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A new 2-port EtherCAT PCI Universal card, the PCI-1203 from Advantech is available at Rutronik. It is a ready-to-use EtherCAT development platform for all PC-based industrial automation. The EtherCAT protocol stack is executed autonomously on the PCI card. The PCI-1203 comes with a 650MHz dual-core ARM processor.

In order for robots to circulate on sidewalks and mingle with humans in other crowded places, they’ll have to understand the unwritten rules of pedestrian behaviour. Stanford researchers have created a short, non-humanoid prototype of a moving, self-navigating machine.The robot is nicknamed “Jackrabbot” – after the jackrabbits often seen darting across the Stanford campus.

The Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC) will give a glimpse into the home of the future from 21-24 June 2016 at Automatica, the international trade fair for automation and mechantronics held in Munich. Under the banner "A Home with a Brain," CITEC will exhibit its research developments at Stand 315 in Hall B4. Here, the service robot Floka will be debuted to the public for the first time.

Browsing through internet news in the recent months, one recurring theme has been the rise in medical technology and advancements that will propel the medical field to new, unimaginable heights, as Nicolette Emmino explains.

The research project SemI40 (“Power Semiconductor and Electronics Manufacturing 4.0”) led by Infineon Austria was launched recently. In this project 37 partners from five countries will carry out research into further developing autonomous factories. The common goal is the next stage in the development of Industry 4.0 applications. With a volume of €62m, the research project is one of the largest Industry 4.0 projects in Europe.

Anritsu and Keycom have signed a collaboration agreement which makes Anritsu the exclusive distributor in EMEA of the Keycom Radar Test System developed for verification of automotive radars. Michael Spatny, General Manager of Anritsu EMEA comments “Anritsu is emerging as a prime supplier for the automotive industry in the move towards increased electronic systems, telematics, and driver assistance devices."

With football fever gripping the nation, rivals from across the world are getting ready to lock nuts and bolts at the forthcoming RoboCup 2016 robotic world championship which kicks off in Leipzig, Germany on 30 June. The University of Hertfordshire’s robot football team Bold Hearts –the oldest and most successful in the UK – will be competing against over 500 other teams from 40 countries.

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology are finding inspiration in evolution's biological counterparts in the development of a driverless truck. The first public demonstration of the vehicle will take place on a Dutch motorway on 28 May. That's when the truck will take part in a competition for autonomous vehicles, within the framework of an EU project called the Grand Cooperative Driving Challenge.

Infra-red technology could become easy-to-use and cheap, potentially saving millions of dollars in defence and other areas using sensing devices, and boosting applications of technology to a host of new areas, such as agriculture. Infra-red devices are used for improved vision through fog and for night vision and for observations not possible with visible light; high-quality detectors cost approximately $100,000 (including the device at the Unive...

It has been announced today that the Software Integrity strategy from Synopsys has been expanded to address the cyber security and safety challenges faced by the automotive industry.