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Robotics and Motion Control

Articles focusing on Belt & Chain Drives, Cables & Harnesses, Gears, Gearheads, Grippers, Linear Actuators, Linear Slides, Motion Controls, Motors & Drives, Power Transmission, Rotary Devices, and more.

Robotics and Motion Control

The Core Innovations Behind the Industrialization of Intelligent Robotics

A system-level platform spanning humanoid robotic arms, integrated joint modules, global remote operations, and open-sourced real-world data was exhibited at CES 2026.

Robotics and Motion Control

Rose Parade Float Uses High-End Animatronics

Closed-loop feedback system allows programmers to choreograph four-axes of eagle motion in sync with a musical soundtrack.

Robotics and Motion Control

The Groundbreaking Technology Behind Disney's New Robotic Olaf

How Disney Imagineering Research & Development brought a robot into the real world that walks and talks just like the beloved animated character from Frozen.

Robotics and Motion Control

Reachy the Open-Source Robot is Designed for Research and Industry

Designed to operate in various environments where human-machine interaction is essential, this humanoid robot provides versatility, intelligence, and is fully modular.

Robotics and Motion Control

Book-Printing Machines Are Getting Faster, Simpler, and Easier to Maintain — Here's How

Reducing maintenance requirements and overall manufacturing costs helped to put book printing machines in libraries, schools, and bookstores.

Robotics and Motion Control

How a Deep Sea Camera Servo Drive Endures Extreme Pressures

Designing the right servo drive for camera motion in deep sea explorations meant the drive had to experience extreme pressures up to 8,800 psi.

Robotics and Motion Control

The Secret Behind Quiet and Comfortable Golf Carts? Industrial Grade Products

All terrain buggies offer performance, robustness, and quiet operation due to advanced drive system design.

Robotics and Motion Control

EARL the Bowling Robot Can Reproduce Virtually Any Throw

How this automated bowling system — created for testing bowling balls, lanes, and related equipment — was engineered.

Robotics and Motion Control

Electric Mobility Technology Meets Utility With This Highly Versatile Vehicle

Innovation has no bounds when an engineer tackles an industry need and comes up with a single e-mobility concept to fit multiple applications.

Robotics and Motion Control

World's Largest Binoculars Allow Astronomers to Achieve Sharper Images

The most powerful standalone telescope in the world uses modern miniature drives commonly used in industrial automation

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