The precise meaning of the term ‘servo’ in the context of motors and drives is difficult to pin down. Broadly speaking, if a drive incorporates ‘servo’ in its description, the implication is that it ...

Monitoring takes the form of sensors and intelligent devices connected to a digital processor. These monitored values are used for computing and then controlling some sort of real-world action. Many ...

Copley Controls’ Dean Crumlish demonstrates the Nano Series digital servo drives, which offer a small footprint for the flexibility to mount directly on the motor or within robot joints. At the MD&M ...

After a longish hiatus, we were pleased to see a new video from [Afroman], one of the most accessible and well-spoken teachers the internet has to offer. If you’re new to electronics, see the previous ...

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. is announcing the release of the common DC bus servo drive (MELSERVO-J5D) solution. MELSERVOJ5D servo amplifiers are ideal for medium to large servo applications ...

Rockwell Automation makes a splash by introducing EtherNet/IP to its Allen-Bradley Kinetix 350 single-axis, servo drive; adding CIP motion to the mix. With the addition of EtherNet/IP to this servo ...

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Celera Motion, an award-winning business unit of Novanta Inc., today announced the introduction of the world’s smallest and fastest servo drive. The new Everest S, the ...

[Chris] writes in to let us know about his latest animatronics tutorial, this time on robotic eyebrows! The tutorial takes us through the process of using a fairly simple PIC circuit to display ...