Earlier, Microsoft gave a glimpse of some of its innovative features it was developing and advances it was making for its upcoming Windows Update in the preview builds. Windows 10 Fall Creators Update ...

The idea of building a machine from isolated parts, each with its own setup and software, no longer fits how modern automation works.

This page contains information on Skyward Sword HD for the Nintendo Switch's new motion control setup, and tips to make the most of it. When first released for the Nintendo Wii, Skyward Sword was ...

Getting the best possible performance out of your motion system is important. A poorly tuned regulator can result in wasted energy, wasted material or an unstable system. It is important that speed ...

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 ...

is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and augmented reality, the history of computing, and more for The Verge since 2011. A ...

No one could fail to notice it bears an uncanny resemblance to the Wii remote (Wiimote) and the folks at Performance Designed Products (PDP) claim that the Gametrak Freedom - a new control device set ...

EtherCAT is an open, realtime, and deterministic Ethernet fieldbus standard widely regarded as one of the best industrial networks to date. One reason for its growing use is that it's several orders ...

As with nearly any actuation technology in industrial automation applications, there is no shortage of opinions around the use of electric or pneumatic motion control. These predilections tend to get ...

Until this ALT Avatar Motion Controller review, it didn't occur to me that there's something inherently wrong with using a gaming keyboard: after all, it's second nature for my fingers to navigate ...

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 ...