Morning Overview on MSN

Bacteria-size robots now run for months, and you can program them

Bacteria-scale robots that can run for months without human control are no longer a lab fantasy. Researchers have now built ...
Geeky Gadgets

Sundance VCS-1 robot controller for precision robotics

A new vision, control, and sensor solution for precision robotic applications has been unveiled by Sundance Multiprocessor Technology in the form of the Sundance VCS-1. This innovative robotics ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Scientists built robots smaller than a grain of sand

Robots that can think and move are no longer confined to factory floors or humanoid prototypes. Researchers have now shrunk ...
Machine Design

PLC versus OEM robot controls

While robot original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) each offer their own tightly integrated controllers, recent developments now enable control by a programmable logic controller, or PLC. For ...
Digit

World’s smallest programmable robot: 5 crazy things it can do

In a lab experiment that sounds closer to science fiction than engineering, researchers have unveiled what they describe as the world’s smallest fully programmable robot. Measuring just fractions of a ...