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ZX Lidars Achieves World-first Wind Lidar Measurements from a Drone

Leading wind Lidar developer, ZX Lidars, has successfully demonstrated the use of Drone Wind Lidar to accurately measure the wind in what is believed to be a world-first.

From ZX Lidars 25 Jan 2019

Inductive Proximity Sensors with IO-Link

CARLO GAVAZZI is pleased to announce the launch of our new IBS, ICS and ICB Series Inductive Proximity Sensors with integrated IO-Link communications.

From Carlo Gavazzi Inc. 22 Jan 2019

TDK Announces Coursa Drive, the World’s First High-Precision Inertial-Aided Positioning Software for Autonomous Vehicles

TDK Corporation announces today the launch of InvenSense Coursa Drive software, the world’s first inertial-aided positioning solution for AV platform developers.

From TDK Corporation 9 Jan 2019

Purdue Researchers Build New Models to Detect Human Trust in Smart Machines

New “classification models” detect how well humans trust intelligent machines they work together with, a step toward enhancing teamwork and the quality of interactions.

12 Dec 2018

Stanford Researchers Develop Electronic Glove to Give Robots Manual Dexterity

An electronic glove consisting of sensors has been constructed by Stanford engineers, which could soon offer robotic hands the sort of dexterity that humans take for granted.

22 Nov 2018

Hyperspectral Imaging Device Accurately Detects Changes in Plant Health

Jian Jin, a professor at Purdue University, has developed a novel, potable sensor that gives farmers and plant scientists a more accurate way of determining the crops’ health while collecting up-to-date data that will prove valuable to federal/state officials and others.

2 Nov 2018

High-tech solution for the inspection of matte and shiny surfaces

The reflectCONTROL Automotive and surfaceCONTROL Robotic inspection systems provide easy, fast and reliable quality inspection of surfaces. From a complete chassis to a single painted part, smallest defects can be reliab...

From Micro-Epsilon 8 Nov 2017

NASA Successfully Completes Testing of Rendezvous and Proximity Operations Sensors

Within a big, black-walled facility outside Denver, NASA’s Satellite Servicing Projects Division (SSPD) group successfully completed the most recent testing of three rendezvous and proximity operations sensors employed for satellite servicing applications and beyond.

8 Aug 2017

Northrop Grumman Successfully Tests Synoptic Sensor on Global Hawk UAS

Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully flew an Optical Bar Camera broad-area synoptic sensor on an RQ-4 Global Hawk high altitude long endurance unmanned aircraft system (UAS), marking the first time the legacy U.S. Air Force camera has been flown on a high altitude unmanned aircraft.

13 Oct 2016

Arduino Fuelling Leads to Advancements in IoT Market

Farmbot, a farming robot constructed completely on open source, is being powered by Arduino, a global leader in open-source software and hardware ecosystem.

8 Sep 2016