Compliant mechanisms are jointless, elastic structures that reduce costs and simplify product designs. These single-piece flexible structures elastically deform without joints to produce a desired functionality.
The facility was created by Lipson in 2001 to develop robots that “create and are creative. We explore novel autonomous systems that can design and make other machines automatically,” he points out.
Rising health care costs are one of the biggest challenges facing the American auto industry today.
Additive manufacturing is one of the hottest technologies to come along in the last 50 years.
John Sprovieri was featured on Manufacturing Revival Radio, speaking about best practices and techniques, emerging trends in manufacturing, and the impact that the new Baxter Robot will have on manufacturers, as well as the capital spending outlook for 2013 and 2014.
The 2013 May Assembly includes a cover story about considerations for selecting vision systems and articles about leak testing, optimizing parts bin layout, and what's new with assembly presses. Check it out today!
This text introduces students to a solid background in the basic principles and practices of welding.
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