DEEP Robotics, a Chinese technology company, focused on smart quadruped robots, has announced the launch of its new robot dog Jueying X20, which can show excellent protection performance in rain and muddy environments. The protective version of "Jueying robot" is also the first domestic intelligent four-legged robot with industrial-grade waterproofing, according to the company. This will [...]
U.S. military researchers are asking industry determine the feasibility of a new generation of X-ray imaging technology for applications like non-destructive test and evaluation, elemental analysis, parts qualification, and high-contrast medical imaging. Officials of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., issued a small business innovative research (SBIR) opportunity on Monday for [...]
Jade Kettner, Hawkeye NDT Services, Fort Collins, Colorado was recently named to the National Small Business Association (NSBA) Leadership Council. NSBA is the nation’s oldest small-business advocacy organization and operates on a staunchly nonpartisan basis. Kettner, a recognized leader in the small-business community, joins the NSBA Leadership Council alongside other small-business advocates from across the country [...]
Europe’s largest coating inspection company has launched a drone inspection service - spearheaded by the DJI M300 RTK - which will transform operations for a number of cross-sector industries. Surface Corrosion Consultants Ltd - headquarted in Belfast and specialising in comprehensive paint inspection, NDT Inspection and corrosion prevention - will be deploying its UAV service to [...]
Puchheim, October 6, 2021 – SCANLAB GmbH, a leading OEM manufacturer of laser scan solutions, is launching its new z-axis generation varioSCAN II. The innovative system design with new bearing technology now enables the incredibly compact z-axis to be integrated into a laser machine in any mounting orientation. This additional flexibility simplifies the implementation of different [...]
Episode 19 with Martjin Budding In this episode, Emilie chats with Martijn Budding, an NDT instructor and engineer at TiaT Europe in Roosendaal, the Netherlands. Martijn is passionate about NDT, bringing people together, and sharing his knowledge, so we knew we needed him on the show. Listen in to hear Emilie and Martijn discuss the inspection [...]
Sensor Networks Inc. (SNI) announces the 3rd generation Permanently Installed Monitoring System, microPIMS® Intrinsically Safe. This star-network topology system leverages SNI’s success and experience in non-invasive corrosion/erosion monitoring with this network of ultrasonic sensors. Intrinsically safe, fully wireless, and non-intrusive, it operates using long-range sub-gigahertz LoRaWan® wireless connectivity. Each microPIMS sensor can be programmed to take [...]
DroneDeploy has acquired Rocos, a New Zealand-based robotics software company. The acquisition will enable DroneDeploy customers in construction, energy, agriculture, and more to deploy and orchestrate both aerial and ground robots on their job sites. This acquisition will make physical workflow automation possible, creating more efficient and safer workplaces. "Companies are undergoing a digital transformation accelerated [...]
Aeva (NYSE: AEVA), a leader in next-generation sensing and perception systems, today announced a strategic collaboration with Nikon Corporation, a global manufacturer and supplier of metrology and inspection equipment for the industrial automation and metrology markets. The companies will focus on bringing Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) 4D LiDAR with unique micron-level measurement capability to high [...]
Radalytica (Olomouc, Czech Republic) has developed the unique robotic imaging system "RadalyX", which combines collaborative robots with state-of-the-art x-ray imaging sensors to significantly expand and improve nondestructive testing (NDT) for composite parts. "The photon-counting detectors are produced by Advacam s.r.o., our partner company that began as a startup from a university," explains Martin Josifek, sales manager [...]