Part 1 in a series of articles on motor control design starts with an introduction to motors and controllers. Electric motors consume almost half of the electricity produced worldwide. They, in fact, ...

In theory, a distributed architecture simplifies equipment design by putting right-sized automation as close as possible to the driven machine elements. The SIMODRIVE POSMO series of distributed ...

Accurate, repeatable positioning is crucial to a host of medical devices — everything from CAT scanners to blood-testing equipment to milling machines for lenses. And motion must often be in more than ...

We got our first look at the Leap in May of this year, and were pretty excited at the possibilities that this tiny, hyper-accurate 3D motion control device offered for the future of man-machine ...

JOBY recently announced a new line of content creator microphones, and they’re not done yet. The Spin and Swing are two new motion control devices for mobile content creators. The Spin is a Bluetooth ...

Improvement in the design of medical equipment for better-streamlined functionality and performance is influenced by a number of critical factors. The research, design, modeling, testing, prototyping, ...

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Designed for research labs, photonics, and aerospace applications, these drives make high-performance multi-axis coordination more accessible than ever,without the complexity or cost traditionally ...

The mouse may be a piece of technology that children born today won't need in future, but if the new 3D motion-control technology from Leap Motion is any indication, fingers may become obsolete as ...

The battle over video game motion control devices has moved to the accounting department. Sony and Microsoft are both claiming to have momentum on their side with their new devices, releasing updated ...

Though Microsoft and Rare have adamantly denied rumors surrounding the Xbox 360 and motion control, internet sleuths have located what may wind up being either the predecessor to or the actual Xbox ...

One of the most anticipated games of this year's E3 and the upcoming fall season is Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, the follow-up to the beloved platforming series born by Rare for Nintendo and now ...