Researchers at Harvard University have built a soft robot with no rigid parts thanks to their invention of a rubber digital logic gate, which operates the robot.

The essence of what makes manufacturing tick is getting revamped by accelerated automation, regulatory scrutiny, IoT, and 3D printing.

New EtherCAT G technology enables telegram processing on the fly at data rates up to 1 Gbit/s.

The intent behind the integration of technologies that make up mechatronics is to improve a mechanical unit’s operation and performance through system monitoring and feedback control.