When Asst. Teaching Prof. Jonathan Perez de Alderete took the Introduction to Mechanical Engineering course at UMass Lowell as an undergraduate student 13 years ago, he learned how to build a windmill ...

Machine control technologies range from 2D and 3D grade control to automation, robotic control, and augmented reality. GPS/3D control – eliminating the need for placing stringline by hand – is ...

While computer vision is implemented in the manufacturing and automation industry for navigation and inspection, the technology has a long way to go before being deployed to its full potential use.

At the core of Topcon’s heavy equipment ecosystem is 3D-MC, a machine control environment that delivers precision, real-time guidance and automation for excavation, grading, paving, milling, and other ...

The lack of young talent entering the construction industry and an exodus of veteran operators retiring or moving to a different career have created a shortage of experienced, skilled labor. Quality ...

When it comes to advancements for people with neurological impairments and paralysis, brain-computer interface (BCI) projects by Neuralink and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA’s) ...