Stanford's Autonomous Helicopter, Car Big Hit at Expo
2008-05-14 | PC-based control Sensors and signal conditioners System integration services Control Software/Operating System Programmable controllers Aerospace/Defense Automation Automotive Engineering Methods Robotics 

Gabe Hoffmann, Ph.D candidate at Stanford University and controls lead for Junior and Stanley talks autonomous cars and demonstrates an unmanned quadrotor helicopter at the Mechatronics Expo. FULL ARTICLE

Career Advice at the Mechatronics Expo
2008-05-13 | MEMS Industrial Networks/Protocols Careers Engineering Methods 

The 2008 Mechatronics Expo focused on the skills engineers need to create smart electro-mechanical systems. FULL ARTICLE

Micromechatronics: Nanotechnology, Microsystems & MEMS
2008-05-07 | Sensors and signal conditioners System integration services Vision System Hardware/Software Microprocessors MEMS Finite Element Analysis software Controls Design Software 

Micromechatronics? We spoke with MEMS and mechatroncis expert, Tai-Ran Hsu, Prof. of Mechanical Engineering, San Jose State University to find out just what micromechatronics involves. FULL ARTICLE

Robots Conquer New Frontiers
2008-05-06 | Robotics Embedded controllers Microprocessors Sensors/Encoders Automation 

Rich Litt is chairman of Genesis Systems Group, an Iowa-based system integrator. He is also president of the Robotic Industries Assn. In this Q & A he talks about the importance of robotics and mechatronics today. FULL ARTICLE

Study Finds Da Vinci Improves Bypass Surgery
2008-05-05 | Aerospace/Defense Robotics Human Machine Interfaces Medical 

This blog post examines the mechatronic da vinci surgical robot and how a new study reveals that robotic bypass surgery reduces recovery time, complications and cost. FULL ARTICLE

The Mechatronics of DARPA & JHU's Bionic Arm
2008-04-29 | Medical Robotics Engineering Methods 

The Johns Hopkins University, with DARPA and more than 30 companies have kicked-off a mission to develop the most advanced prosthetic arm to date. It's a huge mechatronic process. Check out this blog post. FULL ARTICLE