Overview NASA needed a solution for their robotic arm on the space shuttle. Astronauts on the shuttle couldn’t operate the arm unless they were able…
5G Propels IoT into the Future
5G is the next-generation mobile network with faster speed and more capacity and reliability. It supports all bands and spectrum types (licensed, shared, unlicensed), as…
ROS 2 for Industrial Applications
Started in 2007, the Robotic Operating System (ROS) is an open-source, collaborative framework of software libraries and tools that assist in building robot applications. ROS…
Accelerating Computer Vision with VPUs
Sight is a sense humans often take for granted. We can identify faces and objects in a photograph with little thought. Teaching a machine to…
Cobotics for Automotive: Humans & Cobots Working Side by Side
Industrial robots are often large heavy machinery, built for welding or lifting ton-weight objects. They’re used to save humans from performing such dangerous tasks themselves.…
Virtual & Augmented Tools Become a Reality in the Automotive Industry
Virtual and Augmented reality are two similar headset-wielding technologies with important differences. Virtual reality (VR) immerses the viewer in a computer-created space, completely shutting out…
3D Printing Drives the Automotive Industry through Additive Manufacturing
3D printing is more than a gimmick. It’s driving the automotive manufacturing industry. Ford has been using the technology since 1986 and BMW has produced…
We’ve Got the Power: IoT Gloves
You may remember the Nintendo Power Glove of the 1980s – a device advertised to allow users to play video games with the motion of…
Laser Technology: Industry 4.0 at the Speed of Light
Cats aren’t the only ones chasing lasers. Applied scientists around the globe are working with lasers to move Industry 4.0 at the speed of light.…