certifies New KUKA.PLC mxAutomation Version 2.1. Software

Controlling robot movements via a simple open PLC controller and in an environment known to the customer: the new KUKA.PLC mxAutomation version 2.1. software lets you do just that.

14 Sep 2016

KUKA Unveils All-New Cloud-Based Software Platform at International Manufacturing Technology Show

KUKA today announced its all-new cloud-based software platform KUKA Connect at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago.

14 Sep 2016

Delta Group Presents Industrial Automation Solutions at IMTS 2016

Delta Group, a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, today invites International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) attendees to join it on the journey to smart manufacturing.

13 Sep 2016

FARO Launches Higher Resolution Version of Cobalt Array Imager for Automotive and IPV Applications

FARO®, the world's most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for factory metrology, product design, construction BIM/CIM, public safety forensics and 3D solutions and services applications, announces the launch of a higher resolution version of the FARO® Cobalt Array Imager solution, geared toward quality inspection, factory automation and in-process verification (IPV) applications.

12 Sep 2016

Automation Electronics News

Smart Wheelchair Controller Automatically Avoids Obstacles, Studies Emotions of Users

Aurora Demonstrates ALIAS Automated Flight System Capabilities on Cessna Caravan

Scientists Propose New Model to Find Programming Solution for Erratic Human Behavior

Spherical Induction Motor Eliminates Mechanical Drive System in Mobile Robot

Improved Memory Management Scheme can Accommodate Commercial Chips

Human Condition Safety to Roll Out VR-Based SafeScan Job Training at Bechtel

PLCopen Certifies New KUKA.PLC mxAutomation Version 2.1. Software

KUKA Unveils All-New Cloud-Based Software Platform at International Manufacturing Technology Show

Delta Group Presents Industrial Automation Solutions at IMTS 2016

FARO Launches Higher Resolution Version of Cobalt Array Imager for Automotive and IPV Applications

New AI Model Sets Benchmark in Skin Cancer Detection with 99.8% Accuracy

Soft Robot Achieves Complex Movement Without AI or Electronics

How NASA Helped Build Autonomous AI for Critical Infrastructure

NASA's Curiosity Rover Just Solved Part of a Mars Mystery—Here’s What it Found Beneath the Surface

The WHO Launches Major Global Initiative to Set Unified Standards for AI in Healthcare

Building the AI Lab: A Guide for Research Institutions

Robotics in Microscopy: Key Innovations in Imaging, Diagnostics, and Drug Delivery

Top 5 Ethical Issues in Drone Surveillance

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