Traditional pneumatics also require bulky components such as compressors and extensive tubing, which restrict design ...

Robo-umps have arrived. Kinda. Beginning this season, Major League Baseball will use the ABS (short for automated balls and strikes) challenge system, so it's not full robo-umps, but there is now a ...

Abstract: The inherent flexibility and nonlinearity of soft robots bring a challenge to their actuation and controlling. Especially, developing a portable drive and control system for bionic adhesive ...

CMT’s advanced railcar to silo pneumatic conveying system is designed for efficient, streamlined material transfer. The system features a rail spur with integrated pipe rack, allowing easy vehicle ...

BERGEN, Norway — The medieval heart of this 955-year-old city is home to one of the most high-tech waste management systems in the world. Beneath the cobblestones lies a network of tubes that sucks ...

This pneumatic conveying system by Sodimate Inc. provides an efficient and cost-effective solution for dry sorbent injection into flue gas ducts. Designed for long-distance transfer, the system ...

Scientists say they have created a methodology that could replace two diesel engines powering a ferry boat with pneumatic propellers. The two air motors replacing the diesel engines, according to the ...

As automation technology has advanced, application demands have increased for flexibility, precision, efficiency and reliability in linear motion. This has resulted in considerable debate about the ...

In 2012, Automation World published an article looking at the decision factors faced when choosing electric or pneumatic actuators. More than a decade later, manufacturing engineers and OEMs still ...

Robbie has been an avid gamer for well over 20 years. During that time, he's watched countless franchises rise and fall. He's a big RPG fan but dabbles in a little bit of everything. Writing about ...

Fast and efficient robotic picking and sorting at distribution centers is difficult to achieve given that mixed-product packaging comes in a myriad of shapes, sizes, weights and materials. End-of-arm ...