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	The Electric Hybrid Exoskeleton Motorcycle Somewhat of a super Segway, the Deus Ex Machina is an electric, wearable motorcycle, powered by electric hybrid technologies using ultracapacitors and doped nanophosphate batteries. Read More Automated Industrial Manufacturing Autoracking and bin picking are two primary robotics applications, which use mechatronic designs that are being used in the automotive, medical and food industries to cut labor costs and make production more efficient. Read More Phoenix Lander’s Robotic Arm Despite some technical glitches with the overall mission, the Mars Phoenix Lander’s Robotic Arm is operating correctly, says NASA officials. The robotic arm, which is a Mechatronic device, is critical to the mission on Mars. Read More Robotic Automation and Mechatronic Innovations A look at new robot designs shows why this branch of automation has become a lively laboratory for mechatronics’ innovation. Read More




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			Controlling the World's Largest Machine To control the world's largest machine, the Large Hadron Collider, CERN engineers chose programmable automation controllers (PACs) based on NI LabVIEW and implemented a critical control system that synchronously positions more than 500 motion axes. View the case study.

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	Mechatronics Intern: Kantana Robotic Arm by Neuronics AG Mechatronics on Campus Stefan Wolpert is interning at Germany's Kaiserslautern Technical University. In his latest blog he talks about developing control algorithms for a robotic arm. Read More




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	DARPA is Revolutionizing Prosthetics - VIDEO DARPA has kicked off Revolutionizing Prosthetics 2009, Phase II, the quest to build the most human-like prosthetic arm. In these videos participants demonstrate their highly engineered prosthetic arms developed as prototypes in Phase I. Watch Now Monkeys Control Robots with Minds - VIDEO Sensors placed in the brains of monkeys help control robotic arms. Watch Now




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	Tiny Microcontroller Hosts Dual dc/dc Boost Converters An Atmel AVR microcontroller serve as the PWM controller for two dc/dc converters that provide high voltages from a two-cell supply. Read More Red LEDs Function as Light Sensors - VIDEO You can build simple LED illuminators using the red LED to sense ambient-light level. Read More

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