Perhaps one of the most interesting YouTube channels to follow right now is [James Bruton’s] channel for XRobots.co.uk — he’s a prop maker, a toy maker — and as his site implies, a robotics guru. Put ...

Festo's Simplified Motion Series, available at RS, facilitates seamless transitions from pneumatic to smart electric motion in the industrial manufacturing and intralogistics industries with ...

How do actuators work? Linear actuators, hydraulic actuators, pneumatic actuators, and vacuum actuators. Actuators are used ...

A single power plant uses hundreds of valves to control almost every aspect of its operation. Valves, in conjunction with a controlling actuator, are used for pollution control, feed water, cooling ...

Smart implants that not only stabilize a fracture but also monitor the healing process from day one—and deliver targeted ...

Researchers have developed a new resilient actuator that could allow soft robots to operate ...

Rotary actuators produce oscillating power by rotating an output shaft through a fixed arc. They are compact, simple, and efficient. They produce high instantaneous torque in either direction and ...

These are the applications where getting the actuator specification wrong has consequences beyond inconvenience. Heavy duty actuators exist for exactly this reason. Understanding what separates them ...

Valves and actuators are critical in almost every aspect of power plant operations. They are used in a wide range of applications, including pollution control, feed water, cooling water, chemical ...

Big, innovative breakthroughs often result in game-changing technologies. Smaller incremental improvements in essential material components can similarly lead to significant performance and efficiency ...