Ikea Kallax is a modular storage range. Used in houses and offices. I'm going to turn their "Insert With Door" into an industrial DIN plug-in. It will be able to hold automation and compute devices in an office-like environment.
An insert is inexpensive…
The new material has nearly the same performance as traditional PCB material but can be completely recycled.
Researchers from the University of Washington have developed a new formulation for circuit boards that offers performance on par with traditional…
The Las Vegas Sphere is a technological feat, boasting the world's largest interior and exterior screens. ( Photo by Y2kcrazyjoker4 is licensed under CC BY 4.0 )
With a $2.3 billion construction cost, the Las Vegas Sphere is home to the world's largest…
The bird deterrent scares birds away from crops by shooting a green laser beam. (Image Credit: Bird Control Group)
Seems birds are living in a dystopian future. At least it's harmless.
Many farmers grow frustrated with birds inflicting damage to their…
(Image Credit: Russian Aluminum Association/pixabay) Recently, over a dozen companies, including big names like Pepsi, Ford, Ball Corporation, and GM, requested federal funding to help address demands for a domestic, clean aluminum supply. The letter…
Rocket Lab successfully launched its Electron rocket on US soil for the first time on January 24 th . (Image Credit: Rocket Lab)
For the first time in the US, Rocket Lab has finally launched its Electron rocket after countless delays! Electron successfully…
John Deere recently signed a memorandum of understanding, allowing farmers to repair their equipment. (Image Credit: John Deere)
John Deere recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the American Farm Bureau (AFB), allowing farmers to repair…
Beekeepers load up tractor trailers with bees to pollinate crops on a farm. (Image Credit: Wikimedia /Pollinator, CC-BY-2.5 )
Beyond the bee shipping to smaller bee keepers , there is a whole industry of commercial bee pollination of crops! Their condition…
Beekeepers usually have bees shipped in a package before placing them inside a hive. (Image Credit: Meggyn Pomerleau/Unsplash)
Did you know that bees are shipped to a beekeeper's location? In fact, this transportation method has become increasingly…
Advanced farm’s apple harvester autonomously picks 30 apples a minute. (Image Credit: advanced farm)
Apple picking can be tiring for farmers, especially when facing a labor shortage over the past few years. This occurs everywhere around the world. For…
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Everyone is familiar with the metaverse, a network of 3D virtual reality (AR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) worlds accessible through a web browser or VR headset. In this way, users can immerse themselves…
Vertical farms, like JFCo’s, could revolutionize how we grow and harvest crops, potentially overtaking greenhouse production. (Image Credit: JFCo )
In June, Jones Food Company (JFCo) announced plans to build the world’s biggest vertical farm in Lydney…
Recently, Amazon bought iRobot, the company that developed the robotic vacuum cleaner Roomba. (Image Credit: Onur Binay/Unsplash)
Today, Amazon announced plans to purchase iRobot, the company behind the famed Roomba bot, for approximately $1.7 billion…
China’s drag sail is designed to help deorbit the Long March 2D rocket within two years. (Image Credit: Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology)
On June 24th, China launched its Long March 2D rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center to deploy…
The robot can dress a human without seeing the arm during the process. (Image Credit: MIT CSAIL)
We all know robots possess excellent capabilities for everyday tasks that humans cannot perform due to limitations or difficulty. For instance, they can…
SafeAI and MACA have partnered up to retrofit 100 heavy equipment vehicles with autonomous technology. (Image Credit: SafeAI)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) driving a 360-ton dump truck with a 493-ton payload? What could possibly go wrong?
Australian…
The Ability Hand, as shown above, features touch feedback for users wearing the device. It achieves through pressure sensors that vibrate on the user’s skin. (Image Credit: Psyonic)
Psyonic , a startup specializing in developing advanced, affordable…
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This image shows two calcium carbonate concrete samples. The left sample uses hardened cement paste, while the right sample uses silica sand. (Image Credit: Maruyama et al.) Researchers at the University of Tokyo produced a new concrete called calcium…
In the 7th blog I create an Assembler program for the HET submodule. element14 blog: https://www.element14.com/community/community/applications/industrial-automation-space/blog/2017/06/10/stepper-motor-control-with-hercules-high-end-timer-part-7-h...
In the 8th blog I finally try to create the dynamic pulses for the Stepper Motor with the Hercules HET module. element14 blog: https://www.element14.com/community/community/applications/industrial-automation-space/blog/2017/06/16/stepper-motor-con...
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Researchers are working on new wave energy converter designs to harness energy from ocean waves. A diagram showing how the DEEC-Tec flexWEC can harness energy from ocean waves. (Image credit: NREL) If you’ve ever seen a surfer wipe out, you know how powerful…
