The inclusion of sensors is imperative to their automation, however, developers need to take care when choosing which sensors to incorporate in the design. As stated previously, sensor type, ...

Sponsored by Texas Instruments: Designing robots requires precision and flexibility. Advanced motion control via encoder systems, sensors, and gate-driver power control are the building blocks to ...

Accuracy Older magnetostrictive sensors did not have the resolution and accuracy of better optical linear encoders. However, advancements in magnetostrictive technology over the years have now ...

Novanta discusses the development of the sensors, motors, and actuators necessary for the development of safe humanoids.

A growing trend in encoder technology is the integration of additional sensors to add diagnostic functions and handle thermal and/or vibration issues. For example, an encoder mounted on a robot’s arm ...

Robots have long been used in factories, but for many years they were confined in safety cages performing one task perfectly, over and over again. With the advent of collaborative robots, or cobots, ...

The most commonly used encoder are optical encoders.“Inside these encoders is a disk with opaque and transparent areas, usually in a pattern of lines and windows,” said Donowitz. “An LED array shines ...

Robotics: New skin-like sensors fit almost everywhere Automated production for different objects Date: July 17, 2023 Source: Technical University of Munich (TUM) Summary: Researchers have ...

Force/torque (F/T) sensors are critical components of robot systems used for assembly, test, and other applications. Sensor systems help robots verify part insertion, apply a constant force during ...