17 May 2012
Video integration is easier than ever, and new applications keep cropping up. Here’s what you need to know if you want to add live digital video feeds to operator control panels. By Renee Robbins Bassett, Managing Editor The useful integration of video with industrial control systems has been a reality for a few years, but [...]
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01 May 2012
June 23, 2012, is the Centenary of Alan Turing’s birth in London. During his relatively brief life, Turing made a unique impact on the history of computing, computer science, artificial intelligence, developmental biology, and the mathematical theory of computability. 2012 will be a celebration of Turing’s life and scientific impact, with a number of major events taking [...]
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16 March 2012
The first store on the Chinese mainland to sell robots has opened in Wuhan city. With robots of many different functions on display, it has become one of the city’s most popular shops. Singing, dancing, this robot can even become upset if you fail to treat her well. From a robot “Do not pat my [...]
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09 January 2012
A nanofactory is a proposed system in which nanomachines (resembling molecular assemblers, or industrial robot arms) would combine molecules to build larger atomically precise parts. These, in turn, would be assembled by positioning mechanisms of assorted sizes to build macroscopic (visible) but still atomically-precise products. A functioning nanofactory could create virtually any product at the [...]
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