Robots are almost always highly repeatable. Absolute accuracy, on the other hand, often leaves something to be desired. A team at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation ...

Abstract: Many robots have been being developed based on the characteristics of the human body. Robots that mimic the motion of a human arm have many practical applications. The author built a robot ...

The ANS/ANM58 Profinet from Sick Sensor Intelligence delivers rapid, bi-directional communication with PLCs. The design includes an improved optical measurement system for high precision movement ...

Lika Electronic offers a comprehensive range of housed and unhoused absolute modular encoders. These encoders excel in their miniature size, minimal weight, and high resolution. Furthermore, both the ...

Global precision motion control and nanopositioning industry supplier PI has expanded its portfolio with a new high dynamics linear motor stage family, the V-573 — a new series of linear positioning ...

Designed for demanding industry and research applications of scanning, measuring, imaging, and alignment. (Nanowerk News) Global precision motion control and nanopositioning industry leader PI has ...

Nvidia announced on Monday that its latest robotics chip module, the Jetson AGX Thor, is now on sale for $3,499 as a developer kit. The company calls the chip a "robot brain." The first kits ship next ...

Same Sky’s AMT25 absolute encoder series supports 9-mm to 15.875-mm motor shafts for a range of industrial applications. Same Sky’s Motion & Control Group has introduced the AMT absolute encoder ...

Available in both single-turn and multi-turn variants, the compact ANS/ANM58 comes with the PROFINET global, cross-industry ethernet fieldbus standard for industrial automation. It delivers rapid, ...