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For environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, infrastructure maintenance and certain security applications, slow and energy efficient can be better than fast and always needing a recharge. That’s where “SlothBot” comes in. Powered by a pair of photovoltaic panels and designed to linger in the forest canopy continuously for months, SlothBot moves …

RS Components (RS) is supporting a student team from Aberdeen University building an ultra-energy-efficient car to compete in the global Shell Eco-marathon programme. RS is the headline sponsor for the team of around 50 students that make up PrototAU, and is providing financial and ongoing technical support to build the vehicle. …

HIROSE Electric and the HARTING Technology Group have entered into an agreement to jointly develop, standardise products and market a connection technology system for Single Pair Ethernet (SPE). “The joint development in the area of Single Pair Ethernet continues and consolidates the successful technology partnership of both companies,” said HIROSE …

Facilities management service provider Engie Cofely has made significant savings in maintenance and servicing costs following the successful installation of a permanent condition monitoring solution from Schaeffler. Engie Cofely has approximately 2,200 employees in Belgium and is one of the most important service providers in the facilities management sector. The …

Innovative electronics company, Nanusens, has closed a highly successful round of crowd funding via Crowdcube. £604,680 was raised in just 30 days from 750 investors. This was 300 per cent overfunding as the target was £200,000. This brings the total raised via Crowdcube rounds to £1,805,950 or around two million …

With more than 800 exhibitors from 18 countries and 20,000 international industry visitors expected from 5 continents, the 18th edition of the EPHJ-EPMT-SMT Trade Show 2019 will continue in the tradition of previous events. Eighty per cent of exhibitors are Swiss, with 67 per cent from French-speaking and one third …

Mouser Electronics has been named as the first winner of the European e-Catalogue Distributor of the Year award by Molex. Molex cited Mouser’s continual investment in inventory and NPIs — the distributor currently stocks over 28,000 Molex parts — the increase in the number of new customers and the POS growth …

ams is extending its support of Caritas Austria to sponsor both the Austrian national squads that will participate in the 17th Homeless World Cup in 2019. In addition to financial support, the company will host the squad members to its headquarters near Graz – home of the first Homeless World …

NI has announced and demonstrated a 5G mmWave wafer probe test solution it developed in collaboration with Tokyo Electron, FormFactor and Reid-Ashman. Addressing the technical challenges associated with 5G mmWave wafer probe test, the demonstrated solution can help semiconductor manufacturers reduce their risk, cost and time to market for 5G mmWave …

The Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre has been appointed a lead auditor by the British Automation and Robot Association – the trade body which aims to promote the use of robotics in British Industry. The MTC will have lead responsibility for auditing UK robot integrators seeking certification from BARA, and engineers …