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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...