Fiber optic shape sensing has proven to have great potential, especially in medical applications such as catheter navigation, surgical needle tracking, and flexible endoscope navigation. Compared to ...

A global team of computer scientists and engineers have developed an innovative technique that more completely reconstructs challenging 3D objects. An ancient scientific breakthrough serves as the ...

Shape displays which actively manipulate surface geometry are an expanding robotics domain with applications to haptics, manufacturing, aerodynamics, and more. However, existing displays often lack ...

Gothenburg, Sweden and Oslo, Norway – June 24, 2025 – Fingerprint Cards AB (FPC), a global leader in biometric authentication technologies, is excited to announce that its partner, Fuse Identities, ...

BRIGHTON, Mich., April 21, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nikon Metrology introduces the HN-6060, a next-generation non-contact inspection system providing the latest in metrology capabilities. Advanced ...

The Ikhana unmanned aircraft system has been used by NASA last year to fight wildfires from the sky and this month to provide images of current Californian wildfires to authorities (link to NASA ...

No audio available for this content. Sharper Shape, a provider of unmanned aerial utility inspection solutions, has released the Heliscope 2.0, an onboard payload system that expands the company’s ...

A new inspection sensor has been designed to monitor a variety of error-proofing applications to provide 100% inspection testing throughout the assembly automation process. Through contour evaluation, ...

The 166x series of MSS sensors for machine safety systems offers a new sensor shape designed for easier installation. The 166x series provides three different cable outlets. In addition, the cable can ...

Cambridge Mechatronics (CML) has used shape memory alloy to create an image sensor shifter for five-axis optical image stabilisation in phones. “The main challenge in sensor shift is the requirement ...

The efector dualis inspection sensor checks if parts on an assembly are incorrect, missing, or misoriented. Using an infrared light source, the sensor evaluates the object's silhouette and compares it ...