Smart Technology is rapidly evolving, especially in the automation and engineering space. This can make it difficult for professionals and aspiring engineers to be adequately prepared throughout their careers. Festo Didactic, equipment and solution provider for industrial and technical education, developed the program to holistically teach students robot safety. Students can learn the latest industry…

Presentations, robotics demonstrations and new online information tools were showcased at a special event on October 8th at the Bosch Rexroth Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Center at the Olympic Community of Schools in Charlotte, NC. The Center provides valuable opportunities for students from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to learn about manufacturing and engineering careers. The event was…

Emerson is sponsoring the Texas Rocket Engineering Laboratory (TREL) in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. Emerson will donate TESCOMTM regulators that students from this interdisciplinary research lab will use to fabricate TREL’s historic Halcyon rocket. More than twice the length of average collegiate rockets, the Halcyon rocket has…

ABB’s NEMA motor division is pleased to announce its support of Peak Innovation Center in Fort Smith, Ark. Their $1 million investment will be dedicated to the acquisition of state-of-the-art equipment for the Advanced Manufacturing program and its Automation/Robotics, Electronics Technology and Computer Integrated Machining pathways. “Today, we are investing in our business with automation…

MakerBot, a Stratasys company announced the newest edition of the popular MakerBot Educators Guidebook, a free and comprehensive resource complete with new projects plans, design inspiration and ideas, best practices, industry examples, and more. The MakerBot Educators Guidebook aims to inspire educators with ideas to enrich their curriculum, enhance student learning, and redefine what 3D…

Designing products for optimal user experiences, minimum manufacturing effort, and potential regulatory compliance is a difficult balancing act, especially within a COVID-19 work-from-home environment and amidst trade and political uncertainties.   To help engineers navigate these considerations and deliver optimal product designs, Fictiv today unveiled its first Masterclass: DFM for CNC machining. “The key to bringing…

Emerson today announced the recipients of its 2020 ASCO Engineering Scholarship Program, continuing the company’s long-standing commitment to rewarding outstanding engineering students and advancing the workforce of tomorrow. The recipients are Gillian Barach of Toronto, Ohio, a biomedical engineering major at the University of Akron, and Jacob Lackner of Frenchtown, Montana, a mechanical engineering major…

To meet the needs of electrical engineers and distributors adapting to trends towards remote learning, Emerson offers Emerson University, a dynamic series of online training modules focused on Emerson’s Appleton, O-Z/Gedney, SolaHD and EasyHeat brands. In addition to in-depth study of Emerson electrical products, Emerson University modules are available on topics ranging from a primer…

Emerson is reminding U.S. engineering students of the May 1 deadline to apply for its 2020 ASCO Engineering Scholarship Program. The merit-based scholarships are awarded on the candidate’s potential for leadership and for making a significant contribution to the engineering, instrumentation, systems, and automation professions. Recipients may also be eligible for an Emerson internship. Emerson…

With the current state of the internet and the interconnectivity of devices and equipment, it is in the best interest of any company that wants to optimize the productivity of their associates tasked with technical tasks to take a look at the eLearning available. eLearning offers a wonderful ROI due to its low cost, ease […]

As engineers in industry and research look to develop Digital Twins of their physical products—with the longer-term goal of integration with the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)—the pivotal importance of up-front, accurate, real-time modeling and simulation to optimize both manufacturing and product performance is clear. Enabling the development of this function is RBF Morph, a […]

Camille Eddy • Robotics and software engineer | TIMBER IT Consulting During the first Black History Month she recalls as a little girl, robotics and software engineer Camille Eddy got to learn of NASA astronaut (and engineer and physician) Mae Jemison. Inspired by Jemison’s story as the first black female astronaut and work in space…

Pick from three options to fit your time and budget. “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin To help you learn about the powerful technologies you can add to your automation arsenal with groov EPIC, Opto 22 gives you three options. Let’s take a look. Option 1:…

The Technical University of Munich (TUM), Oerlikon, GE Additive and Linde are collaborating to create an additive manufacturing cluster. This cluster is a grouping of companies and organizations that will conduct research on and develop additive manufacturing technology from a single hub location. The collaborative efforts will help integrate AM into the manufacturing process and […]

To get to parametric modeling and to the newer direct modeling, CAD has undergone such radical changes as to make the early systems look unrecognizable to today’s engineers. Here’s a quick review. Jean Thilmany, Senior Editor Last year, parametric modeling turned thirty. “Parametric modeling made solid modeling practical for the first time and was a […]

RIZE, Inc., a next-generation additive manufacturing company dedicated to sustainable and inclusive innovation, announced that it became the first in the 3D printing industry to receive UL 2904 GREENGUARD  Certification with its RIZE One Industrial 3DPrinter, as well as its Rizium One filament, Release and Marking inks. This certification is based on the new UL […]

In the Democratic race for U.S. president, Bill de Blasio has proposed robot taxes, while Andrew Yang offers universal basic income. Did uncertainty around automation and jobs contribute to Donald Trump’s election?

A dynamic gripper that uses magnets to adjust how tight two robotic fingers grasp is on its way to commercialization.

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a soft technology inspired by octopuses that can sense, compute, and respond without centralized processing.

Optomec — a leading global supplier of production-grade additive manufacturing systems for 3D printed metals, announced it delivered a LENS Hybrid Controlled Atmosphere System to Navajo Technical University (NTU) for education, research and workforce development in advanced metal additive manufacturing. NTU purchased the directed energy deposition machine with a National Science Foundation grant for use […]

Creaform announced it added the ACADEMIA 50 3D scanner to its ACADEMIA educational solution suite. This professional-grade, portable 3D scanner is for teachers looking to show students the benefit of handheld 3D scanners and their use in real-life applications, such as reverse engineering, industrial design and quality control. Easy to set up and use by […]

Sacrificial ink-writing technique developed at Harvard allows 3D printed organs to include large, vascularized building blocks.

Automation transactions in August 2019 included a major surgical robotics acquisitions, as well as funding for welding robots, cleaning drones, AI, and autonomous trucks.

Labor and automation aren’t forces in opposition, notes KUKA CRO Joe Gemma. He says that industry needs to understand the benefits of robotics, and academia and government need to work more closely together.

In the Introspective Vision for Obstacle Avoidance, UMass Lowell researchers are using a Jackal UGV from Clearpath to train machine learning for obstacle avoidance.