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A droid like one other
An engineer is building an exact replica of the fictional movie character R2-D2 from 1977, based on original blueprints, and is using state-of-the-art tools to do it.
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Another job lost to robots
Ishiguro Robot Erica cast in sci-fi movie b. Erica, a robot created by Japanese roboticists Hiroshi Ishiguro and Kohei Ogawa ...
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Laval Virtual extends its vision
The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed. – William Gibson The fortunes of the Laval Virtual conference ...
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Four-armed robot gives ad agency a technology advantage
Robic has four fully programmable arms that move cameras over 100 miles per hour for shots at 2,500 frames per ...
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Stratasys to show next-generation 3D printing technologies at IMTS
Stratasys will show two new prototype systems at the IMTS show in Chicago this fall. The InfiniteBuild 3D printer builds prints on a vertical axis for long parts and the Robotic Composite 3D printer builds composite machine parts using a robot arm on site.
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Siemens PLM World 2016: Pulling big levers in CAD and manufacturing
A revitalized Solid Edge, new robotic research, and partnerships for 3D printing top the agenda. By Kathleen Maher The real ...
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JPR to host press at Laval Virtual
Europe’s largest conference on virtual reality has become an essential gathering of industry leaders. Jon Peddie Research will host a ...
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Siemens PLM acquires motion planning expert Kineo CAM
This marks the eighth purchase of an industrial automation software company since acquiring the former UGS, now Siemens PLM Software. ...
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Liquid Robotics rewrites its engineering workflow
The Wave Glider autonomous robot gathers data for a variety of clients and users. New GPU technology from Nvidia has ...