Facebook Inc. has made another key contribution in its quest to accelerate the transfer of natural language processing applications to more languages. The social media giant today open-sourced a new ...

A research team sponsored by the National Science Council (NSC) has successfully developed a "laser encoder system" involving nano-optical technologies, the utilization of which could reduce the ...

Renishaw's proven HS20 laser encoder system has been upgraded and is now able to achieve a new maximum speed of 2m/s for large machine tool applications. Previously the system, which can deliver an ...

Hexagon Purus relinquishes 100% of the shares of subsidiary Hexagon Masterworks Inc., involved in composite storage cylinders production, for $15 million to boost financial strength and liquidity.

Fiber optics deliver laser light directly to the measurement axes, eliminating the need for multiple remote beam splitters, benders, and adjustable mounts. The RLE20 is suitable for X-Y positioning ...

Laser encoders used to measure position can be complicated and difficult to install. A simplified design, the RLE10, from Renishaw Inc., Hoffman Estates, Ill. (www.renishaw.com), combines multiaxis ...

In robotics, movements must be precise and well-controlled. As robots are asked to do more as industry becomes more familiar with the technology, there will be an increasing need for high accuracy ...

Encoders are a vital component in many applications that require motion control and feedback information. Whether a system’s requirement is speed, direction, or distance, an encoder produces control ...