Tech Updates

Hexagon’s new robot is expected to help improve safety and drive autonomy across the automotive, aerospace, and manufacturing sectors. STOCKHOLM—A new humanoid robot introduced by measurement technology company Hexagon is designed specifically to meet real-world...

AUSTIN, Texas—Flex recently announced a strategic collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on its new Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM)— a bold, Institute-wide effort to reimagine industrial production, drive innovation through advanced...

Magrathea’s technology enables U.S. companies to secure a reliable supply of critical minerals amid shifting trade policies and export controls, the company said.  SAN FRANCISCO—A next-generation magnesium chloride electrolyzer introduced by Magrathea uses electricity...

With a novel simulation method, robots can guess the weight, softness, and other physical properties of an object just by picking it up. Adam Zewe | MIT News CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—A human clearing junk out of an attic can often guess the contents of a box simply by picking...

A global report, conducted in association with Rockwell Automation and Sapio Research, reveals how the convergence of people and technology is transforming operations and strengthening industrial resilience. MILWAUKEE—Rockwell Automation, Inc., a company dedicated to...

Two new systems from BOLD Laser Automation are reported to provide fast, accurate, and repeatable non-contact measurements. BEDFORD, N.H.—Two precision measurement systems recently introduced by Bold Laser Automation, Inc., are reported to be engineered to provide...

Designed to support mass customization, the platform enables concurrent production of different parts and dynamic task allocation via orchestration software. DETROIT—An adaptive additive-manufacturing (AM) platform developed by Advanced Printed Electronic Solutions...

A newly developed family of jet engines is reported to offer high efficiency at a fraction of the cost of traditionally manufactured engines. DENVER, Colo.—A new family of additively-enabled jet engines developed by contract manufacturer Beehive Industries is...

By Lindsey Macdonald WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.—Researchers at the Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI) are developing additive manufacturing processing methods to 3D print dark ceramics—materials that can withstand the harsh conditions of hypersonic flight—into complex...

MIT engineers developed an insect-sized jumping robot that can traverse challenging terrains and carry heavy payloads. By Adam Zewe | MIT News CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Insect-scale robots can squeeze into places their larger counterparts can’t, like deep into a collapsed...

The systems are said to accelerate customization workflows for drinkware producers. ORLANDO, Fla.—Laser Photonics Corporation (LPC) and its subsidiary, Control Micro Systems, Inc. (CMS Laser), recently introduced their Tumbler Laser Engraving Machines, the companies...

The achievement by Auxilium Biotechnologies, reported to be a historic first, is said to highlight the potential of space-based bioprinting to create advanced medical solutions for Earth and future space missions. SAN DIEGO—Auxilium Biotechnologies, a company active...

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. and SAN DIEGO—Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), a global medical technology company, and Biosero, a developer of laboratory automation software and mobile robot integrations, recently established a framework collaboration agreement to enable and...

Engineer and historian David Mindell’s new book provides a roadmap for thinking about the future of industry. Peter Dizikes | MIT News CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—As the story goes, the Scottish inventor James Watt envisioned how steam engines should work on one day in 1765,...

Laser Photonics and CMS Laser have expanded their development project for a technology that is said to achieve a level of critical precision for medical device manufacturers. ORLANDO, Fla.—Laser Photonics Corporation (LPC), a global developer of industrial laser...