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Four unusual R&D projects in production engineering are presented. Collaborative robots or 'cobots' promise to foster cooperation between a cobot and a person, with the former providing support against gravity and offering guidance, while the human will supply the force required to move the component. Charles Vann's SixDOF sensor could trim costs involved in robot control, while the HydroGuide is touted to enhance speed and accuracy in machine tools. The US Dept of Energy has allocated 500,000 pounds sterling on research on new magneto-elastic materials for torque sensors.
Publication Name: Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-7782
Year: 1997
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A number of industrial research projects are described. These include Johns Hopkins University researcher Elli Angelopoulou's development of a method to transform visual images into electronic signatures, studies on alternative energy using Georgia Institute of Technology's Aquatic Center's rooftop, 342kW photovoltaic system, and NASA engineers' assessment of a device which could increase the effectiveness of satellites and manned space stations.
Publication Name: Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-7782
Year: 1997
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The latest developments in science and technology are described. These include the development of a small, insect-like robot for military and intelligence operations by two mechanical engineering professors at Vanderbilt University, Iowa State University researchers' snowplows with sensors that determine road slipperiness and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Starlight system for analyzing large volumes of stored data.
Publication Name: Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-7782
Year: 1998
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