Refined Solution

Ball screw assemblies key to patent-pending petroleum corrosion technology.

March 08, 2010   |   Design Engineering Staff

Modular Robotics

Robotic Design's ANAT modular technology outmaneuvers traditional rigid robots.

December 14, 2009   |   Steven Scanlan

X-Ray Vision

Lenze-AC Tech helps Ontario’s Jacobsen Real-Time X-Ray Machinery cut inspection time.

October 19, 2009  

Retro style future tech

The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro is fast, high tech and assembled in Canada. Could this "classic" muscle car also serve as the template for a new GM?

September 15, 2009   |   James Anderson

Motion Control Roundtable 2009

Canadian motion control leaders discuss economic forces, technology trends and the eventual market rebound.

August 08, 2009  

Rise of the DeltaBot

Beckhoff Automation helps AEMK Systems reboot high-performance robot designed for cost- and space-sensitive applications.

July 29, 2009  

In Parallel

New grant for UOIT researcher helps ensure Canada stays a global leader in robotics

July 14, 2009   |   Treena Hein

Choosing an Image Sensor for Machine Vision

Picking the right image sensor for a machine vision application requires tradeoffs.

June 08, 2009   |   Mark Butler

March PT/MC Sales Take a Hit

Canadian/U.S. motion control sales plunge in March, decreasing 20+% year on year.

May 25, 2009   |   Design Engineering staff

Billiard 'bots turn classic game on its head

Remote-controlled mobile robots replace standard cue sticks and transform pool into a ‘very competitive and fast’ version of its former self

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April 21, 2009   |   Design Engineering staff

Robotic arm extend authors' signatures over cyberspace

The aptly named LongPen precisely replicates the signature of the person at a remote location signing on a tablet with a special pen—with the same speed, cadence and pressure, maintaining data security.

April 17, 2009   |   André Voshart

Travel Tips: Selecting a linear actuator

March/April 2009

When choosing a linear actuator of four feet or fewer, consider load capacity, precision, rigidity and sizing factors.

April 17, 2009   |   Naoki Yamaguchi

The new employee, via digital commute

IvanAnywhere is a telepresence robot that allows a remote Sybase iAnywhere employee, Ivan Bowman, to teleconference to the Waterloo, Ont.-based office via a moving base.

April 07, 2009   |   André Voshart

I, Foosball Player

March/April 2009

University of Waterloo students develop "medium skilled" robotic defensive and offensive table-soccer players.

April 07, 2009   |   André Voshart

8 steps for obtaining hydraulic power press safety compliance

Bosch Rexroth gives eight steps to follow in order to best comply with hydraulic power press safety.

March 19, 2009   |   Design Engineering staff
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