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Scientists from the Kurchatov Institute, MIPT, the University of Parma, Moscow State University, and Saint Petersburg State University have created a neural network based on polymeric memristors. According to the researchers, these developments will primarily help in creating systems for machine vision, hearing, and other sensory organs, and also intelligent control systems for various devices, including autonomous robots.

Wind River is teaming with Ricardo to deliver solutions for autonomous driving. Wind River will be showcasing its automotive solutions at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) and holding a press conference unveiling its latest innovations on January 12th at 4:25 p.m. in the Concourse at the Cobo Center in Detroit.

NXP Semiconductors this week hosts the Winter Workshop for the EcoCAR 3 Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) at NXP’s campus in Austin. EcoCAR 3 is a four-year collegiate engineering programme sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors (GM) that gives students the chance to redesign, build and demonstrate cutting-edge, eco-friendly automotive technologies in the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Camaro.

Analog Devices will showcase its embedded technology from Hall 5, Booth 328 at embedded world 2016, taking place from 23rd to 25th February in Nuremberg, Germany. Analog Devices will fill out its power conversion platform with the introduction of its latest mixed signal “Dual Independent Core” control processor family, optimally designed for next-gen high speed switching, solar PV inverters and electrical storage storage systems.

A new research project aims to develop the world's first flying robots capable of autonomously assessing and manufacturing building structures to help areas suffering from natural disasters. The four year collaborative research project entitled ‘Aerial Additive Building Manufacturing: Distributed Unmanned Aerial Systems for in-situ manufacturing of the built environment’ involves researchers from the University of Bath, Imperial Colle...

Engineers across disciplines – from structures to fluids to electromagnetics to systems – will realise step-change improvements in the way they develop products using the newly released ANSYS 17.0. This next gen of ANSYS industry-leading engineering simulation solutions set the scene for the next quantum leaps in product development, enabling unprecedented advancements across an array of industry initiatives from smart devices to auto...

Data Device Corporation (DDC) introduces a low-cost BLDC motor controller for speed, torque and position control. The MC-5000 series BLDC motor controller provides a turnkey, plug-and-play solution, that is available in configurations to support motors that utilise Hall sensor or sensorless commutation for torque and speed control, or encoder feedback for position control or commutation.

The German Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure Alexander Dobrindt acknowledges the importance of microelectronics as a key technology for the mobility of the future. Visiting the headquarters of Infineon Technologies, he learned about how the company is supporting policy goals to develop mobility: Infineon, with more than 40 years’ experience in automotive electronics, provides the technological prerequisites for the ma...

Federal, state and local governments pour an estimated $55bn into ICT but, according to Lux Research, better structuring of funding is needed to create better outcomes. Governments and IT developers should apply principles like modularity, scalability and interoperability to ICT funding itself - prioritising cyberphysical security and open-source IP in areas like the industrial internet and precision agriculture.

Harmonic Drive will be joining exhibitors at Drives & Controls 2016 from 12th-14th April at Birmingham’s NEC. The company’s stand is aligned with the exhibition’s strong focus on the robotics industry and the Harmonic Drive team will be showcasing a range of servo actuators tailor-made to support the future of robotics from stand D775.