Industrial Automation, Robots and Unmanned Vehicles Industry Newsletter - Jan 2014

How Small Can You Go?
01/15/14, Len Calderone for, RoboticsTomorrow
Nanorobotics is about creating robots which are so small they are nearly invisible to the naked eye. Operating as a swarm, these tiny robots have the promise to do some really incredible things.

Robotic Welding Series: Perfectly weld imperfect parts with adaptive welding
01/15/14, Erica DeMott , KC Robotics
This is the second of a 4-part series by KC Robotics about the automated arc welding industry.

DARPA Trials 2013
12/30/13, L Hetherington for, RoboticsTomorrow
The two day DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials 2013 officially ended Saturday, December 21 and here are the results.

Integrated Force Control
12/30/13, ABB Robotics
A force‐controlled robot can be programmed to mimic the movements of a human arm, applying search patterns to find the correct position to assemble a given part.

Robo-Stox: Investing in the Robotics Revolution
12/13/13, Frank Tobe, Editor and Publisher, The Robot Report
"I've worked a long time to make this happen and am very pleased with the results. It enables investors everywhere to capitalize on the accelerating growth and promising future of robotics.” Frank Tobe, Co-founder, Robo-stox LLC and Editor/Publisher, The Robot Report.

Robonaut 2 Gets Legs

NASA:

NASA engineers are developing climbing legs for the International Space Station's robotic crew member Robonaut 2 (R2), marking another milestone in space humanoid robotics.

The legless R2, currently attached to a support post, is undergoing experimental trials with astronauts aboard the orbiting laboratory. Since its arrival at the station in February 2011, R2 has performed a series of tasks to demonstrate its functionality in microgravity.

These new legs, funded by NASA's Human Exploration and Operations and Space Technology mission directorates, will provide R2 the mobility it needs to help with regular and repetitive tasks inside and outside the space station. The goal is to free up the crew for more critical work, including scientific research.

George Brown College - Earn your Certificate as a Robotics Technician

Study online at your own pace to earn your certificate as a Robotics Technician. This program prepares you to develop, install, maintain, and repair industrial robotic systems. The Robotics simulation software, RoboLogix, is designed to emulate real-world robotics applications. Users gain 'hands-on' programming experience though teach-pendant and 3D simulation environment. With RoboLogix, the user can run the simulator to test and visually examine the execution of robot programs and control algorithms, while plotting instantaneous joint accelerations, velocities and positions. Learn more.

Learn More About George Brown College Online Robotics Training

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