The torque profiles, electrical draws, and other parameters associated with the motion are then available in an automation design environment for sizing the motors and servos and determining the logic ...

THE use of function blocks for programming of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) is gaining wider acceptance. Rather than the classic “contact and coil” representation of ladder diagram or relay ...

In my opinion, the drawbacks to ladder logic are lack of a large internet community, reduced expressivity, and code execution paradigm different from any other programming language.

Meet Primo: a physical programming interface that teaches children programming logic while they control the movements of an Arduino-powered robot. All of Primo's electronics are concealed inside ...

With the increased complexity of products and production design, which includes the integration of software, electronics with mechanical and electrical components (mechatronics), there is a growing ...

Though they may be used to achieve the same goal, motion-control and robotics systems go about it in different ways. So, what exactly sets them apart?