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Virtual Design Prototyping & Review
Many years ago an engineer brought a product to a young technician to test. While it had the perfect layout for a radio frequency circuit, it was impossible to install in a rack because of a poorly located connector. Perhaps if the ESI Group’s virtual reality simulation tools had been available, this connector location faux…
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An Arm-Centric Approach to Automation #RoboBusiness
An automation ecosystem built around a robotic arm is what Universal Robots demonstrated at RoboBusiness 2017. In the above interview, Universal Robots’ Craig Tomita explains, that by focusing on the arm and the integration of third-party accessories, the creation of custom robots for specific tasks is relatively easy. Tomita explains, “Our robots are used in…
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Mr. Roboto Ready for Business
Robots as a tool to help humans be more productive was a common theme of the 2017 ROBOBusiness Conference held in Santa Clara. In the above interview, Steve Crowe, Managing Editor for Robotic Trends, discusses the panel he moderated, which featured leaders from DHL, GE, Intel and NASA, and how machine and deep learning are…
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Set-Top Be Gone
Jared Baumann, Manager of Market Development and Deployment for C Spire, provides an update of their journey towards the elimination of the set-top box. To be more precise, this is about C Spire’s goal of allowing customers to access content on the device or screen of their choosing without having to rent a set-top box…
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Living Through a Hardware Renaissance
“Reaching another generation of entrepreneurs” is how Nick Langston, Market Development Manager for TE Connectivity, describes Arrow’s Incubation and Certification programs. Speaking at International CES2017, Langston explains how Arrow’s programs help entrepreneurs transform an idea into a proof-of-concept, raise financing through crowd-funding (e.g. their partnership with Indigogo) and bring in partners to ensure the end-product…
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The Beginning of the Journey Down a Wireless Road #CES2017
One of the many features of the new smart phones from that fruitful Cupertino-based company this week was the addition of wireless charging, eliminating the need for power connectors and cords. For technology geeks, the underlying resonant magnetic induction technology, that is the magic behind wireless charging isn’t new, as it has been part of…
