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01/23/11 — Space launches have evoked the same image for decades: bright orange flames exploding beneath a rocket as it lifts, hovers and takes off into the sky. But an alternative propulsion system proposed by some researchers could change that vision. Instead of explosive chemical reactions on-board a rocket, the new…
12/29/10 — Roboteq Inc., which develops motor controllers for the mobile robotics industry, has published a WiFi robot design platform featuring the company’s AX3500 DC motor controller and an Intel Atom processor-based Mini-ITX mainboard. The robot is a battery-operated, four-wheel-drive unit that is built around a 1.5 by 2 foot (46cm…
12/21/10 — The key innovation underlying Barrett Technology’s Puck drive-electronics module for brushless motors will be awarded a United States Patent today under U.S. Patent No. 7,854,631. According to intellectual property consultancy Vern Maine & Associates, “There are many complex legal and technical requirements that must be fulfilled in order to…
09/27/10 — Roboteq Inc. has introduced an intelligent controller capable of driving two DC motors up to 150 amps each at up to 50V. The HDC2450 is targeted at designers of mobile robots, automatic guided vehicles (AGVs), or any other high-power, motor-control application. The controller accepts commands from analog joystick, standard…
09/12/10 — robotSim Pro, from Cogmation Robotics Inc., is a 3D physics-enabled robotic simulator designed to streamline the design and testing of robotic control programs, algorithms, and behaviors. robotSim Pro is now included in National Instruments’ LabVIEW Robotics 2010. The National Instruments’ robotic advisory group identified robotic simulation as a requirement…
08/23/10 — All of the major product groups are offered on line including hybrid and canstack linear actuators, precision lead screw assemblies, RGS and LRS linear rail systems, ScrewRail linear actuators, and drives. Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, Inc., a premier manufacturer of engineered linear motion products, introduces the Haydon Kerk Engineering Development…
08/23/10 — Company’s Swing batteries will provide power for Robonaut 2, a dexterous, humanoid robot designed to work alongside humans as a robotic assistant. Boston-Power, Inc., a provider of next-generation lithium-ion batteries, announced that its award-winning Swing battery system has been selected by NASA as a part of Project M – a…
08/21/10 — The HDL-32E is a small, light, and competitively priced next generation product designed to meet the explosive demand for autonomous navigation and 3D mobile mapping applications Velodyne Lidar, Inc., a manufacturer of high definition LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors, announced the introduction of the HDL-32E to meet the demand…
08/11/10 — Advanced physical modeling tool from Maplesoft was key for the rapid development of a high fidelity, multi-domain model of robotic space rover for the Canadian Space Agency. Unmanned planetary exploration is a focus for many space research agencies worldwide today. To do this successfully, advanced autonomous robotic rovers are needed.…
08/09/10 — National Instruments also includes LabVIEW add-on developer program to expand the platform with new functionality and to new applications. National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) announced LabVIEW 2010, the latest version of the graphical programming environment for design, test, measurement and control applications. LabVIEW 2010 delivers time savings with new features such…
08/05/10 — Roboteq, a developer of motion controllers for mobile robots, has released the BL1650, a smart 7.5KW brushless DC motor controller designed for small electric vehicles and mobile robots that features intelligent current sensing. Roboteq, Inc. (http://www.roboteq.com) introduced an intelligent controller capable of directly driving a brushless DC up to 150Amps…
06/29/10 — The VIA EPIA-M840 Mini-ITX board, which sports the latest 64-bit VIA Nano E-Series processor, is designed for a range of embedded device designs including advanced industrial and factory management applications. VIA Technologies, Inc, a producer of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced it latest Mini-ITX board, the VIA EPIA-M840,…
06/27/10 — A new family of Attitude Heading Reference Systems (AHRS) from Yost Engineering, the low-cost, compact YEI 3-Space Sensors, are now available at under $150. The YEI 3-Space Sensor family provides a reliable, high-accuracy, low-cost, small-size solution to movement and orientation challenges. The YEI 3-Space Sensor utilizes on-board processing and filtering…
06/22/10 — Kit for developing and deploying precise, high-performance person-tracking applications features two TYZX DeepSea G3 Embedded Vision Systems, ethernet cables, and a gigabit PoE network switch that delivers power and communication to up to seven TYZX G3 EVS systems. TYZX, a 3D vision technology company, announced the availability of the TYZX…
06/22/10 — Embedded features include click and double-click recognition, 4D/6D orientation detection, the power-saving sleep-to-wake-up mode and a programmable FIFO memory block for smarter power management. STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a supplier of MEMS for consumer and portable applications, has extended its motion-sensor portfolio with a 3-axis digital-output accelerometer that combines a drastically…
05/28/10 — During Phase 1 of award, the company is to design semi-autonomous manipulation system consisting of a dexterous manipulator, intelligent end-effectors, a single camera-based visual tracking system, and intuitive graphical and speech command user interfaces. RE2, Inc., a leading developer of intelligent modular manipulation systems, announced today that it has been…
05/07/10 — Gostai makes source code for advanced robotics operating system available under Affero GNU GPL v3 license. It is available for immediate download and use from Gostai’s website. Gostai, the editor of innovative software for robotics & AI, announced that its core Urbi technology is opening its code base to the…
04/28/10 — Rugged ICS-8580 uses advanced technology to ease integration, minimize program risk and cost when adopting new video standards in embedded systems. GE Intelligent Platforms today announced the ICS-8580 Rugged Video Streaming XMC, a powerful, compact, easy to use and flexible answer to the problem of capturing, compressing and delivering video.…
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