Topic: Motors and Drives

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Will Robots Find a Place in the Smart Home?

November 1, 2019 · For developers and engineers, emerging “social robot” applications are still a work in progress.

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3D Printed Combat Robots

November 1, 2019 · View how the team used 3D printed carbon fiber parts to boost strength and durability while minimizing weight across the drivetrain of the 3D printed robot.

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3D Metal Printing Applications on the Rise

November 1, 2019 · Metal 3D printing is growing rapidly thanks to advancements in additive manufacturing technology and in materials among other advances.

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Learn to Design for Additive Manufacturing

October 1, 2019 · America Makes, Wohlers Associates provide design for AM training this fall.

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Fast Radius Puts Curtiss Motorcycles on a Manufacturing Fast Track

September 30, 2019 · A hybrid manufacturing approach, including AM for complex parts, helped the firm meet an accelerated design and build cycle for its new Zeus 8 electric motorcycle.

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ANSYS 2019 R3 Expands Autonomous Vehicles Solution

September 16, 2019 · Latest release delivers innovations in sensors, virtual environments and AI simulation.

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Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) opens its largest North American office In New York

September 11, 2019 · Denmark's fastest-growing robotics manufacturer and industry leader in autonomous mobile robots adds first showroom outside of headquarters with space for double the employees in MiR's largest market.

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Optimizing Engine Design with Metal Additive Manufacturing

September 3, 2019 · To optimize the design of its engine cylinders and to gain expertise in AM, Cobra Aero visited a Renishaw Additive Manufacturing Solutions Center.

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TOYOTA Motorsport GmbH and 3D Systems Establish Partnership to Drive Innovation in Automotive

August 30, 2019 · Companies will develop additive manufacturing solutions to change automotive design and production.

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SparkFun Works with NVIDIA to Release Two New Kits

August 16, 2019 · JetBot AI Kit Powered by the NVIDIA Jetson Nano and a Materials Kit for NVIDIA's “Getting Started on AI with Jetson Nano.”

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Mechanical Simulation Adds Electric Powertrains for CarSim and TruckSim 2019.1

July 29, 2019 · CarSim and TruckSim support options for extending the vehicle models; those options have been used in the automotive industry to interface VehicleSim products with external powertrain models.

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EU Program Supports SME Adoption of 3D Printing

July 2, 2019 · The AMable program will help smaller businesses implement additive manufacturing initiatives

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The IoT Processor Dilemma

July 1, 2019 · Proliferation of Internet of Things connected devices has led to increased complexities in product design.

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Markforged 3D Printers to be Featured in the BattleBots 2019 World Championship

June 6, 2019 · Markforged helped 29 BattleBots teams compete for the title with metal-strength, lightweight parts.

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Contest Helps Spur Student Curiosity in STEM

June 1, 2019 · Student Design Competition Profile: BEST Robotics

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RAPID+TCT 2019 Drives Additive Manufacturing to Next Level in Motor City

May 24, 2019 · Thousands of attendees delve into 3D printing, the future of manufacturing, digital twins, data management and so much more.

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Behind the Scenes at Materialise in the Midwest

May 23, 2019 · Factory tour at Michigan-based 3D printing production facility provides a peek at the company's innovations in the medical sector.

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Essentium Shows Off High Speed Extrusion (HSETM) 3D Printing Platform

May 23, 2019 · Showcased publicly in the US for the first time at Rapid + TCT, the HSETM 3D printing platform promises speed, strength and scale.

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Maplesoft Releases MapleSim 2019

May 23, 2019 · MapleSim 2019 family of products offers more tools for creating digital twins and other system-level modeling projects.

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3D Systems Announces General Availability of Figure 4 Modular Digital Light Printing (DLP) Production Solution

May 23, 2019 · Company also announces five new DLP and selective laser sintering (SLS) production materials.

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