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.
Green Energy Myths
Sunday, May 23, 2010
The “green revolution” continues to be marked with dis-information. A lot of the promise of so the called “green” technology is cost reduction, emissions reduction, energy independence or…
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Mechatronics, Mobility, and New Options
Sunday, May 16, 2010
The American fascination with mobility, aka the automobile, is going through a lot of change presently. The introduction of the Segway began a new generation of personal mobility…
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Molecular-Sized Robots Can Now Move Independently Up To 100 Nanometers
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Researchers from Columbia University, Arizona State University, the University of Michigan and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have created and programmed robots the size of single molecule…
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NASA’S Robonaut 2 To Be Launched Into Space
Monday, May 10, 2010
NASA will launch the first human-like robot to space later this year to become a permanent resident of the International Space Station. Robonaut 2, or R2, was developed…
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Motor Positioning Controller Offers Wide Range of Functions
Monday, May 10, 2010
Dual loop position and speed controller for almost any application Maxon’s EPOS (Easy to use Positioning System) is being expanded again in its second generation. The EPOS2 70/10…
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The Next Industrial Revolution
Sunday, May 9, 2010
The industrial revolution was a period of unprecedented expansion of technology that lead to a huge increase in economic opportunity. It was a period marked with great inventiveness…
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Control Engineers Guide to Applying Linear Bearings and Guides
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
by Al Ng, Director, Engineering, Thomson Industries, Inc. Rolling element linear-motion bearings guide, support, locate, and accurately move machinery components and products. Rolling element linear bearings and guides…
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Solar Tracking
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Like all things mechatronic, solar tracking is hard to describe. If we consider the actual motion, it’s two degrees of freedom and both motions are rotary. The problem…
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