Motion sensor can create an invisible cone of detection About 75 compatible Airspace apps are available at launch Leap Motion technology will be embedded in some HP and Asus machines NEW YORK -- ...

Leap Motion debuted in June 2012 with an impressively polished demo, but after its attention-getting debut, the company’s path to market got quite a bit rockier. It had to woo partners on both the ...

Thanks to hype in the popular media, the term “automation” tends to conjure images of robots, artificial intelligence and the cloud in the minds of most people. The root of most manufacturing ...

Discovering that you needed a motion control shoe was once like finding out that you had to wear braces on your teeth. In the long run, they would be good for you, but unlike, say, racing flats, they ...

Motion control has come a heck of a long way since the days of clumsy virtual reality headsets. In fact, we seem to be edging ever closer to that scene in Minority Report where Tom Cruise flicks a ...

Automating the factory floor is a growing trend across the industrial space. It’s not hard to understand why, since such applications help improve efficiency and production rates. To create the ...

Dear readers, I have seen the future of gaming! Here, see for yourselves. Check out the preview for the upcoming sci-fi flick “Gamer,” and you’ll see a future in which video game enthusiasts use their ...

Over-engineered automation systems create hidden costs and delays. Right-sizing, openness and resilience offer a smarter path ...

The Nintendo Switch has a motion control problem. To fix it, the company could revisit how it cracked the Wii. In the gestational days of the Wii, Nintendo's best minds hit a roadblock. The R&D squad ...

Accessibility of ultrafast lasers is increasing, with researchers, OEM tool builders and system integrators leveraging the power of these devices in a range of applications. Image Credit: PI (Physik ...

For positioning large loads, electrohydraulics can be a better choice than electromechanical motion systems. Some machines coordinate both electrohydraulic and electromechanical controls to gain the ...

For quite some time now, Marlin has been the firmware of choice for any kind of custom 3D printer, with only Klipper offering some serious competition in the open-source world. [Liam Powell] aims to ...