Mechatronic TipsEditor, Steve Meyer
Steve Meyer covers the world of mechatronics, design, renewable energy, robotics, automation, motion, sensors and featured commentary.
Steve Meyer covers the world of mechatronics, design, renewable energy, robotics, automation, motion, sensors and featured commentary.
Energy Future – Reinventing the Power Company
Monday, December 28, 2009
It seems trite to say it, but the world around us is changing quickly and in some unanticipated ways. The venerable electric power companies invented by Thomas Edison…
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Step Motor Helps Robot Capture Images in 3D
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Michael Comberiate, who manages the Special Projects Initiatives at the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and his team of graduate and undergraduate engineering students build robotic vehicles that are…
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Humanoid Robot Will Teach Software Classes
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Classrooms in Japan may soon welcome a new 4-foot-tall educational humanoid robot unveiled byNippon INstitute of Technology and other groups. It will be used to teach software programming…
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“Shady” Robot Climbs Windows, Blocks Shade
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
When you’re an MIT researcher and your laboratory’s windows let in too much sunlight, obviously the only thing to do is to build a robot to solve your…
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Jobs 2.0
Monday, December 21, 2009
As a former Colorado resident I was aware of the growing wind industry resources in the area. North of Denver near an old regional airport there is a…
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Robot Lowers Costs for Packagers
Thursday, December 17, 2009
“Packaging manufacturers are finding the global market place increasingly competitive, which has spawned a new metric adherence within production and packaging environments,” said John Dulchinos, president and CEO…
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Could This Be The Wheel of the Future?
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Most typical males constantly worry about our cars. “Is my oil low?”, “what is that ‘clunk’ing noise?”, “Did my wife put premium unleaded in this like I told…
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Magnets aren’t US anymore
Sunday, December 13, 2009
The permanent magnetic is a quiet, unobtrusive work horse in so many applications that it, like many things that are mechatronics related, is mind bogglingly (is that a…
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Real-Life Avatar Robot
Monday, December 7, 2009
The Korea Institute of Science & Technology (KIST) held an open house Technology Exhibit, where some of their latest research and development projects were showcased . . ….
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Motion and Software
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Rockwell Automation recently had it’s Automation Fair during which a number of new product announcement were made. The company has announced a collaboration with Dassault Software Systems to…
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