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Tucking in to NIST’s ‘3D Printer’ Testbed

May 25, 2017

3D printing of metal objects is a booming industry, with the market for products and services worth more than an...

NIST, Partners ‘Cutting the Cord’ (and Wires) from Factory Communication Networks

January 30, 2017

Providing wireless communications in a factory, plant or other industrial environment these days means more than just...

Artifact with six reflective spheres at each end used in NIST’s new standard test method for evaluating the performance of optical tracking systems.

New Standard Helps Optical Trackers Follow Moving Objects Precisely

November 22, 2016

Throwing a perfect strike in virtual bowling doesn’t require your gaming system to precisely track the position and...

NIST Launches International Competition to Make Robots More Agile

January 20, 2016

Manufacturers, robot suppliers and researchers, here's your chance to get in on the ground floor of an upcoming...

What's the Prognosis? New Research Roadmap Aims for Fault-Free Manufacturing Processes

August 26, 2015

In today's increasingly complex manufacturing operations, Murphy's Law is only an unexpected hiccup away—anything from...

NIST Releases Update of Industrial Control Systems Security Guide

June 05, 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the second revision to its Guide to Industrial...

Get Ahold of This: NIST to Demonstrate Tests of Grasping by Robot Hands

May 19, 2015

The act of grasping and shaking hands is a defining human ritual, with the grip intimating traits of each person...

Standard Knowledge for Robots

May 19, 2015

What do you know? There is now a world standard for capturing and conveying the knowledge that robots possess—or, to...

NIST Aims for Tool to Help Manufacturers Select Wireless Network That's Right for Them

May 14, 2015

Going wireless is appealing to a growing number of manufacturers. Using wireless sensor networks to monitor and control...

NIST Contributes to IEC White Paper on Wireless Sensor Networks, IOT

May 06, 2015

A new white paper by an international team surveys the role of wireless sensor networks in the evolution of the...

A high-power laser spot scans back and forth over a layer of cobalt-chrome powder on NIST's powder bed fusion additive manufacturing machine.

Report Charts a Research Path for Improving 'Printed' Metal Parts

April 13, 2015

Additive manufacturing has been called a game changer. But new games require new instructions, and the manuals for a...

NIST Releases Update of Industrial Control Systems Security Guide for Final Public Review

February 10, 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued proposed updates to its Guide to Industrial...

NIST Team Honored for Work on Military Smartphone Apps, Security

September 03, 2014

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have earned a 2014 GCN Award for Information...

At New NIST Facility, Response Robots Must Measure Up

The growing number of visitors with mechanical escorts traveling to the newest building on the Gaithersburg, Md.,...

Automated Guided Vehicles Ripe for Standardized Performance Tests

May 20, 2014

Automated guided vehicles—or AGVs—are robotic versions of draft animals, hauling heavy loads and navigating their way...

NIST Seeks Comments on Major Revision to Industrial Control Systems Security Guide

May 15, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public review and comment a proposed major...

NIST Readies Tests for DARPA Robotics Challenge in December

December 03, 2013

'Twill be nearly the night before Christmas, but at Florida's Homestead-Miami Speedway many a robotic creature will be...

NIST Workshop Gets a 'Grip' on Robotics Challenge

July 10, 2013

Even though modern industrial robots are becoming nimbler and more capable, they still need to get a good grip on...

NIST and Partners Offer Solution to Communications Impasse in Factories

May 28, 2013

Once uncommunicative industrial robots and machine tools are now beginning to talk turkey, thanks to a prototype...

New Reports Define Strategic Vision, Propose R&D Priorities for Future Cyber-Physical Systems

February 06, 2013

If designed and built efficiently, flexibly and securely, next-generation cyber-physical systems (CPS) now sprouting...

NIST Workshop Seeks Manufacturers' Ideas on Using Multipurpose Robots

January 08, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) wants to help turn manufacturing robots into dexterous,...

New Video Showcases NIST-Hosted Robotics Competitions in China

July 06, 2011

If you enjoyed reading recently about the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-hosted robotics...

Final Version of Industrial Control Systems Security Guide Published

June 21, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the final version of its Guide to Industrial...

photo of two men using a smart phone voice translation system

Researchers Share Useful Lessons Learned in Evaluating Emerging Technologies

June 21, 2011

Most industry executives, military planners, research managers or venture capitalists charged with assessing the...

A photomicrograph showing the microrobot built by the University of Hawaii along with a series of glass beads that it assembled into a mini "U H".

NIST Contests in China Put Next-Gen Robot Technologies to the Test

June 07, 2011

Robotic automation, microrobotics and robotic perception and recognition all advanced a few steps closer to their...

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