Most robots achieve grasping and tactile sensing through motorised means, which can be excessively bulky and rigid. A Cornell group has devised a way for a soft robot to feel its surroundings internally,
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Australia’s second Air Warfare Destroyer launched in Adelaide
Australia’s second next-generation warship has been launched in South Australia.
The Australian Navy’s latest vessel Brisbane was officially named and launched this morning
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New laser machine set to launch in the Australian market
The HLF series fiber laser is the newest edition to the range of Yawei sheetmetal machinery to be available from Applied Machinery.
Yawei is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of CNC press brakes,
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OPINION: So how will the manufacturing sector respond to President Trump?
According to a recent article in Forbes, America’s manufacturers are getting very worried.
As you read this, a number of influential US manufacturers and their associated industry representatives are
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Sheet metal working now at your fingertips
Lantek has developed a new functionality to its existing range of sheet metal solutions CAD/CAM software, which integrates online parts and consumables procurement for sheet metal parts.
Using CAD/CAM
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OPINION: Unlike in Australia, US elections are all about manufacturing
Unlike our previous election, in fact unlike our past three federal elections, in the US, both candidates for president are vowing to revitalise and resurrect the U.S. manufacturing industry.
In fact,
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OPINION: Are Australian companies doing enough to transform themselves?
When I first saw the results of IFS’s Digital Transformation Survey of nearly 500 senior decision makers in 20+ countries, I was surprised that only 50 per cent of respondents in Australia said they
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Bowen Coke gets snuffed out
Glencore has announced that it will be closing its North Queensland Bowen Coke Works facility over the next few months.
According to the bulk commodities company, the Bowen Coke Works has been in operation
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Investing in workplace literacy pays off: report
Employers investing in LLN programs in their workplaces can expect to see returns on investment of between 102 and 163 per cent, according to new research.
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RMIT and Okuma Australia form alliance
RMIT Advanced Manufacturing Precinct ha become an authorised Okuma machine operation and programming training facility.
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Australian team named for WorldSkills 2015 [VIDEO]
WorldSkills Australia has announced the names of the 25 competitors to compete at the 43rd WorldSkills Competition in Brazil.
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John Pollaers to chair new industry and skills committee
Former Pacific Brands CEO John Pollaers has been appointed to chair the Australian Industry and Skills Committee.
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TAFE incorporates 3D printing into training course
TAFE Queensland SkillsTech foundry teacher Anthony Freemantle has incorporated a 3D printer into his teaching program.
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Profibus Australia expands training courses for 2015
Certified PROFINET and Profibus courses will be available at all major industrial and engineering centres around Australia and New Zealand this year.
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Space explorers to touch down in Melbourne
Engineers Australia will be hoping to inspire the next generation of engineers when they host two retired NASA astronauts at Convention 2014.
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Finding engineering success for complex projects
Engineers will converge in Melbourne in an effort to forge greater industry-wide collaboration and improve success rates on delivering complex projects.
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“Innovation can’t be driven without the right skills”: an interview with BASF’s Ross Pilling
The role of STEM skills in economic prosperity has been a hot topic lately. Brent Balinski spoke to BASF’s Australia and New Zealand boss Ross Pilling about the importance of science and of asking the right questions.
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Technical colleges, apprenticeships on competitiveness agenda
Federal Cabinet has approved the federal government’s competitiveness agenda.
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Toyota to conduct driving project in Australia
Toyota will conduct an Australian-based driving and training project that will play a role in the development of future vehicles and help train employees.
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Skills & training – the old, the new and the future
TAFE Queensland SkillsTech has a wide-angle view on Australia’s skills, training and recruitment landscape.
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