Mining Mechatronics
Happy (Sluggish) New Year
What a bracing welcome to the new year! A report from the Institute for Supply Management saying that manufacturing is at its lowest level since 1980.
Posted in | 01.02.2009
Working Over The Holidays?
Are you on forced vacation and working anyway?
Posted in | 12.23.2008
Job Retraining Turns To Mechatronics
Can mechatronics come to the rescue of the world’s economy?
Posted in | 12.17.2008
Would You Really Want To Work Here?
I ran into a video the other day that turned out to be a classified ad for a real-time motion control engineer. This poor guy was speaking softly, almost fearfully, in a cubicle, holding a glass jar labeled “Swear Jar.”
Posted in | 12.09.2008
Mechatronics For Poets?
Back in my college days (during a completely different century than this one), the liberal arts majors had the opportunity to complete their science requirement by taking a class charmingly called “Physics for Poets.” As one of my friends said at the time, “How do you teach physics without math?”
Posted in | 12.08.2008
Pushing the Envelope on Human Adaptive Mechatronics
Word comes in of a post-graduate workshop is scheduled for next month at
Posted in | 12.05.2008
Mechatronics, Southern Style
Anyone who’s ever had the good luck to escape a North American winter for the southern hemisphere knows that the seasons are swapped, which means that it’s probably shirt-sleeve weather at the 15th International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice Conference.
Posted in | 12.02.2008
The Latest In Robotic Chairs: Fun and Function
It seems that companies are working harder than ever to find consumer markets for mechatronic and electromechanical products. Today: chairs.
Posted in | 12.01.2008
The First Mechatronics Engineer
For a guy who’s been dead since 1519, Leonardo da Vinci is pretty popular. In fact, after attending a lecture entitled “An Evening With Leonardo da Vinci” earlier this month, I would characterize him as the first mechatronics engineer.
Posted in | 11.26.2008
Finding Mechatronics Talent
If you're looking for mechatronics talent, follow the lead of the companies who are looking for them young.
Posted in | 11.25.2008
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Howard Baldwin
Howard Baldwin has written about technology from Silicon Valley for 21 years. He has served as executive editor of Electronic Business and editor of Electronics Design Chain.
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Stefan Wolpert
Stefan Wolpert is pursuing his Bachelors of Science in electrical and computer engineering at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Needham, MA. He plans to focus on electrical hardware and software integration at Olin College, and may pursue a future graduate degree in systems engineering. He interned in the engineering department at Lehigh Cement and prior to that ran a local computer repair business. He has always had a mechanical knack, but has been drawn into the electrical world. Stefan is an avid skier and pianist. More
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